scholarly journals The Frequent Administrations of English Tests and High School Students' Anxiety, Motivation, Feelings and Final Achievement Test Scores

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Hosseyni Ramshe ◽  
Hossein Barati ◽  
Manijeh Youhanaee
1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Lenarduzzi ◽  
T. F. McLaughlin

The present analysis examined grade point averages (GPA), subject-matter test scores, and attendance for 274 students enrolled in a high school at the beginning of the 1992–1993 school year by the number of hours worked per week in the previous year (1991–92) and in the current school year (1992–1993). The over-all outcomes indicated that working fewer than 10 hours per week had small adverse effects on each measure. Students working from 10 to 20 hours per week had lower grade point averages and attendance. Students working over 20 hours per week had depressed test scores and grade point averages and more absences than other students who worked less or did not work.


1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1147-1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Baker ◽  
Joe Beer ◽  
John Beer

29 high school students (10 boys, 19 girls), members of an honor society from a rural north central Kansas school district, were administered the MacAndrew Alcohol Scale, the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory—School Form, and the Sensation Seeking Scale (Form V). Their GPAs and the Differential Aptitude Test scores (verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, verbal plus numerical reasoning) were collected from their school files. Although ranges were restricted, this group's scores fell within normal levels on these measures. Boys scored higher on the MacAndrew scale, verbal plus numerical reasoning, and sensation seeking than girls. The seniors and juniors scored higher on sensation seeking than the sophomores. Correlations among scores were of low magnitude and likely reflected social pressures on this small scholastically able group.


1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
William B Walstad

In their critique of the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL), Nelson and Sheffrin draw the conclusion that the TEL is an ideological test. In making their case, however, they neglect to cite the TEL Examiner's Manual by John Soper and myself (1987). In the 67 pages of that achievement test manual are the multiple choice questions, written rationales for the correct answers, explanations of the test development and structure, psychometric data, item analysis, and instructions on test administration and use. This information is necessary for anyone making a careful assessment of the test or using it with high school students. A brief description of the development and major features of the TEL is also necessary for analyzing the critics' complaints about TEL questions. The TEL is not perfect, but the charge that the TEL is an ideological test, however, is an extreme one and without foundation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Çevik

The aim of this study is to determine effects of the Project-Based (PBL) STEM (Science Technology, Engineering Mathematics) education on academic achievements and career interests of vocational high school students. Pretest-posttest design, one group of pre-trial model, was used in the study. The participants of the research consisted of 18 students in eleventh-grade at the furniture department of vocational high school. Quantitative data collection tools were used to gather the data for the study. “STEM Achievement Test” and “STEM Career Interest Scale” were applied to the students as pretest and posttest. The data obtained from the achievement test and carrier interest test were analyzed by using non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test with SPSS 16.0 software. It was found at the end of the study that, students improved significantly their academic achievement in the furniture design course and developed career interests in a positive direction.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Ziblim Abukari ◽  
Mohammed Adams Mashoud ◽  
Alhassan Baba Andani

The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the relationship between academic outcomes and locus control beliefs among high school students in the Northern Region of Ghana.  Using survey methods and multivariate analyses, the results found relatively higher scores in external locus of control beliefs than internal locus of control beliefs among the study participants. External locus of control was inversely related to test scores, and no relationship was found between internal locus of control beliefs and test scores. The results also found significant differences in locus of control beliefs between rural and urban high school students, with urban students reporting higher internal locus of control beliefs than their rural counterparts. Implications for educational policy and practice are discussed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumihiko Ito

This study examines the relationship between English reading and writing skills in Japanese high school students, based on reading and writing test scores gathered in 2006. The participants were 68 native Japanese high school students learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The correlation between L2 reading and writing test scores is statistically significant (r = .45), and the coefficient of determination is .2025 with L2 reading scores explaining approximately one-fifth (20.25%) of the total variance of L2 writing scores. These results imply some effect of L2 readings skills on the quality of L2 composition in Japanese EFL high school students. 本研究は、2006年に実施した英語読解試験と英語作文試験のデータを基に、英語読解力と英語作文力の相関関係を調査したものである。被験者は、英語を外国語として学習している高等学校3年生であった。両試験得点間には有意な相関関係(r = .45)が認められた。さらに、重回帰分析を行ったところ、読解試験得点が作文試験得点に及ぼしている説明力の割合は20.25 %であった。実験結果は、第一外国語として英語を学習している日本人高校生の英語読解力は、英語作文力に対し、ある一定の影響を与えているということを示唆している。


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