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A simplified reinforcement technique for improving test accuracy
Author(s) -
Thorpe Harold W.,
Darch Craig B.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197904)16:2<280::aid-pits2310160219>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - reinforcement , test (biology) , selection (genetic algorithm) , psychology , class (philosophy) , statistics , mathematics education , computer science , artificial intelligence , social psychology , mathematics , paleontology , biology
Two easy to administer reinforcement techniques were compared to determine their relative effectiveness in motivating improved science test performance in a fourth‐grade classroom. The first technique—random selection, scoring, and posting of a single science test, followed by a back‐up reinforcer administered to the whole class—was effective in decreasing error rate of the class. The second simplified technique—random selection, scoring, and posting of a single science test, with no back‐up reinforcer—was equally effective.