An experiment in teaching psychology.

Scheidemann, Norma V.

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“…A few reports concerning examinations in elementary psychology have appeared. Scheidemann (87) notes that students prefer frequent examinations. Smeltzer (100) found that they sometimes aid in learning.…”

Section: Course Organization and Methods Of Teachingmentioning

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The first course in psychology.

Wolfle¹

1942

Psychological Bulletin

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The first course in psychology.

Wolfle¹

1942

Psychological Bulletin

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“…In more recent studies there appear indications that it is possible to change this attitude to that of a more favorable one. Scheidemann (53) and Turney (63), after using a number of short objective tests in psychology, found that in general students preferred the use of such check-ups and thought that the tests helped them in their work. Cocks (13) states that the pupils like the tests when they were allowed to correct their own papers.…”

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New-type or objective tests: a summary of recent investigations.

Lee¹,

Symonds²

1933

Journal of Educational Psychology

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The Journal of Educational Psychology whose papers were corrected by the teacher, then returned to them. Curtis and Woods (18) made a much more comprehensive study including various types of objective tests and four methods of correcting papers. They conclude, "When new-type examinations are used as a teaching device, the method of correction which requires the least of the teacher's time, namely that under which the pupils check the incorrect items on their own papers during a discussion of the answers is most profitable" (18, p. 623).

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“…The results of research on the effectiveness of the project method are not encouraging. Experiments by Seashore (1928), Scheidemann (1929, Goldstein (1956), andNovak (1958), in which learning by "independent study" was compared with learning under the usual lecture-discus-sion-laboratory conditions failed to produce results that favored the project method.…”

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Procedures and Techniques of Teaching: A Survey of Experimental Studies.

McKeachie¹

The American College: A Psychological and Social Interpretation of the Higher Learning.

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The striking difference in behavior between the student motivated by fear and the student motivated by hope is illustrated in their behavior during examinations. A study by Atkinson and Li twin (i960) showed that male students who were high in anxiety about tests were among the first to complete the course examination and tended to do more poorly on the examination than in their work during the course. Students with positive motivation to succeed tended to stay in the examination room longer. This illustrates the tendency of the fearful person to avoid the situation that arouses his anxiety.In sum, motivation is important in learning, and grades can be used as either positive or negative incentives.

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An experiment in teaching psychology.

Cited by 5 publications

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The first course in psychology.

The first course in psychology.

New-type or objective tests: a summary of recent investigations.

Procedures and Techniques of Teaching: A Survey of Experimental Studies.

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