The effect of test instructions, test anxiety, defensiveness, and confidence in judgment on guessing behavior in multiple-choice test situations
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A possible alternative to the practice of retention lies in provision of specific
curricular remedies for both the student’s poor school adjustment and poor academic
achievement. In many cases the student’s poor school adjustment may be oc-
casioned by his inability to meet the demands of the school situation, in which event
