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ERIC Number: EJ330779
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Ecological Validity of Adjunct Questions in a College Biology Course.
Spring, Carl; And Others
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v11 n1 p79-89 Jan 1986
To validate their use in a natural environment with realistic learning materials and conditions, the efficacy of adjunct questions was tested in a college biology course with a double-crossover design. Mixed results were obtained. It is concluded that it would be better to make adjunct questions optional. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Biology, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Questioning Techniques, Reading Comprehension, Textbooks, Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adjunct Questions