Like many professors, I tend to disparage multiple-choice tests. They measure a narrow test-taking skill that has little to do with “real life.” They’re about memorizing facts rather than dealing with ...

Silvia Griselda receives funding from AXA Research Lab on Gender Equality at Bocconi University. Silvia Griselda also acknowledges the financial support from the University of Melbourne’s FBE Doctoral ...

Meandering into the lecture hall, you take note of the atmosphere. The air is still. But for the faint sounds of shuffling pages, trackpad clicks, and anxiety-laced whispering, the room is silent. You ...

Multiple choice questions are often frowned on as an assessment tool in higher education. But when well constructed, they offer a clear and transparent way of evaluating student progress, as Anthony ...

When it comes to information technology professional certifications, the world is still stuck in the ’90s, dominated by notions that internet connections are slow and unreliable, hardware is costly ...

Multiple-choice questions don’t belong in college. They’re often ineffective as a teaching tool, they’re easy for students to cheat, and they can exacerbate test anxiety. Yet more professors seem to ...