Like many professors, I tend to disparage multiple-choice tests. They measure a narrow test-taking skill that has little to do with “real life.” They’re about memorizing facts rather than dealing with ...
As midterm season wraps up, I couldn’t be more relieved. As a first-year student, these tests are incredibly nerve-wracking, especially for those of us, like me, who find multiple-choice questions ...
If you told me a year ago that in a year I’d be writing about how I love chemistry, I probably would have laughed in your face. Around that time, I was miserably glued to Problem Roulette, an online ...
It’s testing time in our schools. Standardized exams are a terrible way to measure student learning.
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New research from Bayes Business School suggests the inclusion of more than one correct response in multiple-choice examinations focuses students on deeper learning of material, and benefits ...
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