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1. An Invitation to the Ethnographic Study of University Examination Behavior: Concepts, Methodology, and Implications.

Author

Albas, Cheryl and Albas, Dan

Abstract

Reports a series of ethnographic studies of student behavior concerning examinations, conducted in a Canadian university since the mid-1980s. Describes techniques of data gathering and the link between methodology and theory. Examines implications for higher education, including dealing with students' exam-related stress, factors influencing cheating behavior, and differential behavior of student personality types. (MSE)

Published
1996

2. The Institutional Staging of an Examination.

Author

Albas, Daniel and Albas, Cheryl

Abstract

An approach to staging examinations that uses dramaturgical techniques to achieve fairness and prevent cheating has also been found to communicate important messages about the values of individualism and universalism and emphasize reward on the basis of equal competition. (MSE)

Published
1988

3. The Staging of Examinations: A Student Response to the Institutional Perspective.

Author

Albas, Daniel and Albas, Cheryl

Abstract

College student interpretation of the messages conveyed by the formal examination process are discussed. It is proposed that while students will most often interpret the spaces, props, equipment, and people involved in examinations as they were intended, sometimes the message is misinterpreted or challenged, making it dysfunctional. (MSE)

Published
1988

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