Pick the right answer from the set provided. But anyone who’s taken enough of these tests knows there’s more to it.

I was delighted to read Daniel J. Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig’s essay on the demise of the multiple-choice exam because, if these futurists are correct, we will see changes in education even more ...

Students everywhere are preparing for end of term exams. Multiple choice tasks are among the most frequently used exam forms in undergraduate education. They are cheap; they can be used in mass ...

Although people often think about multiple-choice tests as tools for assessment, they can also be used to facilitate learning. A new study offers straightforward tips for constructing multiple-choice ...

In an excellent column, Ray Schroeder, senior fellow for the Association of Leaders in Online and Professional Education, laments the tendency for many instructors to rely on text-specific test banks ...

Multiple-choice questions don’t belong in college. They’re often ineffective as a teaching tool, they’re easy for students to cheat, and they can exacerbate test anxiety. Yet more professors seem to ...

EdSource · How a charter school serving adults became embroiled in scandal and sparked calls for reform There is an adage in education that what you test guides what you teach. Those who care about ...

In addition to the important drivers you cite, there’s a steady downward demographic trend in US college-age kids, and the ...

The Biden administration revealed plans Wednesday to rewrite the test to become a U.S. citizen, making it a multiple-choice exam and changing the way applicants must demonstrate their knowledge of ...

b) helping students learn and retain facts and concepts. While some educators might see this as a trick question, the correct answer appears to be: c) all of the above, suggests new research from ...