The Efficacy of Retesting in Relation to Improved Test Performance of College Undergraduates.

Cates, Ward Mitchell

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Publication Date: 1982

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The Efficacy of Retesting in Relation to Improved Test Performance of College Undergraduates.

Cates, Ward Mitchell

Journal of Educational Research, v75 n4 p230-36 Mar-Apr 1982

A causal-comparative analysis was made of college students' performance on a program of tests and retests. Gains in test scores, student response to testing and retesting, and characteristics of students who chose to be retested are discussed. (CJ)

Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Performance Factors, Student Improvement, Test Results, Test Wiseness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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