Students tended to hold the same relative rank from the first to the last trials of practice, with a small positive correlation between initial and final standing.¶

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q2 i? There is a positive correlation of small amount between first and final tests in the practice series, so students who excelled at the start tended to retain their superior position after practice. → Dearborn 1918

Evidence¶

Dearborn 1918¶

Dearborn, W. F., and Brewer, J. M. (1918). Methods and Results of a Class Experiment in Learning. The Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. IX, No. 2. https://psycnet.apa.org/journals/edu/9/2/

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Conclusions section, based on the class practice-series records (rank correlation between initial and highest practice records reported as R = 32, ±7). Students "tend to hold the same relative rank in the first trials as in the last trials of the practice."

"It appears from the figures we have given that there is a positive correlation of small amount between the first tests and the final tests of students in the practice series."

Discussion¶

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