The negative association between the Weighted Bloom's Indices and the PES values supports the claim that questions that are higher on Bloom's taxonomy of learning are harder, and both methods of assessing exam equivalence suggest that exam difficulty increased in highly structured versions of the course (Table 3, b and c).
As an alternative method for assessing exam difficulty, we created a Predicted Exam Score (PES) by recruiting three experienced TAs different from the individuals who did the Bloom's ratings to predict the average number of points that students would receive on each part of each exam question in the study.
This, he argues "becomes even more extreme when a comparison was made between the outcome of the centre-assessed [school-assessed] speaking and listening grade and the externally assessed exam grade".
After assessing the exam, he decides that she does not.
Student performance on the cumulative final exam was used to assess whether exam format affected student learning (final exams are not returned in this class, and none of the final exam questions had appeared on previous exams).
Bloom levels of exam questions were assessed, and exams were determined to be equivalent, if not a little more challenging, in the reformed course across the terms included in these studies (for details, see Freeman et al., 2011; Eddy et al., 2014).
Family history of diabetes was assessed at exam 2 and was unavailable for those who missed that exam.
Fed up with schools being assessed on exam results alone, a group of headteachers are planning on launching their own league table.
Students will be assessed under exam conditions, and expected to apply their knowledge of techniques such as mise en scène, effects such as those created by the use of soundtrack or editing, and themes or roles within the genre.
Half the GCSE, which will be taught from next year, will be assessed by exam, and the rest will be practical, with the aim of teaching pupils about the scientific principles underlying the preparation and cooking of food.
When choosing what to study and where, there are many factors students should take into account, from how the course is assessed – an "exam only" syllabus could set some students up for failure, she says – to how much support the university offers with work experience or job-hunting.
