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Direct linkQian Liu; Navé Wald; Chandima Daskon; Tony Harland – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
This qualitative study looks at multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in examinations and their effectiveness in testing higher-order cognition. While there are claims that MCQs can do this, we consider many assertions problematic because of the difficulty in interpreting what higher-order cognition consists of and whether or not assessment tasks…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Critical Thinking, College Faculty, Student Evaluation
