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Urman, Harold; And Others – 1983
The objective of the present research was to investigate the effects of test-wiseness training on achievement. The study involved 208 Black, White and Hispanic students in grades three and five. An experimental training session was employed to test whether four aspects of test-wiseness (following directions, guessing, answer changing, and use of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Intentional Learning, Mathematics Achievement
Download full textPowers, Stephen – 1982
Testwiseness (TW) and its effect on the reading comprehension scores in four ethnic populations (Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Anglo) from the Tucson Unified School District were investigated. Inservice-trained teachers presented seven classroom TW teaching and practicing sessions of 15 minutes each to students in grades 3, 5, and 7.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups
