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Peer reviewedArkin, Robert M.; Walts, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
The effects of corrective testing and how such feedback might affect high- and low-test-anxious students differently are indicated. Subjects were 286 college students in three classes--one using mastery testing and two using multiple choice tests. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Feedback, Higher Education, Mastery Tests
Peer reviewedStinard, Thomas A.; Dolphin, Warren D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
The determinants of achievement were compared under conventional and self-paced mastery examination schedules in an anatomy/physiology course. General scholastic ability did not interact with method, but prior preparation in science did. Students with less science preparation showed greater achievement under self-paced mastery testing than their…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Anatomy, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Females
Peer reviewedSchommer, Marlene; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1992
Epistemological beliefs and relationships between belief in simple knowledge and mathematical text comprehension were examined in 2 experiments involving 412 college students. Regression analyses indicate that the less students believe in simple knowledge the better their performance on a mastery test and the more accurate their assessment of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Students, Epistemology, Higher Education
