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Hymel, Glenn M.; Mathews, Gary S. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Significantly higher posttest achievement scores and more favorable unit evaluations were achieved in a secondary social studies unit using a feedback-corrective strategy with a manageable degree of specificity. This supports previous research that suggests the strategy is possible within a social studies area. (SB)
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