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50 Years of ERIC
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Problem Structure and Performance on Two-Step Word Problems.
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Hocevar, Dennis; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1987
The effects of problem structure on two-step word problems are analyzed in a sample of 91 fifth through eighth graders. Results showed that sequencing the first and second steps did not cause as much trouble as understanding the first step. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mathematics, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Course Structure and Student Satisfaction: An Attribute-Treatment Interaction Analysis.
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Strom, Bruce; Hocevar, Dennis – Educational Research Quarterly, 1982
Course instruction was manipulated to yield two different levels of structure in an analysis of the effects of course structure on student satisfaction for 166 introductory educational psychology students. Results suggested that student satisfaction for different degrees of course structure depends on personality attributes. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Course Organization, Participant Satisfaction, Personality Traits
Preference for Course Structure and Student Control.
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Strom, Bruce; Hocevar, Dennis – Educational Research Quarterly, 1990
The relationship of internality-externality and dominance-submissiveness to student preference for course structure and course difficulty was examined for 86 college students. Preference measures were used, which focused on specific dimensions of instruction--structure and difficulty. In contrast to some other research results, internal and…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Organization, Difficulty Level, Higher Education