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ERIC Number: EJ592113
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Confidence in Performance on Science Tests and Student Preparation Strategies.
Bowen, G. Michael; Roth, Wolff-Michael
Research in Science Education, v29 n2 p209-26 1999
Describes an investigation into the accuracy of high school science students' confidence in their answers on classroom tests, how that accuracy varied between different types of questions, and whether having to judge their confidence in test items resulted in an improvement in accuracy over the school year. Contains 33 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Anatomy, Biology, Cognitive Processes, Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), High Schools, Human Body, Knowledge Level, Science Tests, Scores, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Student Reaction, Test Items
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Practitioners as Researchers and Researchers as Practitioners II.