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ERIC Number: EJ534082
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Altering the Motivation in Testing.
Bracey, Gerald W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v78 n3 p251-52 Nov 1996
Given that competition can motivate students to perform better on high-stakes tests, this article ponders what might be done to help students take the relatively low-stakes National Assessment of Educational Progress tests more seriously. So far, offering intrinsic and extrinsic rewards has yielded mixed or questionable results. (MLH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Competition, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Motivation, Teacher Role, Test Results, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cheerleading; National Assessment of Educational Progress