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Mitchell, G.; And Others – Medical Teacher, 1986
Describes a study designed to determine if the amount of time allocated for answering multiple true/false type questions affects the grades of the medical students taking the tests. Students who had 2-1/4 minutes to answer each question scored significantly better than those who had 1-1/2 minutes or 3 minutes. (TW)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Medical Education