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Spiegel, Tali; Nivette, Amy – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2023
This study investigates the relationship between take-home (open-book) examinations (THE) and in-class (closed-book) examinations (ICE) on academic performance and student wellbeing. Two social science courses (one bachelor and one master) were included in the study. In the first cohort (2019), students from both courses performed an ICE, whereas…
Descriptors: Test Format, Tests, Academic Achievement, Retention (Psychology)
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van den Broek, Gesa S. E.; Gerritsen, Suzanne L.; Oomen, Iris T. J.; Velthoven, Eva; van Boxtel, Femke H. J.; Kester, Liesbeth; van Gog, Tamara – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are popular in vocabulary software because they can be scored automatically and are compatible with many input devices (e.g., touchscreens). Answering MCQs is beneficial for learning, especially when learners retrieve knowledge from memory to evaluate plausible answer alternatives. However, such retrieval may not…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Vocabulary Development, Test Format, Cues