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How Ordering of Assignments Can Influence Beliefs about the Self and How These Beliefs Can Impact on Student Class Performance
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Ackerman, David S.; DeShields, Oscar – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2013
This research examines whether the ordering of the difficulty of exams can influence student beliefs about their academic abilities and the impact of these beliefs on their performance. The ordering of the difficulty of test items has shown to affect performance. Study One (n = 91) examined college student differences in reaction to a difficult…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
The Effect of Effort and Feedback on the Formation of Student Attitudes
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McMillan, James H. – American Educational Research Journal, 1977
The effects of student effort exerted studying, and of written feedback from the instructor, were studied in undergraduate classrooms. Students received high or low-effort assignments, and high or low praise from their teacher. Those completing high-effort assignments and receiving high praise formed significantly more positive attitudes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Difficulty Level, Feedback
Contract Grading in the Classroom.
Hassencahl, Fran – Improving College and University Teaching, 1979
A system for grading student work based on contracts is examined. Types of contracts, methods for controlling quality as well as quantity of work, advantages of the contract grading system, and the results of research into the use of grade contracts--including student reaction to the system--are some of the topics discussed. (JMP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Criteria, Grades (Scholastic)
Computer-Assisted Assignments in a Large Physics Class.
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Thoennessen, M.; Harrison, M. J. – Computers & Education, 1996
Describes CAPA, a software tool to implement a computer-assisted personalized approach for homework assignments and examinations in a large introductory physics class at Michigan State University. Highlights include increased individual attention for students; correlation between homework performance and results of the final exam; feedback for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Student Responses to Classroom Instruction. Final Report.
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Anderson, Linda M.; And Others – 1981
The response to seatwork assignments of 26 high and low achievers in 8 first grade classrooms was examined. Students were observed during five half-days of school over a five to six month period. Teachers were interviewed twice during the year, with particular attention being paid to how they handled selecting seatwork assignments, presented them…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
An Investigation of the Use of Student Activity Sheets; Employer-Based Career Education. Technical Report No. 44.
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Seyfarth, John T.; And Others – 1973
The report examines the use of student activity sheets in evaluating the performance of students in the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Employer-Based Career Education (AEL/EBCE) program. All activity sheets completed during the second semester of 1972-73 for selected participants in the following subject areas were examined and are analyzed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Assignments, Career Education