The Effect of Perceived Resource Availability on the Revision of Written Assignments.

Gordon, Randall A.

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ERIC Number: EJ498341

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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The Effect of Perceived Resource Availability on the Revision of Written Assignments.

Gordon, Randall A.

Journal of Social Psychology, v134 n1 p41-45 Feb 1994

Reports on a study of perceived resource scarcity on compliance among 176 college students. Finds that the scarcity manipulation did not differentially affect the proportion who turned in written assignments early but did have a significant effect on the speed with which these students turned in their assignments. (CFR)

Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Incentives, Motivation Techniques, Revision (Written Composition), Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Motivation, Writing Assignments, Writing Attitudes, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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