As midterm season wraps up, I couldn’t be more relieved. As a first-year student, these tests are incredibly nerve-wracking, especially for those of us, like me, who find multiple-choice questions ...

Our fates in school and beyond are decided by quizzes, finals exams, driving tests and professional exams. Although test makers try to put the correct answers in random order, they fall into patterns.

Although people often think about multiple-choice tests as tools for assessment, they can also be used to facilitate learning. A new study offers straightforward tips for constructing multiple-choice ...

Professors usually give tests to measure students’ learning. But the act of taking a test can also cause learning, helping students retain and understand material. A new article in the Journal of ...

In an excellent column, Ray Schroeder, senior fellow for the Association of Leaders in Online and Professional Education, laments the tendency for many instructors to rely on text-specific test banks ...

Multiple-choice questions don’t belong in college. They’re often ineffective as a teaching tool, they’re easy for students to cheat, and they can exacerbate test anxiety. Yet more professors seem to ...