Journal article
Student perceptions of predictability of examination requirements and relationship with outcomes in high-stakes tests in Ireland
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Entirely predictable examinations are ones for which the questions are known in advance. Some assessments are designed this way, but in public examinations, predictability is subtler. Students familiarise themselves with the requirements broadly: likely topics that will come up, question formats and how to maximise their marks. If students can predict what they have to do, they can memorise performances, such as essays, and restrict their learning to fit only with examination requirements. Th...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1080/03323315.2016.1227719
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State Examinations Commission of Ireland
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Routledge Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Irish Educational Studies Journal website
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 361-379
- Publication date:
- 2016-09-20
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-06-08
- DOI:
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1747-4965
- ISSN:
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0332-3315
- Source identifiers:
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627065
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- pubs:627065
- Deposit date:
- 2016-06-09
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- Educational Studies Association of Ireland
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2016 Educational Studies Association of Ireland. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Routledge at: https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2016.1227719
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