Examining test preparation, test-taker attitudes, and high-stakes outcomes

• In Event: Electronic Board Session IV

Abstract

High-stakes assessment outcomes may profoundly impact test takers' educational and professional goals. Test preparation supports item familiarity, but may also impact a test-taker’s attitudes and assessment outcomes. Using an attitudes survey, we examined relationships between test-taker attitudes, their practice test use for a high-stakes language test, and high-stakes outcomes.

Authors

• Steven Nydick, Duolingo

• Ramsey Cardwell

• Jill Burstein, Duolingo