I might have come to this discussion too late to be of assistance. But, for what it is worth, my students from abroad have consistently stated that MC tests are not used in their school systems. They also tell me that MC tests are referred to as "American tests."
Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Do you think it's possible that, rather than a > multicultural/cross-cultural > bias here, we have the same-old, same-old student response: "If I didn't > do > well, it's the fault of the test/professor/culture"??? > > Beth Benoit > Granite State College > New Hampshire > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 6:09 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Cross-cultural/Multiple choice > > > Is the multiple choice exam format unique to the U.S?I have had > international students commented that, in their respective countries,this > is > rarely used as an assessment of a student's knowledge base. > Those who studied in Europpe were appalled by this method in the U.S.Some > said that European teachers' method of testing gave them a better idea of > their strengths and weaknesses from a cognitive standpoint..Some of these > students said the European and Australian schools allowed for elaborative > and deep processing of information instead of the fact retention paradigm > of > the multiple choice format. A friend of mine who studied in England had > many > complaints from U.S students while teaching at Kansas State.The students > were used to MC andnot writing out answers. > Just curious if Wundt gave essay exams to the Americans studying at > Leipzig > and if this had anything to do with the formation of the Functionalism by > the Americans.I assume that many tipsters have been exposed to a variety > of > assessment methods,so how do you read the criticism of the multiple choice > modality from international students? > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > --- > > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
