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Record 1 2001-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

The tendency of humans to improve their performance when they are aware it is being studied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

Les résultats, positifs ou négatifs, qui ne sont pas dus aux facteurs expérimentaux, mais à l'effet psychologique que la conscience de participer à une recherche et d'être l'objet d'une attention spéciale exerce sur le sujet ou sur le groupe expérimental.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
OBS

Es expresivo de las mejoras que es posible alcanzar, a fin de mejorar los rendimientos, en la motivación de los partícipes en cualquier proyecto que requiera gran atención.

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