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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Krohn, Katherine R.; Parker, Megan R.; Foster, Lisa N.; Aspiranti, Kathleen B.; McCleary, Daniel F.; Williams, Robert L. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2008
Students (N = 158) in three sections of an undergraduate educational psychology course equivalent in content and assessment procedures completed five-min writing quizzes over assigned subject matter at the beginning of most class sessions. The study compared the effects of three separate writing contingencies on writing scores and multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Higher Education
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Williams, Robert L.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Jaspers, Kathryn E. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
Students in an undergraduate human development course (N = 215) participated in a brief assessment of their reading (comprehension level, reading speed, comprehension rate) and multiple-choice test-taking skills on the second day of class. Students first read a one-page, 400-word passage unrelated to the course and then answered 10…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Wiseness, Student Participation, Multiple Choice Tests
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Jaspers, Kathryn E.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Williams, Robert L.; Saecker, Lee B. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
College students (N = 151) completed three in-class mathematics assignments that varied with respect to the order of short, medium, and long multiplication problems, including a short-to-long order, a long-to-short order, and a random order. Problem order within assignments did not significantly affect work accuracy, completion time, or assignment…
Descriptors: Homework, Assignments, Behavior Modification, Multiplication