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ERIC Number: EJ748156
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-0819
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Reducing Perceptions of Time Required to Complete Math Assignments by Adding Problems to Assignments: A Synthesis of the Additive Interspersal Research
Billington, Eric J.; Skinner, Christopher H.
Journal of Behavioral Education, v15 n3 p181-188 Sep 2006
Results from nine experiments were analyzed to evaluate the relationship between relative problem completion rates (RPCR) and judgments of time involving mathematics assignments. For each experiment, control assignments contained only target mathematics computation or word problems. Matched experimental assignments contained similar target problems with additional, briefer problems-problem. After working on each assignment for the same amount of time, students selected the assignment that they judged would require the least or most amount of time to complete. Regression analysis revealed a significant linear relationship between RPCR (i.e., PCR on experimental assignments/PCR on control assignments) and time perceptions (r=.97). As RPCR increased, the percentage of students judging the experimental assignments as being less time consuming increased proportionally. Discussion focuses on application of time perception theories to educational settings.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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