The effect of item feedback on multiple-choice test responses.
This study examines the effects of item feedback on multiple-choice test responses. In the first experiment, a positive effect was predicted under instructions advising a penalty for errors; a larger beneficial effect on female scores was expected, given the (presumed) tendency of female participant...
| Published in: | British Journal of Psychology Vol. 94; no. 1; pp. 73 - 86 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
February 2003
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