Concept information
Preferred term
test expectancy effect
Definition(s)
- A phenomenon discovered by Meyer (1934). Pupils expecting to be tested with an essay have better performance in this kind of test and in a multiple-choice test compared to pupils expecting to be tested with a multiple-choice test. However, this effect has only been observed in laboratory studies, not in classrooms (Lundeberg & Fox, 1991).
Broader concept(s)
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Lundeberg, M. A., & Fox, P. W. (1991). Do laboratory findings on test expectancy generalize to classroom outcomes? Review of Educational Research, 61(1), 94–106. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543061001094
[Study type: meta-analysis / Access: closed]
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• Meyer, G. (1934). An experimental study of the old and new types of examination: I. The effect of the examination set on memory. Journal of Educational Psychology, 25(9), 641–661. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0073102
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-XJZWK5MV-P
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