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The Functions of Reflection in High-Stakes Assessment of World Language Teacher Candidates
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Troyan, Francis J.; Kaplan, Carolyn Shemwell – Foreign Language Annals, 2015
In response to the call for improving teacher candidates' familiarity with the assessment tasks and format of the edTPA (Hildebrandt & Swanson, 2014), this single case study investigated the reflective writing development of Jena, a K-12 Spanish teacher candidate, and her evolution in a pedagogy that focused on the development of writing two…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Certification
Online and Paper Evaluations of Courses: A Literature Review and Case Study
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Morrison, Keith – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2013
This paper reviews the literature on comparing online and paper course evaluations in higher education and provides a case study of a very large randomised trial on the topic. It presents a mixed but generally optimistic picture of online course evaluations with respect to response rates, what they indicate, and how to increase them. The paper…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Course Evaluation, Case Studies, Higher Education
The Impact of Statewide Exit Exams: A Descriptive Case Study of Three German States with Differing Low Stakes Exam Regimes
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van Ackeren, Isabell; Block, Rainer; Klein, E. Dominique; Kuhn, Svenja M. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
In this article we present results from a study investigating the impact of three state exit exam systems on teaching and learning in college-preparatory schools. The study compares one state with a traditionally more centralized exam regime, one state that is more de-centralized and one state that has recently switched to more centralized…
Descriptors: Testing, Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations, Program Effectiveness
Conversational Discourse Analysis as a Method for Evaluating Progress in Aphasia: A Case Report.
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Boles, Larry – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1998
Gains made by a woman with Broca's aphasia as documented by traditional measures were paralleled by changes in conversation, including increased verbal output and efficiency, and changes in conversation-repair patterns. The progress documented with conversational discourse analysis was not observable from other test measures. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods
Student Performance Under Different Assessment Situations.
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Chansarkar, B. A.; Raut-Roy, U. – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1987
Student performance on an undergraduate honors degree was examined using four different assessment methods (traditional examinations, examination on questions seen ahead of testing, case studies, and student projects). Performance is best when a variety of evaluation methods are combined and that weaker students perform best when traditional…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
An Alternative to Essay Examinations: The Interpretive Exercise. How to Minimize Test Time and Save Dollars.
Kemerer, Richard; Wahlstrom, Merlin – Performance and Instruction, 1985
Compares the features, learning outcomes tested, reliability, viability, and cost effectiveness of essay tests with those of interpretive tests used in training programs. A case study illustrating how an essay test was converted to an interpretive test and pilot tested is included to illustrate the advantages of interpretive testing. (MBR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Essay Tests