Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

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ion over both qu izzes and were afterwards tested using the standard
progress test”. The treatments for each group are specified below.
Recruits were told that quiz grades would not be a part of their record
and were for their information only.
TREATMENT #l
After the quiz each man kept his paper and the answers were reviewed.
When no questions came up in regard to an item the instructor was told to
explain the answer anyway. Recruits were encouraged to ask questions and
discuss each one fully.
TREATMENT 4’2
The companies which took part in this treatment were told which
choice was correct in each case, but were not given any further information
or allowed to question it. Thus they received some feedback but not the
amount available to treatment group one.
TREATNENT .$3
Since we were introducing two independent variables in the feedback
and the quiz itself, it was necessary to be able to say wether change
was due to the feedback or merely the introduction of the quiz. It was
for this reason that group three received only the quiz and no information
as to how well they did on it. Instructors required that answer sheets
be turned in upon completion and gave no information on correct answers.
Subjects received no feedback other than how they felt they had done on
the quit.
TREATMENT $4
The control groups proceeded through training as other companies had
until this time, with no quizzes until the progress Lest at the end of
the third week of training.
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