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Does The Relationship Between Motivation And Performance Differ With Ability?, Christine E. Demars
Does The Relationship Between Motivation And Performance Differ With Ability?, Christine E. Demars
Department of Graduate Psychology - Faculty Scholarship
In this study of college students taking a science test or a social science test under non-consequential conditions, performance was positively correlated with self-reported motivation. The association, though, was smaller for students of lower ability (as measured by the SAT).
Does Examinee Motivation Moderate The Relationship Between Test Consequences And Test Performance?, Donna L. Sundre
Does Examinee Motivation Moderate The Relationship Between Test Consequences And Test Performance?, Donna L. Sundre
Donna L. Sundre
There is substantial evidence that the disposition of test takers is central to performance. This research extends previous work by replicating the experimental design of L. Wolf and J. Smith (1995) and conducting a secondary analysis of their data to attempt to demonstrate differential effect sizes for examinees reporting varying motivation levels in consequences versus no-consequences situations. The second phase of the study investigated the hypothesis that examinee motivation and item type moderate the relationship between test consequences and test performance by expanding the Wolf and Smith design to include multiple-choice and essay test items. Ninety undergraduate psychology majors participated …