ERIC Number: EJ019160
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1968
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An Observation of Hawthorne Effect in an Experiment in the Teaching of Reading in First Grade: A Hypothesis
McCracken, Robert A.
Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 1, 13, 582-85, 68 Apr
Speculates about the presence of a negative Hawthorne effect on a control group in addition to a positive effect on the experimental group in an experiment involving 2 first-grade teachers and their classes, and draws implications for studies which seek to control for possible interference by positive and negative Hawthorne effects. Bibliography. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Grade 1, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Teacher Attitudes
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