Test Performance

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FLOURSCENCE COLORED PAPER EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Everyday all across the world, professors are passing out exams. Test performance is one the things that students desire to master, we are constantly searching and watching videos in order to master this skill of test taking. This current study will determine if the fluorescence of colored paper affects student’s test performance. This problem is important because it can give guidance to help students perform better on their exams. Professors can give students the proper tools needed to succeed in their class. Something as little as a color of the paper can either decrease or increase the academic performance of the student. Does the fluorescence of colored paper affect student’s reading …show more content…

Participants were selected from an Introduction to Psychology class at Grant MacEwan Community College, there were 14 men and 31 women. Participants were asked to take a 75-multiple-choice question exam, which assessed factual knowledge. Participants were given a blue or red test randomly. A Color x Question Difficulty mixed-model ANOVA was used to analyze the results. Sinclair et al. (1998) found that Blue paper led to better performance then red paper particularly for difficult questions. Elliot et al. (2007) found that a short view of red causes impairs in performance. It is not just the paper that affects the student or the ink but also, the color that the test proctor is wearing and the color pen they are using could also affect their performance. Skinner (2004) decided to do a conceptual replication of (Sinclair et al.,1998) research. Skinner stated that Sinclair et al. did not test a white paper controlled condition. Skinner decided to use an actual examination in a classroom, added the white paper control group and also investigated the response patters of men and women. Participants were selected to take a 60-item introductory psychology multiple-choice midterm test; 163 women and 102 men were selected. The exams were printed with black ink on blue, green, …show more content…

Tal et al (2008) examined the effect of pastel-colored paper on exam performance and they found no effect of pastel-colored paper on exam performance. “The lack of effect could also be that lighter colors do not induce the same affective and cognitive states as more vivid color” (Tal et al.,2008). In our research, we plan to study neon/fluorescence colored paper to determine if that would bring about any change. Research confirms that the fluorescence of light reduces levels of melatonin which in turn would cause one to perform stronger on an

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