There is a growing concern that when scores from low‐stakes assessments are reported
without considering student motivation as a construct of interest, biased conclusions about …

Test-taking motivation (TTM) has been found to have a profound effect on low-stakes test
results. From the components of TTM test-taking effort has been shown to be the strongest …

Gamification, applying game mechanics to nongame contexts, has recently become a hot
topic across a wide range of industries, and has been presented as a potential disruptive …

We explore the power of behavioral economics to influence the level of effort exerted by
students in a low stakes testing environment. We find a substantial impact on test scores …

PISA steht für „Programme for International Student Assessment “—ein Programm zur
zyklischen Erfassung basaler Kompetenzen der nachwachsenden Generation, das von der …

Intelligence tests are widely assumed to measure maximal intellectual performance, and
predictive associations between intelligence quotient (IQ) scores and later-life outcomes are …

Student test-taking motivation in low-stakes assessment testing is examined in terms of both
its relationship to test performance and the implications of low student effort for test validity. A …

With the pressing need for accountability in higher education, standardized outcomes
assessments have been widely used to evaluate learning and inform policy. However, the …

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 substantially increases the testing requirements for
states and sets demanding accountability standards for schools, districts, and states with …

An assumed advantage of alternative assessments is that they result in more higher level
thinking or metacognitive skills. We believe that this advantage should be measured directly …