Multiple choice testing and the retrieval hypothesis of the testing effect
| dc.contributor.author | Sensenig, Amanda E., author | |
| dc.contributor.author | DeLosh, Edward, advisor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Davalos, Deana, committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | McCabe, David, committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | De Miranda, Michael, committee member | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-08T19:04:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-08T19:04:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description | Covers not scanned. | |
| dc.description | Print version deaccessioned 2022. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Taking a test often leads to enhanced later memory for the tested information, a phenomenon known as the “testing effect”. This memory advantage has been reliably demonstrated with recall tests but not multiple choice tests. One potential explanation for this finding is that multiple choice tests do not rely on retrieval processes to the same extent as other types of tests. The set of experiments reported here examines the retrieval hypothesis of the testing effect in multiple choice testing. Experiment 1 is a replication and extension of previous research (Roediger & Marsh, 2005) with the addition of a re-study comparison condition. Experiments 2a and 2b encouraged participants to engage in retrieval processes during multiple choice tests. Experiment 3 implemented a version of the remember/know paradigm in order to assess retrieval of individual items on a multiple choice test. Overall, multiple choice testing did not produce a memory advantage over re-studying the material in the experiments reported here. The results of these experiments are discussed in light of the retrieval hypothesis of the testing effect. | |
| dc.format.medium | doctoral dissertations | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234646 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries | |
| dc.relation | Catalog record number (MMS ID): 991014246619703361 | |
| dc.relation | LB3060.32.M85 S457 2010 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 2000-2019 | |
| dc.rights | Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. | |
| dc.subject | Multiple-choice examinations | |
| dc.subject | Memory | |
| dc.title | Multiple choice testing and the retrieval hypothesis of the testing effect | |
| dc.type | Text | |
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| thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Colorado State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) |
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