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ERIC Number: EJ178507
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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What's Wrong with Facts?
Langran, Robert W.
Teaching Political Science, 5, 3, 279-82, Apr 78
Discusses college students' general disregard for factual information when writing political science examinations. Concludes that students should be taught to support answers with factual information. Suggests ways to construct examinations which require factual knowledge. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Memorization, Political Science, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Test Wiseness, Testing Problems
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