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How Question Types Reveal Student Thinking: An Experimental Comparison of Multiple-True-False and Free-Response Formats
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Hubbard, Joanna K.; Potts, Macy A.; Couch, Brian A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
Assessments represent an important component of undergraduate courses because they affect how students interact with course content and gauge student achievement of course objectives. To make decisions on assessment design, instructors must understand the affordances and limitations of available question formats. Here, we use a crossover…
Descriptors: Test Format, Questioning Techniques, Undergraduate Students, Objective Tests