Department of Health Sciences Faculty Articles
Title
Misconceptions Tests or Misconceived Tests?
ISBN or ISSN
0098-6283
Volume
14
Issue
4
Publication Date / Copyright Date
12-1987
First Page
210
Last Page
214
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc.
DOI Number
10.1207/s15328023top1404_4
Abstract
It was found that taking a psychology course in high school did not improve the performance of college students in an introductory psychology class on a modified version of Vaughan's (1977) misconceptions test. However, college experience did lead to a significant, but not large, improvement. A comparison of our results with those from previous studies, along with an analysis of specific test items, indicated that perhaps the test itself is misconceived.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
High School, Psychology Class, Misconceptions Test, College, Test
NSUWorks Citation
Griggs, Richard A. and Ransdell, Sarah Ellen PhD, "Misconceptions Tests or Misconceived Tests?" (1987). Department of Health Sciences Faculty Articles. 232.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_hs_facarticles/232
