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ERIC Number: EJ061389
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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Test Proximity and Academic Optimism: a Replication
Garvin, Alfred D.; Ralston, Nancy C.
Journal of the Student Personnel Association for Teacher Education, 10, 4, 92-99, Jun 72
The findings of this replication confirm previous evidence that test proximity alone eventually accomplishes what counseling does not do at all and grade feedback does too late; it reduces unwarranted academic optimism with respect to a given test. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Motivation, Prediction, Testing, Tests
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