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ERIC Number: EJ318631
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Better Testing: Give Them the Questions First.
Cameron, L. A.; Heywood, J.
College Teaching, v33 n2 p76-77 Spr 1985
A study of the comparability of results of two techniques of testing, the traditional approach and that of giving the students the questions before the examination, revealed little difference in the two approaches' results, and supports the use of "prior notice" to reduce test anxiety. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Stress Variables, Test Anxiety, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Use
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Ireland