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Direct linkQian Liu; Navé Wald; Chandima Daskon; Tony Harland – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
This qualitative study looks at multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in examinations and their effectiveness in testing higher-order cognition. While there are claims that MCQs can do this, we consider many assertions problematic because of the difficulty in interpreting what higher-order cognition consists of and whether or not assessment tasks…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Critical Thinking, College Faculty, Student Evaluation
Yang, Dazhi; Streveler, Ruth; Miller, Ronald L.; Senocak, Inanc; Slotta, Jim – Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Background: Chi and colleagues have argued that some of the most challenging engineering concepts exhibit properties of emergent systems. However, students often lack a mental framework, or schema, for understanding emergence. Slotta and Chi posited that helping students develop a schema for emergent systems, referred to as schema training, would…
Descriptors: Heat, Thermodynamics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Download full textAltinbas, Mehmet Emre – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2023
Following Richards's (2015) ideas of using movie clips, videos, and games as valuable technological tools for language learning, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of using novel extracts and computer game cutscenes based on the same story to develop the vocabulary knowledge of English as a foreign language (EFL)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Comparative Analysis
Moro, Sérgio; Martins, António; Ramos, Pedro; Esmerado, Joaquim; Costa, Joana Martinho; Almeida, Daniela – Computers in the Schools, 2020
Many university programs include Microsoft Excel courses given their value as a scientific and technical tool. However, evaluating what is effectively learned by students is a challenging task. Considering multiple-choice written exams are a standard evaluation format, this study aimed to uncover the features influencing students' success in…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Test Items, Spreadsheets, Computer Software
Hildenbrand, Lena; Wiley, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 2021
Many studies have demonstrated that testing students on to-be-learned materials can be an effective learning activity. However, past studies have also shown that some practice test formats are more effective than others. Open-ended recall or short answer practice tests may be effective because the questions prompt deeper processing as students…
Descriptors: Test Format, Outcomes of Education, Cognitive Processes, Learning Activities
Dewi, Resti Citra – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of using authentic materials on EFL students' in listening comprehension. The participants of this study was the second year students of Junior High School in Indonesia, 2014/2015 academic year. The population of this study consisted of five parallel classes with the total number of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Listening Comprehension, Statistical Analysis, Control Groups
Shapiro, Amy – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2009
Student evaluations of a large General Psychology course indicate that students enjoy the class a great deal, yet attendance is low. An experiment was conducted to evaluate a personal response system as a solution. Attendance rose by 30% as compared to extra credit as an inducement, but was equivalent to offering pop quizzes. Performance on test…
Descriptors: Test Items, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Classroom Techniques
