Multiple-Choice Questioning Is an Efficient Instructional Methodology That May Be Widely Implemented in Academic Courses to Improve Exam Performance. (December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Glass, Arnold L.; Sinha, Neha
• Is Part Of: Current directions in psychological science. Volume 22:Number 6(2013)
• Page Start: 471
• Page End: 477
• Publication Date: 2013-12
• Subjects: testing effect -- distributed study -- long-term retention -- instruction; Psychology -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1177/0963721413495870
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-7214

Abstract

Distributed multiple-choice questioning during instruction improves exam performance in middle-school and college classes. Instructional multiple-choice questioning is effective whether done in class or online and improves performance on short-answer and free-recall exam questions as well as multiple-choice questions. It may improve performance on exam questions about facts not previously queried.