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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Factual Questions"”.
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Automatic Generation of Factual Questions from Video Documentaries
… of teachers’ daily instructional activities. Questions are used to assess students’ knowledge and comprehension and to promote learning. The manual creation of such learning material is a laborious and time-consuming task. Research in Natural Language Processing (NLP) has shown that Question …
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Test Expectancy and Transfer of Knowledge with Open-Book and Closed-Book Tests
… equivalent retention on GRE comprehension questions and transfer questions after a two-day delay. In the second experiment, subjects were informed in advance of the type of immediate or delayed test to expect, in order to mimic educational settings in which students typically know the type …
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Gender differences in levels of suggestibility
… The dependent variable was number wrong for factual vs. leading questions. More leading questions were answered incorrectly than factual which was a significant difference. A repeated measures ANOVA revealed no overall gender differences in levels of suggestibility, but there were significant …
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The Use of Evidence in Young Adolescents' Argumentation
… in the experimental group generated more factual questions that would help inform their arguments on the topic. Analysis of experimental students' evidence use during dialogs throughout their second, evidence-focused year of the curriculum showed an increase in meta-level dialog with their …
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The effects of expository teaching methodologies on student achievement of suburban students at the secondary-level
… a 30-item multiple choice test composed of 15 factual and 15 integrative questions was constructed. A pretest was administered to all students in the experimental and control groups. The unit of instruction was then presented to the students in both groups. The experimental group teachers used …
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The Effects of Embedded Question Type and Locus of Control on Processing Depth, Knowledge Gain, and Attitude Change in a Computer-Based Interactive Video Environment
… effectiveness of two types of adjunct embedded questions in facilitating deep processing, increased knowledge gain, and increased positive attitude change was examined in this two-session laboratory study. In session one, subjects completed a measure of locus of control (LOC) orientation, as …