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Download full textAnderson, Paul S. – 1987
Seven formats of educational testing were compared for student test preferences and how well each evaluated learning. The formats were: (1) true/false; (2) multiple choice; (3) matching; (4) MDT Multiple Digit Testing, in which a machine scores fill-in-the-blanks; (5) fill-in-the-blanks; (6) short answers; and (7) essay. A total of 1,440 survey…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Essay Tests
