My take is that the student should 'KNOW' the material.If one knows the material,it should make no difference if it is in multiple choice or fill in the blanks format,
Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Mueller To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [tips] The "Testing Effect" The testing effect is built upon forced recall. Research consistently finds that recall is superior to recognition for retrieval practice. This guide from the Institute of Education Sciences http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practice_guides/20072004.pdf provides a nice overview of several recommendations the research supports on how to promote effective learning. Recommendation 5b addresses the testing effect and provides some references for support. Jon =============== Jon Mueller Professor of Psychology North Central College 30 N. Brainard St. Naperville, IL 60540 voice: (630)-637-5329 fax: (630)-637-5121 jfmuel...@noctrl.edu http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu >>> Michael Britt <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> 3/13/2012 12:06 PM >>> Lots of research lately on the effectiveness of retrieval practice (i.e., testing effect). I haven't seen any that answers this question: is it better to test oneself using recognition methods (multiple choice questions) or recall (fill in the blank). I would guess that practice using recall would enhance the testing effect. Anyone know? Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. mich...@thepsychfiles.com http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: jfmuel...@noctrl.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13269.01f6211e00cc8f00a7b68e8e24b1b4d6&n=T&l=tips&o=16661 or send a blank email to leave-16661-13269.01f6211e00cc8f00a7b68e8e24b1b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: msylves...@copper.net. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13424.eb17e1c03643c971ab35c22d86587541&n=T&l=tips&o=16662 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-16662-13424.eb17e1c03643c971ab35c22d86587...@fsulist.frostburg.edu No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4868 - Release Date: 03/13/12 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=16666 or send a blank email to leave-16666-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
