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Identifying low test-taking effort during low-stakes tests with the new Test-taking Effort Short Scale (TESS) - development

Identifying low test-taking effort during low-stakes tests with the new Test-taking Effort Short Scale (TESS) - development and psychometrics: "Low-stakes tests are becoming increasingly important in international assessments of educational progress, and the validity of these results is essential especially...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Remember that Norwegian site that made readers take a quiz before commenting? Here’s an update on it: For one thing, people

Remember that Norwegian site that made readers take a quiz before commenting? Here’s an update on it: For one thing, people did really, really badly on the quizzes (although that could be due to a language barrier). Innovative approach to limiting ill-informed public comments. This is a 6 month review...
Source: niemanlab.org

Social norms interventions are not effective enough on their own to reduce alcohol use or misuse among university or college

Social norms interventions are not effective enough on their own to reduce alcohol use or misuse among university or college students | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org