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Effects On Content Acquisition of Signaling Key Concepts
Effects On Content Acquisition of Signaling Key Concepts
QUESTION
students performances?
HYPOTHESIS
PARTICIPANTS
80 undergraduates
In introductory psychology
Was a requirement
76.25% female
Ages 18-54
To encourage the students they got raffle tickets
One for completing the study
5 additional if at least 50% questions were right
10 additional if at least 75% questions were right
20 additional if at least 90% questions were right
METHODOLOGY
METHODOLOGY
After reading each passage, each passage should take 20 minutes to read.
Take two 20-item multiple choice quizzes to measure what information you acquired
Each quiz contained 10 items on the knowledge learned on signaled concept and 10 on the
nonsignaled.
Take quiz in 10 minutes
Then respond to a 3 item questionnaire assessing their preference on each format.
RESULTS
Analysis of the data tests showed significantly better quiz performance in signaled content
DISCUSSION
WORK CITED
Nevid, Jeffrey and Jodi Lampmann. Effects on Content Acquisition of Signaling Key