Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Self-Pacing in a Personalized System of Instruction: Work Patterns and Course Completion. |
| Authors: |
Edwards, K. Anthony, Powers, Richard B., Utah State Univ., Logan. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
14 |
| Publication Date: |
1973 |
| Descriptors: |
Academic Achievement, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction, Pacing, Performance Factors, Reinforcement, Self Actualization, Teaching Methods |
| Abstract: |
Student performance in a self-paced personalized system of instruction course is varied in rates and patterns of work. Using 118 students in a college level introductory psychology course the investigators found 1) students worked at a variety of rates and patterns; 2) students who started to work early had a much greater chance of finishing the course than those who started later; and 3) that most students who made long pauses did so after taking one of the first four written exams regardless of when in the course they started to work. The implication presented was that a student should be reinforced for starting work early in a self-paced class. (MC) |
| Notes: |
Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology National Convention (Las Vegas, Nevada, April 8-13, 1973) |
| Journal Code: |
RIEMAY1973 |
| Entry Date: |
1973 |
| Accession Number: |
ED071451 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
