Way Analysis Tuckman

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In the article, " Using tests ans an incentive to motivate procrastinators to study", written by Bruce W. Tuckman, in winter 1998, the purpose of using tests as an incentive is investigated to determine if using tests as an incentive can motivate people to study. In order to compare two groups of college student, Tuckman seprate eight two college student in to two groups. One group was giving a spot test for each cheapter through out the smester, the other was told to writing a outline of each cheapter in the textbook for a homework assignment. In the end of the smester, we could compare the overall score on a final achievement examination. The ropic of this study leads the readers to question: Why is this study important to our lives? In the literature review, the articles tell us that individuals can undertake studying while they controlled by outside factors or are self- regulated. In other words, some outside factor can influence a person's behavior, and force…show more content…
The main result of effect for condition was significant at the 0.01 level. Compare with the spot test group, the outline group on the achievement test was 76.8% to 71.7%. The main effect of procrastination was not significant. The interaction of condition and procrastination level was significant at the 0.05 level, 75.2% to 72.9%in facor of SQ for lows; 75.9% to 74.8% in favor of SQ for mediums, high procrastinators across tow conditions t(26)= 3.45, p< 0.01, which are 79.2% to 67.3% in facor of SQ. As a result, high procrastinators who was in spot test group was significantly higher achievement test scores on the final exam than other procrastinators in other groups. The hupotheses most likely support the numbers that Tuckman resulted in his
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