ERIC Number: EJ1123989
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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Are All Pupils Equally Motivated to Do Their Best on All Tests? Differences in Reported Test-Taking Motivation within and between Tests with Different Stakes
Knekta, Eva
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v61 n1 p95-111 2017
This study investigated changes in reported test-taking motivation from a low-stakes to a high-stakes test and if there are differences in reported test-taking motivation between school classes. A questionnaire including scales assessing reported effort, expectancies, perceived importance, interest, and test anxiety was administered to a sample of pupils (n = 375) in 9th grade in direct connection to a national test field trial and then again to the same sample in connection to the regular national test in science. Two-level second-order latent growth modelling was used to analyse data. In summary, the results show a significant increase in reported test-taking motivation from the field trial to the regular test and a significant variability in test-taking motivation between classes.
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Test Wiseness, Grade 9, Tests, Questionnaires, Likert Scales, Performance Factors, Expectation, Test Anxiety, Science Tests, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Data Analysis, Regression (Statistics), Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Statistical Analysis, Structural Equation Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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