On 26 Feb 2003 07:00:19 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert J. MacG. Dawson) wrote:
> I seem to recall that the education literature and/or folklore states > that introducing any novelty in teaching technique usually results in a > temporary increase in grades and satisfaction, which then disappears > again. Is there an accepted name for this? > The "Hawthorne effect" was named after the work site of some research of 1924-1932. First google hit, of 5820, HAWTHORNE EFFECT. Initial improvement in a process of production caused by the obtrusive observation of that process. The effect ... pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ASC/HAWTHO_EFFEC.html - -- Rich Ulrich, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
