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A Student Self-Grading Technique for Increasing the Didactic Value of the Classroom Exam

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A technique is described which permits students to grade their own exams immediately after the exam is completed. The technique prevents cheating, allows rapid confirmation of correct answers (relative to conventional grading practices), and saves the instructor considerable tedious work.

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  1. Department of Psychology, The American University, Washington, D. C., 20016, USA

    John J. Boren

  2. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA

    Joseph V. Brady

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Boren, J.J., Brady, J.V. A Student Self-Grading Technique for Increasing the Didactic Value of the Classroom Exam. Psychol Rec 20, 443–444 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393964

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