A point contingency for homework submission in the graduate school classroom

Ruth Anne Rehfeldt; Brooke Walker; Yors Garcia; Sadie Lovett; Stephen Filipiak

doi:10.1901/jaba.2010.43-499

A point contingency for homework submission in the graduate school classroom

Ruth Anne Rehfeldt
, Brooke Walker
, Yors Garcia
, Sadie Lovett
, Stephen Filipiak

Southern Illinois University

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Abstract

We explored the effects of points versus no points on the submission of homework assignments and quiz performance in a graduate-level course. Students were more likely to submit homework assignments during points weeks, but quiz scores were relatively unaffected.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	499-502
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2010.43-499
State	Published - Sep 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Higher education
Homework assignments
Point contingency

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