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ERIC Number: EJ126470
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
An Analysis of Reinforcement and Feedback Within an Auto-Tutorial Plant Taxonomy Module
Hunt, John D.; Lamkin, Bill
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 12, 2, 121-125, Apr 75
High school biology students were randomly assigned to one of two auto-tutorial sections. One section of students received immediate reinforcement and feedback; the other section did not. Using multiple linear regression, it was shown that the immediate feedback section scored significantly higher in cognitive learning. (MLH)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Research, Feedback, Instruction, Programed Instruction, Reinforcement, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
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