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THE EFFECTS OF TESTING UPON ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE METHOD AND CONTENT OF INSTRUCTION
Author(s) -
PACK ELBERT C.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of educational measurement
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.917
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-3984
pISSN - 0022-0655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3984.1972.tb00770.x
Subject(s) - mathematics education , psychology , subject matter , content (measure theory) , measure (data warehouse) , mode (computer interface) , criterion referenced test , positive attitude , arithmetic , computer science , social psychology , mathematics , pedagogy , standardized test , curriculum , data mining , mathematical analysis , operating system
Senior high school mathematics students were taught computer arithmetic via self‐instructional materials. Following instruction they were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group was tested with a norm‐referenced measure made up of items having moderate difficulty and high correlations with each other; the other group was tested with a criterion‐referenced measure designed to assess attainment of specific behavioral objectives. Student attitude toward the content of instruction and toward the mode of instruction was assessed immediately following. Significantly more positive attitude toward the subject matter of instruction was associated with the use of the criterion‐referenced measure. Differences in attitude toward mode of instruction were not significant.