According to Research Mentioned in This Chapter, When Researchers Discontinued

question 138

Multiple Choice

According to research mentioned in this chapter, when researchers discontinued rewards and prizes, why did elementary school children spend less time playing math games? The children probably reasoned,

• A) "If I no longer win prizes, why should I play with these games?"
• B) "My teacher must not like the games, or she would offer prizes."
• C) "The games must be good, or why would my teacher give me prizes?"
• D) "If I work hard on my spelling, maybe I can win prizes."

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Definitions:

Rebates

Partial refunds to consumers after the purchase of a product, often used as a marketing strategy to increase sales.

Absolute Measurements

Measurements that are expressed as a definite magnitude of a quantity, independent of other variables or comparisons, and have a fixed value.

Relative Measurements

Relative measurements assess the value or performance of something in comparison to other items or benchmarks.

Absolute Measure

A quantitative metric that represents objective data or values, without comparison to other measures or relative benchmarks.