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Peer reviewedZimmerman, Donald W.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1984
Three types of test were compared: a completion test, a matching test, and a multiple-choice test. The completion test was more reliable than the matching test, and the matching test was more reliable than the multiple-choice test. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Error of Measurement, Higher Education, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedShimoda, Todd A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1993
The impact of interestingness and "narrativity" on comprehension, attention, and reading speed and the role of topic familiarity were studied for 16 college students in psychology classes and 8 from engineering classes who read excerpts from psychology and engineering texts. Results support schema-based comprehension theory. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attention, College Students, Engineering, Familiarity
