This study used rich individual‐level registry data covering the entire Norwegian population
to identify students aged 17–21 who either failed a high‐stakes exit exam or who received …

Abstract Using the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, the association between high
school exit exams and mathematics course-taking patterns is explored. Exit exams are …

In the 2000s, access to primary education for girls expanded rapidly in Niger. From 2006 to
2009, the gross intake ratio in the first grade of primary school increased by 30 percentage …

Previous research has found that external examinations positively affect human capital. Still,
critics warn that such examinations inhibit the development of skills crucial to …

Central exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in schools.
Indeed, previous research provides vast evidence on the positive effects of central exams on …

This critical ethnographic case study explores the impact of Performance-Based Assessment
Tasks (PBATs) on high school dynamics and instructional practices, particularly in schools …

Research in outdoor education and more specifically on wilderness expeditions has almost
exclusively focused on short-term benefits (< 5yrs) despite their findings suggesting these …

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how end-of-course general
education teachers in public high schools (grades 9–12) described cognitive fatigue during …

Centralized exit exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in
schools. Previous research indeed provides vast evidence on positive effects of centralized …

A discrepancy in high school graduation rates for low socioeconomic students has been a
historical trend. Despite evidence that reduced high school completion rates limit these …