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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 210-214 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Teaching of Psychology |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Education
- General Psychology
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