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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Epidemiology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reporting bias
1, record 1, English, reporting%20bias
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reporting bias occurs when the participant, consciously or unconsciously, provides incorrect information. This can happen when the participant tries to please the investigator by supplying the presumed "correct" answer. 2, record 1, English, - reporting%20bias
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Épidémiologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biais de déclaration
1, record 1, French, biais%20de%20d%C3%A9claration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le biais de déclaration («reporting bias») survient lorsqu'un sujet interrogé, en particulier sur des sujets sensibles (utilisation de stupéfiants, d'alcool, relations sexuelles ...) oriente inconsciemment ses réponses pour «plaire» à l'observateur ou a tendance à répondre selon les normes sociales en vigueur et donc à sur ou sous-déclarer des comportements réprouvés par la société. 2, record 1, French, - biais%20de%20d%C3%A9claration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- incorrect response
1, record 2, English, incorrect%20response
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- incorrect answer 1, record 2, English, incorrect%20answer
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mauvaise réponse
1, record 2, French, mauvaise%20r%C3%A9ponse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-11-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- distractor
1, record 3, English, distractor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- distracter 2, record 3, English, distracter
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A response for a multiple-choice item that is classed as an incorrect alternative. It is a plausible wrong answer designed to be attractive to students who do not know the correct response. 1, record 3, English, - distractor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The incorrect alternatives(called foils) of a multiple-choice question must be plausible. Sometimes they are so unlikely that students can determine the correct answer simply by eliminating obviously wrong ones. 3, record 3, English, - distractor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Docimologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- distracteur
1, record 3, French, distracteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- leurre 2, record 3, French, leurre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réponse plausible autre que la réponse correcte ou admise pour un item à réponse choisie. 2, record 3, French, - distracteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-12-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Software
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- procedural error
1, record 4, English, procedural%20error
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- flaw in procedure 2, record 4, English, flaw%20in%20procedure
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Articulate facts and strategies that vary from expert knowledge ... (misconceptions and procedural errors). 3, record 4, English, - procedural%20error
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
If the computer has a tutorial program, the student is asked a question by the computer, the student types in an answer, and then gets an immediate response to the answer. If the answer is correct, the student is routed to more challenging problems; if the answer is incorrect, various computer messages will indicate the flaw in procedure, and the program will bypass more complicated questions until the student shows mastery in that area. 2, record 4, English, - procedural%20error
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- erreur de conception
1, record 4, French, erreur%20de%20conception
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- faille de raisonnement 2, record 4, French, faille%20de%20raisonnement
feminine noun
- faute de logique 3, record 4, French, faute%20de%20logique
feminine noun
- vice de raisonnement 4, record 4, French, vice%20de%20raisonnement
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
erreur due à un défaut de conception du problème. 1, record 4, French, - erreur%20de%20conception
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La détection des erreurs, des oublis et autres vices de raisonnement plus importants (que l'on rassemble sous le doux nom de bogues) n'est qu'une partie du problème; [...] 4, record 4, French, - erreur%20de%20conception
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille : Point faible, défaut, manque de cohérence dans un raisonnement [...] 5, record 4, French, - erreur%20de%20conception
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Soporte lógico (Software)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- error de concepto
1, record 4, Spanish, error%20de%20concepto
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-05-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Software
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- numeric answer
1, record 5, English, numeric%20answer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- numeric response 1, record 5, English, numeric%20response
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Numeric Answer. Math and science problems frequently require numeric responses. They typically involve a single number and are easy to judge. The mode of such responses is almost always via the keyboard. The response is judged by comparing it to the correct number and optionally to one or more anticipated incorrect numbers. 1, record 5, English, - numeric%20answer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- réponse numérique
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9ponse%20num%C3%A9rique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réponse en chiffres que l'apprenant donne à un problème de sciences ou de mathématiques : le nombre est inscrit au moyen du clavier. 2, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9ponse%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-03-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- multiple-selection answer
1, record 6, English, multiple%2Dselection%20answer
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multiple-Selection Answer. This type of judgment is only slightly more difficult [than for single-selection answer]. The response modes and the response-answer comparison are basically the same as for the single selection case. Now, however, the response may be correct, incorrect, improper, or partially correct.... For example, a question requires the student to underline the nouns in a sentence containing two nouns. Underlining both nouns would be correct. Underlining anything but the nouns, such as two verbs, would be incorrect. Underlining one noun, a noun and a verb, or two nouns and a verb, would all be partially correct responses. 1, record 6, English, - multiple%2Dselection%20answer
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Docimologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- réponse à choix multiples
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A9ponse%20%C3%A0%20choix%20multiples
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-04-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- corrective feedback
1, record 7, English, corrective%20feedback
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Feedback that] serves mainly to correct misunderstandings on the student’s part... Feedback can range from a simple yes/no to the provision of substantial corrective information, which can itself take on the form of new instruction. 2, record 7, English, - corrective%20feedback
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Feedback should be corrective. It should provide the student with information to improve future performance. Simply saying "incorrect" after a response is not corrective. A potential danger of corrective feedback is that it may increase student errors. Simple corrective feedback, such as "No, the correct answer is Abraham Lincoln, "does not generally act as a reinforcer.... 3, record 7, English, - corrective%20feedback
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The "branching programs" ... offered corrective feedback as well as adapted their teaching to students’ responses. 4, record 7, English, - corrective%20feedback
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- rétroaction de redressement d'erreur
1, record 7, French, r%C3%A9troaction%20de%20redressement%20d%27erreur
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- feedback de redressement d'erreurs 2, record 7, French, feedback%20de%20redressement%20d%27erreurs
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rétroaction qui émane du système et qui renseigne l'apprenant sur la source de son (ou de ses) erreur(s), afin de lui permettre d'améliorer ultérieurement sa performance. 1, record 7, French, - r%C3%A9troaction%20de%20redressement%20d%27erreur
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l'élève fournit une réponse alors qu'il dispose de toute l'information nécessaire mais que cette réponse s'avère erronée, un feedback de redressement d'erreurs lui sera proposé. 2, record 7, French, - r%C3%A9troaction%20de%20redressement%20d%27erreur
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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