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Title: Does the Color-Coding of Examination Versions Affect College Science Students' Test Performance? Countering Claims of Bias.
Authors: Clary, Renee1 rclary@geosci.msstate.edu, Wandersee, James2 jwander@lsu.edu, Elias, Janet Schexnayder3 schex9@cox.net
Source: Journal of College Science Teaching. Sep/Oct2007, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p40-47. 8p.
Subject Terms: *Higher education exams, *Examination answer sheets, *Science students, *Case studies, *Examinations
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: The article presents the results of a study on the effect of color-coding of examination versions on college science students' test performance. It is noted that various research studies have cited that color affects human perception and performance. The researchers have gathered examination scores from sections of a large-enrollment introductory college geology course for non-majors at a U.S. research university over four semesters. They conclude that at least for pastel examination colors for the course in question, there was no significant effect of examination color on student performance.
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