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Results from Multiple-choice testing as a desirable difficulty in the classroom

Students showed a 10% increase ability to answer previously tested questions on the final than on the quiz. Their ability to do so was also greater than their ability to answer baseline questions (M=92%, SD=13% to M=72%, SD=21%). Students also showed a greater ability to answer questions that had concepts that were previously quizzed, at a rate greater than their ability to answer baseline questions (M=90%, SD=14%). In all cases, final exam performance for same and related items was above baseline items and performance on initial quizzes. If students had correctly answered a question on the initial quiz, they were more likely to correctly answer a related question on the final.

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Updated 2020-09-12

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