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ERIC Number: EJ545250
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-9053
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Nitrogen Cycle Ninja, A Teaching Exercise.
Raun, William R.; And Others
Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, v26 n1 p39-42 Spr 1997
Assesses the effectiveness of using pop quizzes and rewards to improve student retention of the nitrogen cycle. Students able to diagram the N cycle on pop quizzes were rewarded with special cards that included the N cycle. These cards could then be used on subsequent tests in place of memory alone. Six of 11 students tested three months later retained the information. (PVD)
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Higher Education, Incentives, Instructional Innovation, Learning Strategies, Memorization, Motivation Techniques, Science Education, Science Tests, Student Motivation, Test Use
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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