Research Indicates That

question 24

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that

• A) it is unwise for students to change their answers on a multiple-choice test.
• B) the more answer changing that students engage in on multiple-choice tests, the more they improved their scores.
• C) it doesn't seem to matter whether or not students change their answers on multiple choice tests because they are equally likely to change a wrong answer to a right answer as they are to change a right answer to a wrong answer.
• D) it is unwise for D and F students to change their answers on multiple-choice tests but wise for A and B students.

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