One way to quickly spot educational fads is when the seller argues that something will “always work” and that’s it’s “super easy” to implement. As educators know all too well, human minds are complex and there is no approach that will “always work”.
All tagged multiple-choice
GUEST POST: How Test Expectancy Promotes Learning
If you’re an educator, there’s no doubt your students have asked questions like, “Are we going to be tested on this?” and “Is the exam going to be essay or multiple-choice?” Why do students want these answers? One possibility is that students will use them to …
GUEST POST: Multiple-choice Testing: Are the Best Practices for Assessment Also Good for Learning?
Multiple-choice tests are very popular in education for a variety of reasons – they are easy to grade, offer greater objectivity, and can allow more content to be covered on a single test. As a result of its popularity and utility, multiple-choice testing has been the focus ...
Retrieval Practice in the Classroom: New Evidence!
We have covered the many benefits of retrieval practice, but we have often heard criticism that the evidence for retrieval practice often comes from randomized controlled trials in the laboratory using materials that are too simplistic. While there is evidence that retrieval practice ...
Weekly Digest #4: How To Write Good Multiple-Choice Questions
Here are a few helpful resources for putting together good multiple-choice questions, organized in order from shortest (if you’re pressed for time) to longest (when you want to really explore the topic – summer reading list, anyone?) ...
