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Why multiple-choice questions are (too often) problematic

Patti Shank

These and other problems (such as the problems in the list above) lead to invalid questions and assessments. Validity refers to whether the test measures what it claims to measure. References Chiavaroli, N. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition , 31, 1155-1159. DLAW0001 ).

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Spaced Retrieval, Retrieval Practice, and Knowledge Guru: What Research Tells Us

Knowledge Guru

Spaced Retrieval avoids two inherent problems with mass practice (learning all the information at once); the problems of learner fatigue and the likelihood of interference with preceding and succeeding learning. It’s a significant problem.” References cited. [1] Applied Cognitive Psychology 19: 619–636, 2005.

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Virtual reality for pain management

KnowledgeOne

It has its place as a simulation training tool and as a safe and effective therapeutic device to treat or complement the treatment of various types of health problems, including pain management. That said, VR is not suitable for some patients, including those with epilepsy or specific eye problems (e.g.,

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Keynote Resources from #LUC2017

Kapp Notes

Challenge : As the game-based learning expert James Paul Gee has said, good games give players a set of challenging problems and let them solve those problems until they can do it automatically. Then those same games throw a new class of problem at the players requiring them to re-think, their now—taken for granted—mastery.

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Questions of the Week

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

My problem is I'm not sure how to get the lesson to stop playing while the student checks out the site. " eLearning Development: Can You Cite Research References? Could you provide the references for her research? Cognitive constraints on multimedia learning: When presenting more material results in less understanding.

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Strictly for adults?

Learning with e's

When Malcolm Knowles first proposed his model, he argued that the greater experience of adults makes a difference, and that problem centred learning dominates adult learning, when compared to the content centred learning of school age children. Take one of the key tenets of andragogy - problem based learning. Reference Knowles, M.

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A youtuber joins our exclusive list of premium publishers!

Coorpacademy

Indeed, as Arnauld Mitre, co-founder of Coorpacademy, explained back in May 2020 , “one of the big problems with the learning and training industry, which is a content industry, is thinking that content that has the same name as another is worth the same.” Not all training content is equal. Management. André Tordjman.

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