Proctors Matter: Strategies for Increasing Examinee Effort on General Education Program Assessments

General education program assessment involves low-stakes testing, but students may not be motivated to perform optimally if they know the test results will not represent them personally. We propose a protocol for administering general education tests under low-stakes conditions and describe simple p...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of general education (University Park, Pa.) Pa.), 2009-01, Vol.58 (3), p.196-217
Hauptverfasser: Lau, Abigail R., Swerdzewski, Peter J., Jones, Andrew T., Anderson, Robin D., Markle, Ross E.
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Zusammenfassung:General education program assessment involves low-stakes testing, but students may not be motivated to perform optimally if they know the test results will not represent them personally. We propose a protocol for administering general education tests under low-stakes conditions and describe simple proctor strategies that engender effort and inhibit inattention.
ISSN:0021-3667
1527-2060
DOI:10.2307/27798138