Test Anxiety and High Stakes Testing: Pervasive, Pernicious, Punitive, and Policy-Driven
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This paper looks at the state of test anxiety in today’s society through both the issue of high stakes testing and the academic position of U.S. education internationally in comparison to other nations on the PISA survey and (more specifically) in comparison to the high-performing educational system of Finland. Based on the vast literature of test anxiety, conclusions are drawn and questions remain.
Keywords: Test Anxiety, High-stakes Testing, Cross-cultural Comparisons, Case Study
Stream:
Community, Culture, Globalisation
Presentation Type:
30 minute Paper Presentation in English
Paper:
Test Anxiety and High Stakes Testing
Dr. Marlene Hurley
Assistant Professor, Metropolitan Center, State University of New York
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Dr. Hurley has more than 20 years as a science educator at the secondary and university levels. She teaches interdisciplinary education studies to degree-seeking adult education students and does science education program evaluations for informal science institutions in addition to her science education research.
Dr. Fernando F. Padró
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership |
Fernando Padró specializes in quality assurance, higher education systems, and faculty governance. His research interests include institutional quality assurance at universities, the role of accreditation, and organizational psychology of universities. He is a former Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner and is a Project AQIP reviewer for The Higher Learning Commission.
Ref: L06P0515