4. Homework. The English majors were much more likely to do home assignments. This was not so much a matter of intrinsic motivation as a consequence of the fact that their English courses were required. If they had failed to meet the instructor’s expectations, they would have had to repeat the course. This, in turn (depending on the number of other failures), might have set back their year of graduation. For the nonmajors, the course was not required. If they failed, they could take courses in a variety of other subjects to garner sufficient credits for graduation
Hypothesis
The gain scores of all students, regardless of method of study, would be equal.
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