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A Comparison Of Self-Perceived Test-Taking Motivation On Large Scale High- And Low-Stakes Tests, Randall Joseph King
A Comparison Of Self-Perceived Test-Taking Motivation On Large Scale High- And Low-Stakes Tests, Randall Joseph King
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The central purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in test-taking motivation between large-scale high-stakes and low-stakes tests. The high-stakes test in this study was any college admission test, and the low-stakes test was the mandatory state assessment in West Virginia. Comparisons deduced the influence of the following independent variables on self-reported test-taking motivation: test stakes (high or low), future plan (college-bound or non-college bound), grade level (9 – 12), and sex (female or male).
The sample in this investigation (n=161) was taken from a West Virginia school district with a high school population of about 3,000 students. …