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ERIC Number: EJ210309
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Jul
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Confidence Estimates on the Correctness of Constructed and Multiple-Choice Responses.
Sieber, Joan E.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v4 n3 p272-87 Jul 1979
Conditions under which confidence estimation facilitates problem solving were examined in a study assessing spelling, mathematics, and reasoning. Participants who used a confidence estimation procedure and whose teacher valued and nurtured warranted uncertainty performed better on spelling and improved more than did other participants. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Confidence Testing, Individual Differences, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades, Problem Solving, Response Style (Tests), Scores, Sex Differences, Social Values, Student Teacher Relationship, Technical Reports
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Warranted Uncertainty