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

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.

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testing effect distributed study long-term retention instruction

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