Nornrrss. Honrrcks, and Stevenson (1989) found that faculty in higher edrrcatiirn hud mixed attitudes ~(rncernin~ the lac of extra credit. In this article, u~e present our study ofpsychology farulfy u~ho rated each rrf 39 extra-nedit ol~portunities on three dimensirm: their use rrf the item, its educutirm~ vulue, and the likelihard rhat all sttulents uould be able m armplete the oplmrtrcnit? (access). Appmximately 82% of respondents r~pmted usincextra nedit. Sipificunt positive correlution~ wne obruined between rated educatrrmul talue and use of extra nedit, as well as mtings for use and access. The pmentace of reportal use in our study sugesrs thut psycho lo^). faculry are likel? to rcse extra nedit.Alrhou~h opinions cuncerning the use of extra nedit varied dramu tic all^, ihc most communly used extra-nedit opportunities wne those rated to haw the highest edricational value.
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