Effect of Answer Format and Review Method on College Students' Learning

Autor/inn/en	Desrochers, Marcie N.; Shelnutt, Jane M.
Titel	Effect of Answer Format and Review Method on College Students' Learning
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 59 (2012) 3, S.946-951 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2012.04.002
Schlagwörter	Feedback (Response); Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Instructional Materials; Methods; Teaching Methods; Academic Achievement; Learner Engagement; Experiments; College Students; Higher Education; Comparative Analysis; Multiple Choice Tests; Audience Response; Technology Uses in Education; Handheld Devices; Synchronous Communication; Electronic Learning; Educational Media; Educational Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Method; Methode; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulleistung; Erprobung; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Zuschauerverhalten; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Bildungsmittel
Abstract	Interactive instructional methods are characterized by engaging students with the course material and involve delivering feedback for their efforts. Using a mixed 2 x 2 factorial experiment, we compared the effects of multiple choice answer formats (word versus letter) and methods (automated versus manual) on 70 undergraduate students' acquisition of instructional material. Although there was no significant difference in participants' gain scores between automated ("clickers") and manual (holding up response cards) methods, significantly greater learning occurred when participants used the word rather than letter answer format. Despite participants' preference for letter over word format, instructors may still want to require students to write out answers to review questions given the improved performance it yields. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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