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ERIC Number: EJ299917
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Retesting: A Logical Alternative in College Instruction.
Cates, Ward Mitchell
Improving College and University Teaching, v32 n2 p99-102 Spr 1984
A program allowing students to retest at a scheduled time during the course to raise a grade, by taking a variation on an original test, is described, and its advantages and disadvantages are outlined. Suggestions are given for making the technique more successful. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Instruction, Educational Psychology, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Test Construction, Test Use, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Retesting