Motivated Assessment: The Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on the Individually-Administered Reading Test Performance of Low, Average, and High IQ Students.

Maheady, Larry; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ315404

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Motivated Assessment: The Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on the Individually-Administered Reading Test Performance of Low, Average, and High IQ Students.

Maheady, Larry; And Others

Education and Treatment of Children, v6 n1 p37-46 Win 1983

Results indicated that extrinsic rewards improved students' test performances significantly more than no rewards or feedback reward conditions. These improvements in performance were noted for all students under extrinsic reward conditions, thereby extending the effectiveness of these procedures across IQ levels. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Intelligence Differences, Mild Mental Retardation, Reading Skills, Rewards, Student Motivation, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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