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Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Spring 1998), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Spring 1998 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

The Effect Of Training Mode On Skill Acquisition And Transfer, Douglas F. Brewer

Theses : Honours

This study examined the transfer of skills developed in solving a simple algebraic formula. Forty-two university Psychology undergraduates, randomly assigned to one of two training groups. were required to practice solving the formula (X²-Y)/2 by substituting numbers for the variables x and y. One group of participants practiced with eight sets of numbers, while the other group practiced with 16 sets of numbers. All participants performed 320 trials during training. In the transfer phase, the response times required to solve the same formula with a set of numbers not previously encountered was analysed to determine if the variation …

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The Omit Phenomenon In High-Stakes Achievement Testing Using An Short- Response Format, Gabrielle Matters

Dr Gabrielle Matters

To questions about the who, what and why of item omission on tests in short-response format, very few answers have been provided from a combination of the discipline areas of psychology and educational measurement. In this research study, an empirical approach is taken subsequent to the proposal of a theoretical model. It posits that the three clusters constituting 'presage' have effects, some direct, some indirect, some positive, some negative, on the 'product' - short-response omit rate - and also influence the hidden (and therefore unable-to-be-measured) 'process' - the interaction between item and person. Data were obtained on the 1997 QCS …