Confidence in Performance on Science Tests and Student Preparation Strategies.

Bowen, G. Michael; Roth, Wolff-Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ592113

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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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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