Well-written multiple-choice items can deepen thinking and learning, rather than simply challenging students to recall basic ...

Multiple choice questions are often frowned on as an assessment tool in higher education. But when well constructed, they offer a clear and transparent way of evaluating student progress, as Anthony ...

Multiple choice questions appear throughout both exam papers, and at both Foundation tier and Higher tier. Multiple choice questions are usually asked as questions, often starting with 'What is...' or ...

There are two papers for each tier of entry - Foundation and Higher. Each paper is split into two sections, Section A and Section B. Multiple choice questions appear in both exam papers, and at both ...

Boys perform better than girls in tests made up of multiple-choice questions. Multiple-choice questions are considered objective and easy to mark. But my research shows they give an advantage to males ...

In an excellent column, Ray Schroeder, senior fellow for the Association of Leaders in Online and Professional Education, laments the tendency for many instructors to rely on text-specific test banks ...

No form of assessment is perfect, but when done properly, multiple-choice questions have their benefits. Shutterstock even successful, able and committed students – those who become university ...

I hate multiple-choice tests. And tests that involve matching, fill in the blanks and all other such silliness. To be honest, I’m not a big fan of tests at all. That’s because tests tend not to be ...