Students everywhere are preparing for end of term exams. Multiple choice tasks are among the most frequently used exam forms in undergraduate education. They are cheap; they can be used in mass ...

According to an article just published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, the answer — perhaps surprisingly — can sometimes be choice D. But it depends on how multiple choice questions ...

Students everywhere are preparing for end of term exams. Multiple choice tasks are among the most frequently used exam forms in undergraduate education. They are cheap; they can be used in mass ...

Multiple-choice tests and quizzes are an effective tool for: assessing a student's mastery of facts and concepts; helping students learn and retain facts and concepts. While some educators might see ...

Students around the country are gearing up for final exams, including often-disparaged multiple choice tests. Is their bad rap deserved?... Multiple choice tests are: A. Only effective for assessing ...

When I was in school, multiple-choice exams were the backbone of testing. Teachers relied on them because they were efficient: Scantron sheets could be graded quickly, objectively and consistently.

Although people often think about multiple-choice tests as tools for assessment, they can also be used to facilitate learning. A new study offers straightforward tips for constructing multiple-choice ...

Like many issues in education policy, student assessment tends to produce views that crystallize around a false dichotomy. Either our perpetually new and improving multiple-choice tests are the only ...