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ERIC Number: EJ235512
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Aug
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Effects of Individual Learning Expectations on Student Achievement.
Slavin, Robert E.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v72 n4 p520-24 Aug 1980
Sixth to eighth grade students received points based on weekly quiz performance and a base score derived from a pretest and adjusted to reflect actual weekly performance. The points were reported in a weekly newsletter. Students in experimental classes achieved more on a final standardized test than did control classes. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Expectation, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Motivation Techniques, Performance Contracts, Recognition (Achievement), Rewards, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hoyum Sanders Junior High School English Test; Individual Learning Expectations