Opting out has disadvantages: it can obscure implicit knowledge, enable excessive opting out, and complicate assessment¶

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q2 i? Opting out may obscure implicit knowledge that could aid elimination and guessing, and individual differences in interpretation can lead to excessive opting out and varying utilization rates. → Yael Sidi · Rakefet Ackerman 2024

Evidence¶

Yael Sidi · Rakefet Ackerman 2024¶

Yael Sidi · Rakefet Ackerman. (2024). Opting Out as an Untapped Resource in Instructional Design: Review and Implications. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09879-w

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The review reports, citing Harden et al. (1976), two factors discouraging opt-out options in tests: opting out "may obscure implicit knowledge" and differing interpretations "might lead to varying utilization rates, potentially impacting students' relative success".

"First, opting out may obscure implicit knowledge that could aid in the process of elimination and accurate guessing (see also Higham, 2007; Powell et al., 2005). Second, differences in individual interpretations of opting out might lead to varying utilization rates, potentially impacting students' relative success."

Discussion¶

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