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Thursday, December 26, 2019

How many answer choices is best for a multiple-choice question? Probably not what you think.

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Last week I discussed a quiz I developed   to help people analyze what they know and don't know about developing valuable and valid mult...
Monday, December 16, 2019

"Describe how to..." is (usually) an inadequate learning objective

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I developed a quiz (https://forms.gle/FMcuPywmKFLJ69je8) to help people analyze what they know and don't know about developing valuable ...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Why multiple-choice questions are (too often) problematic

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Research shows that too many multiple-choice questions are written poorly and therefore create bad assessments. A few of the common issue...
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Friday, May 24, 2019

Non-Conscious Aspects Of Learning And Performance

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Being on autopilot has a lot of implications for learning and performance. Recently, Guy Wallace (@guywwallace on Twitter) posted about  ex...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Should We Use Background Music With Instruction? No.

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The general rationale for not using background music is that it increases harmful cognitive load. Cognitive load relates to mental proces...
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Microlearning, Macrolearning. What Does Research Tell Us?

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In the last year I have increasingly hear L&D practitioners talk about microlearning like it’s “the answer.” What is it the answer t...

How Well Do We Learn From Experiential Or Inquiry Learning Approaches?

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Direct instruction directly teaches the content. People are supplied with content and activities that help them build needed background k...