INTERTEACHING: THE EFFECTS OF QUALITY POINTS ON EXAM SCORES

Although previous studies have found interteaching to be an effective alternative to traditional methods of instruction, few studies have examined which of its components contribute to its effectiveness. In the current study, we examined whether manipulating quality points had an effect on our stude...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2009, Vol.42 (2), p.369-374
Main Authors: Saville, Bryan K., Zinn, Tracy E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Behavior
Behavior Patterns
Biological and medical sciences
College Instruction
College students
Cooperative Learning
Educational Measurement - methods
Educational psychology
Educational Status
exam performance
Female
Fraternities & sororities
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Instructional Effectiveness
interteaching
Learning
Learning Strategies
Male
Methods
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopedagogics. Didactics
quality points
Reading
Research methodology
Scores
Student Evaluation
Students
Studies
Teaching - methods
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Study
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary:Although previous studies have found interteaching to be an effective alternative to traditional methods of instruction, few studies have examined which of its components contribute to its effectiveness. In the current study, we examined whether manipulating quality points had an effect on our students' exam scores. In two sections of an undergraduate general psychology course, we used interteaching but alternated between quality points and no quality points several times throughout the semester; we also counterbalanced the order of presentation across sections. We found that quality points did not have an effect on exam scores.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.2009.42-369