Answer Changing After Instruction on Answer Changing.

McMorris, Robert F.; Weideman, Allison Hoops

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ERIC Number: EJ340941

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Publication Date: 1986

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Answer Changing After Instruction on Answer Changing.

McMorris, Robert F.; Weideman, Allison Hoops

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, v19 n2 p93-101 Jul 1986

Students instructed on research findings regarding answer changing made gains comparable to those of uninstructed students when changing item responses. Most changed their answers because they rethought or reread items. Counselors should not discourage students from changing answers. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Response Style (Tests), Scores, Student Attitudes, Test Coaching, Test Wiseness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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