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Carkenord, David M. | 1 |
Ruscio, John | 1 |
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Carkenord, David M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Describes a technique used to motivate students to complete assigned journal readings in a college psychology course. Maintains that students completing readings receive two types of tangible benefits: (1) extra course credit and (2) use of their notecards on tests. Asserts that students responded favorably to the technique. (CFR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Psychology, Reading Assignments

Ruscio, John – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Describes a system that involves randomly administered quizzes and offers suggestions for its implementation in classes of any size. Presents data in support of the effectiveness of this technique stating that students completed their assigned reading at impressive rates when motivated by randomly administered quizzes. (CMK)
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Research, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness