<p>Are there (psychology) studies you've come across that are about how students perform after looking up certain answers--not all answers--for homework that is not graded? (I do not mean students who lack motivation.)</p>
<p>This may be <strong>too specific of a question</strong> so if you've come across related research it would be appreciated. Really, anything related to using a solution manual or solution websites will work.</p>
<p>I also welcome any efforts to improve this question.</p>

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2016-08-12T09:53:18.130Z
I would suggest to also add the tags motivation, educational-psychology and problem-solving. Also, I can imagine that searching (e.g. on google scholar) for things like "task aspects that affect motivation" or "factors for motivation to study" might be fruitful.
awakenting
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2021-12-29T05:41:21.177Z
"Are there any studies..." is rather too broad than too specific - specific questions are preferred.  If this question can be narrowed down to something like "how much time do students spend on non-credit vs graded tasks?" or "how well do students retain what they learn from credited vs self-guided tasks?" or something like that, then it can be reopened.
Arnon Weinberg
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2021-12-29T14:02:55.710Z
It's not too broad. Narrowing the question down further prevents someone from answering.
adamaero
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What specific studies are there about looking up answers for non-credit assignments?
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# What specific studies are there about looking up answers for non-credit assignments?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-11)

Are there (psychology) studies you've come across that are about how students perform after looking up certain answers--not all answers--for homework that is not graded? (I do not mean students who lack motivation.)

This may be **too specific of a question** so if you've come across related research it would be appreciated. Really, anything related to using a solution manual or solution websites will work.

I also welcome any efforts to improve this question.

**Tags:** learning, reference-request, motivation, educational-psychology, problem-solving

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I would suggest to also add the tags motivation, educational-psychology and problem-solving. Also, I can imagine that searching (e.g. on google scholar) for things like "task aspects that affect motivation" or "factors for motivation to study" might be fruitful.  
> **username_2**: "Are there any studies..." is rather too broad than too specific - specific questions are preferred.  If this question can be narrowed down to something like "how much time do students spend on non-credit vs graded tasks?" or "how well do students retain what they learn from credited vs self-guided tasks?" or something like that, then it can be reopened.  
> **username_0**: It's not too broad. Narrowing the question down further prevents someone from answering.  

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