کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
372724 622142 2011 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Do central examinations lead to greater grading comparability? A study of frame-of-reference effects on the University entrance qualification in Germany
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم اجتماعی آموزش
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Do central examinations lead to greater grading comparability? A study of frame-of-reference effects on the University entrance qualification in Germany
چکیده انگلیسی

In Germany, the Abitur grades awarded at the end of upper secondary education are critical in the allocation of sought-after university places. Drawing on a representative sample of 3526 grade 13 Abitur students in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, this article examines whether and to what extent grading is affected by the mean achievement of the school serving as frame of reference (“group-referenced grading”), and to what extent this influence differs for coursework and examination grades in mathematics and English as a foreign language. Overall, the results indicate that the higher level of standardization of the central Abitur examinations makes examination grades less susceptible to frame-of-reference effects than are coursework grades.


► The comparability of teacher-assigned grades is thought to be limited.
► There is evidence for reference group effects in grading.
► Grades from central exams are less susceptible for such frame of reference effects.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Studies in Educational Evaluation - Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2011, Pages 206–217
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