This article describes a study of test frequency in the basic marketing class. An increase from four to six exams per semester produced significant improvement in student performance. Improvement in the lowest quartile of the class was greater than in the highest. Student perception of teacher performance also improved significantly. The article considers alternative explanations of these results.
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