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Yonker, Julie E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2011
With the advent of online test banks and large introductory classes, instructors have often turned to textbook publisher-generated multiple-choice question (MCQ) exams in their courses. Multiple-choice questions are often divided into categories of factual or applied, thereby implicating levels of cognitive processing. This investigation examined…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Item Banks, Introductory Courses, Cognitive Processes
Biggs, John B. – 1987
A common thread in contemporary research in student learning refers to the ways in which students go about learning. A theory of learning is presented that accentuates the interaction between the person and the situation. Research evidence implies a form of meta-cognition called meta-learning, the awareness of students of their own learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education