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ERIC Number: EJ951962
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
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Practice (Rather than Graded) Quizzes, with Answers, May Increase Introductory Psychology Exam Performance
Wickline, Virginia B.; Spektor, Valeriya G.
Teaching of Psychology, v38 n2 p98-101 Apr 2011
The authors investigated whether practice (or graded) quizzes, with or without provision of correct answers, would be more beneficial for introductory psychology exam performance. In six sections (N = 249) of an introductory psychology class, taught by the same professor, different approaches to quizzes were applied across sections to measure effect on exam performance. Findings showed that compared to other conditions, students performed significantly better on exams with practice rather than graded quizzes but only when correct answers to the quizzes were provided. It may be that practice quizzes help facilitate students' intrinsic motivation. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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