A pronounced drop in performance occurs at week 8 after the first exam in an area of law, which is attributed to cyclic drops in motivation¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? There is a statistically significant and substantial drop of approximately 0.24 grading points in week 8 after the first exam in a given area of law. → Glöckner 2013 q3 i? The week-8 drop is larger when weather is good (0.97 grading points instead of 0.24), supporting a motivational interpretation. → Glöckner 2013

Evidence¶

Glöckner 2013¶

Glöckner, A., Towfigh, E., & Traxler, C. (2013). Development of legal expertise. Instructional Science, 41, 989–1007. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-013-9266-5

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Panel regression with fixed effects on 71,405 exams estimating "an average drop of 0.24 grading points in week 8". The drop "remains statistically significant and substantial in magnitude" and "washes away the improvement that comes with an experience of 7.5 exams." A second analysis found "if the weather was good before the exam—i.e., if there was a day without any clouds on the sky—the drop in the grade was even more pronounced (0.97 grading points instead of 0.24)."

"Accounting for all other influences, we estimate an average drop of 0.24 grading points in week 8 after the first exam."

Discussion¶

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