Competitive true-false questions can produce benefits similar to competitive multiple-choice questions for previously asked and related questions¶
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q2 i? True-false questions requiring retrieval about both named alternatives can have some of the same beneficial effects as competitive multiple-choice questions. → Dillon H. Murphy 2023
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Dillon H. Murphy 2023¶
Dillon H. Murphy, Jeri L. Little, Elizabeth L. Bjork. (2023). The Value of Using Tests in Education as Tools for Learning—Not Just for Assessment. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09808-3
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The commentary reports, citing Brabec et al. (2021), that "true-false questions can have some of the same beneficial effects as competitive multiple-choice questions," using a Yellowstone geysers example where answering requires retrieving information about both named geysers. No effect size is printed.
"recent work has demonstrated that true-false questions can have some of the same beneficial effects as competitive multiple-choice questions (Brabec et al., 2021)"
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Related Claims¶
- Initial multiple-choice tests with plausible, competitive alternatives outperformed initial short-answer tests on final questions that were related to but not directly tested initially — related
- Having more multiple-choice alternatives benefits later retention when initial retrieval success is high but hurts learning when it is low — related
- The benefits of retrieval practice do not depend on an exact match between initial retrieval practice conditions and the final test format — a broader claim this one bears on
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Competitive true-false questions can produce benefits similar to competitive multiple-choice questions for previously asked and related questions |
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Competitive true-false questions can produce benefits similar to competitive multiple-choice questions for previously asked and related questions |
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