Gavin Brown|Gerrit Hirschfeld
Students’ conceptions of assessment: Links to outcomes
University of Auckland|University of Münster
students conceive assessment least four major ways ie assessment makes students accountable assessment irrelevant bad unfair assessment improves quality learning assessment enjoyable study new zealand 3469 secondary school students conceptions assessment used selfreport inventory scores standardised curriculumbased assessment reading comprehension four intercorrelated conceptions based 11 items found good psychometric properties pathmodel linking four correlated conceptions student achievement reading taking account student ethnicity student sex student year good psychometric properties conception assessment makes students accountable loaded positively achievement three conceptions ie assessment makes schools accountable assessment enjoyable assessment ignored negative loadings achievement findings consistent selfregulation formative assessment theories students conceive assessment means taking responsibility learning ie assessment makes accountable demonstrate increased educational outcomes