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ERIC Number: EJ502213
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
Ground Rules for Testing: Expectations and Misunderstandings in Test Situations.
Elbers, Ed; Kelderman, Andrea
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v9 n2 p111-20 Jun 1994
Contends that young children have little experience in answering test questions and misunderstandings easily arise when they are subjected to tests. Reports on a study of the impact of testing expectations on 110 Dutch primary school students. Finds that clear explanations about the testing situation leads to better performance. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Teacher Influence, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Test Coaching, Test Wiseness, Testing, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Netherlands