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Challenging Multiple-Choice Questions to Engage Critical Thinking by Kerkman, Dennis, Johnson, Andrew

“…This article examines a technique for engaging critical thinking on multiple-choice exams. University students were encouraged to "challenge" the validity of…”
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Cross-cultural similarities and differences in North Americans' geographic location judgments by FRIEDMAN, Alinda, KERKMAN, Dennis D, BROWN, Norman R, STEA, David, CAPPELLO, Hector M

“…We examined some potential causes of bias in geographic location estimates by comparing location estimates of North American cities made by Canadian, U.S., and…”
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Spatial location judgments: A cross-national comparison of estimation bias in subjective North American geography by FRIEDMAN, Alinda, KERKMAN, Dennis D, BROWN, Norman R

“…We examined alternate explanations for distortions in the subjective representation of North American geography. One explanation, based on physical proximity,…”
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An Investigation of Students Attitude and Motivation toward Online Learning by Knowles, Evelyn, Kerkman, Dennis

“…This study investigated students' attitudes and motivations toward online learning. Students in the online course, Introduction to the Visual Arts, were asked…”
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An Investigation of Students' Attitudes and Motivations Toward Online Learning by Knowles, Evelyn, Kerkman, Dennis

“…This study investigated students’ attitudes and motivations toward online learning. Students in the online course, Introduction to the Visual Arts, were asked…”
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Social Attitudes Predict Biases in Geographic Knowledge by Kerkman, Dennis D., Stea, David, Norris, Karen, Rice, Jennifer L.

“…Three principal components were found to underlie Texas university students' experiences with and attitudes toward Canada, the United States, and Mexico:…”
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Preschoolers use maps to find a hidden object outdoors by Stea, David, Kerkman, Dennis D., Piñon, Marites F., Middlebrook, Nancy N., Rice, Jennifer L.

“…This study investigated the ability of preschool children to use a planar map of a 50 m 2 area to find a hidden object. Thirty-two 3 - 5 1 2 -year olds were…”
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The development of geographic categories and biases by Kerkman, Dennis D., Friedman, Alinda, Brown, Norman R., Stea, David, Carmichael, Alanna

“…Children and university students ( N=58) estimated the locations of major cities in North America. At age 9, a distinct home region was apparent, but no…”
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Children's Reasoning about Video and Real Balance-Scale Problems by Kerkman, Dennis D

“…Monitored preschoolers' television viewing, then assessed rule use in videotaped and real balance-scale problems. Found older children used more advanced rules…”
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The Quiz Game: Writing and Explaining Questions Improve Quiz Scores by Kerkman, Dennis D

“…Reports on a study of 96 undergraduate developmental psychology students and their performance on student-developed "pop quizzes." Students who participated in…”
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An Investigation of Students’ Attitudes and Motivations Toward Online Learning by Evelyn Knowles, Dennis Kerkman

“…This study investigated students’ attitudes and motivations toward online learning. Students in the online course, Introduction to the Visual Arts, were asked…”
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An Investigation of Students’ Attitudes and Motivations Toward Online Learning by Dennis Kerkman, Evelyn Knowles

“…This study investigated students’ attitudes and motivations toward online learning. Students in the online course, Introduction to the Visual Arts, were asked…”
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Children's Television Programming and the "Free Market Solution." by Kerkman, Dennis D

“…Tests recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling that marketplace forces will provide sufficient high quality broadcast programing. Finds that in…”
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Challenging Multiple-Choice Questions to Engage Critical Thinking by Dennis D. Kerkman, Andrew T. Johnson

“…This article examines a technique for engaging critical thinking on multiple-choice exams. University students were encouraged to “challenge” the validity of…”
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Impossible “mental rotation” problems: A mismeasure of women's spatial abilities? by Kerkman, Dennis D., Wise, Justin C., Harwood, Elizabeth A.

“…Current textbooks report that men's visual–spatial skills are superior to women's. However, the research is not consistent with this sweeping generalization…”
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Challenging Multiple-Choice Questions to Engage Critical Thinking by Dennis D. Kerkman, PhD, Andrew T. Johnson, PhD

“…This article examines a technique for engaging critical thinking on multiple-choice exams. University students were encouraged to “challenge” the validity of…”
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Impossible “mental rotation” problems by Kerkman, Dennis D., Wise, Justin C., Harwood, Elizabeth A.

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Measuring individual differences in children's addition strategy choices by Kerkman, Dennis D., Siegler, Robert S.

“…A test of individual differences in addition strategy choices was devised and its psychometric properties were analyzed. The test was used to examine how…”
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Development of Television Viewing Patterns in Early Childhood: A Longitudinal Investigation by Huston, Aletha C, Wright, John C, Rice, Mabel L, Kerkman, Dennis, St. Peters, Michelle

“…A 2-year longitudinal study of children from ages 3 to 5 and 5 to 7 investigated age changes and environmental influences on TV viewing. Viewing…”
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What It Takes for Preschoolers to Learn Sex Abuse Prevention Concepts by Hulsey, Timothy L., Kerkman, Dennis D., Piñon, Marites F.

“…We sought to determine why preschoolers struggle to learn abuse prevention concepts that children only a few years older learn easily. We pretested…”
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