An examination of male-female performance in a programmed achievement learning center |
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| Authors: | Jack R Nation Hanna Levenson Stephen S Roop Richard W Dickinson |
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| Institution: | (1) Texas A & M University, College Station;(2) Present address: Purdue University, USA |
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| Abstract: | College students operated under different classroom contingencies. The Programmed Achievement (PA) condition required students to evidence criterion performance (100% mastery) on weekly quizzes. Failure to show mastery performance on any of the weekly quizzes resulted in course failure. The Standard Control (S-C) condition involved a more traditional college classroom structure where students took weekly quizzes with no requirement to evidence mastery. Male and female performances were analyzed to determine if different course structures interacted with sex of student. The results indicated that PA students demonstrated higher performance than controls on weekly quizzes and a major exam. It was also shown that PA females increased at a more rapid rate than PA males, while S-C males and females were not significantly different. Theoretical implications of the results are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | male-female performance programmed achievement |
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