Essay Questions Are More Appropriate Than Multiple-Choice Items When the Learning

question 17

Multiple Choice

Essay questions are more appropriate than multiple-choice items when the learning outcome calls for which of the following?

• A)development of an argument
• B)identification of concepts
• C)interpretation of data
• D)recognition of relationships

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Definitions:

Curve Of Forgetting

A graph that illustrates the decline of memory retention over time, where information is lost exponentially if no effort is made to retain it.

Long-Term Memory

The phase of the memory system that is capable of storing information for long periods of time, often throughout a person's life.

Interference Theory

A theory suggesting that the ability to remember information is affected by other information learned either previously or subsequently.

Proactive Interference

is a phenomenon where older memories inhibit the ability to remember new information because of the clutter or confusion of old and new information.