Abstract | الملخص

This study aimed to explore Jordanian parents' perceptions of the General Secondary School Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) and its relationship with some variables. A four Likert-scale questionnaire of forty-eight items in six domains was distributed to 310 parents. The findings of the study showed that the level of parents' perceptions was generally moderate (2.86). The same applied to the major domains, which were ranked decently as follows: Exam Development, Test Anxiety, Test Influence on Parents, Test Influence on Teachers, Test Influence on Students, Test Credibility in Assessing Student Learning (2.95، 2.91، 2.90، 2.88، 2.85، 2.25, respectively). Further, the findings showed statistically significant differences in parents' perceptions of test anxiety due to the number of children taking the Tawjihi examination. The findings also revealed statistically significant differences in parents' perceptions of the test influence on students and its credibility in assessing student learning due to the parent qualification in favor of those holding a secondary certificate or less, compared with those holding a B.A. In light of the findings, the researchers recommended that the Ministry of Education should develop the Tawjihi Examination and should use other assessment techniques for this stage.

Authors | المؤلفون

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Keywords | الكلمات الدالة

General Secondary School Certificate Examination (Tawjihi); Parents' Perceptions; Tawjihi Credibility; Tawjihi Development; Tawjihi Anxiety.

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