Research Evidence
Students sitting this test item format have a greater chance of answering incorrectly if they cannot synthesise and apply their knowledge as shown through the work of Susan Case and David Swanson (1989).
Evidence suggests that this format works best when there is a single best answer to each successive scenario or vignette.
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