Temporal patterns of behavior from the scheduling of psychology quizzes.
Temporal patterns of behavior have been observed in real-life performances such as bill passing in the U.S. Congress, in-class studying, and quiz taking. However, the practical utility of understanding these patterns has not been evaluated. The current study demonstrated the presence of temporal patterns of quiz taking in a university-level introductory psychology course and used these patterns to manage the traffic of quiz takers in a computerized testing lab. Results are discussed in terms of the applications of tracking temporal response patterns.
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA.
David P
DP
Jarmolowicz
Yusuke
Y
Hayashi
Claire St Peter
CS
Pipkin
D003201:Computers; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors