Self-regulated multiple-choice students scored lower on final tests than experimenter-controlled groups but spent less time practicing, making their one-correct criterion comparatively time-efficient.¶

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q3 i? Compared with experimenter-controlled groups practicing to a higher number of correct answers, self-regulated multiple-choice students showed lower final test performance but less practice time. → Badali 2023

Evidence¶

Badali 2023¶

Badali, S., Rawson, K.A. & Dunlosky, J. (2023). How do Students Regulate Their Use of Multiple Choice Practice Tests?. Educational Psychology Review 35, 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09761-1

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Comparison of self-regulated versus experimenter-controlled groups in the German-English word-pair experiments. The article reports participants "scored lower on final tests but also spent less time practicing items," and concludes the one-correct criterion was "comparatively effective" when performance is considered relative to practice time. No effect size is printed in the available text.

"As compared to the experimenter-controlled groups, participants who regulated their use of multiple-choice questions scored lower on final tests but also spent less time practicing items."

Discussion¶

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