Hmm ... to change or not to change
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Is it a good idea for you to reconsider and change answers on MCQ tests?
Do you do that very often?
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i neber looked back!!!
dunno isit good onot
if i ponder too long, i will start thinking of alotta things and all the choices will seem correct.....
me jus go with my 1st hunch and cross my fingers hard -
Usually NO TIME...Originally posted by DeadPoet:Is it a good idea for you to reconsider and change answers on MCQ tests?
Do you do that very often?
Often only do if I RECALL something VERY CLEARLY or found a MISTAKE...
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Is it really true that ‘your first hunch is your best hunch’. According to a study by Stoffer, Davis, and Brown (1977) this may not be the case.
By examining the studentsÂ’ answer sheets for evidence of changes such as erasures or crossing out the initial answers here is what they have discovered,
From wrong answer to wrong answer
15%
From right answer to wrong answer 22%
From wrong answer to right answer 63%
Amazing! So when your teacher asks you to go through your answers again if you have the time, she knows what she is talking about.
Stoffer, G.R., Davis, K.E., & Brown, J. B., Jr (1977). The consequences of changing initial answers on objective tests: A stable effect and a stable misconception. Journal of Educational Research, 70, 272-277 -
Esp if there are more than four choices, really headache.Originally posted by FireIce:i neber looked back!!!
dunno isit good onot
if i ponder too long, i will start thinking of alotta things and all the choices will seem correct.....
me jus go with my 1st hunch and cross my fingers hard
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no wonder i drop out lah
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In that case no choice. If got time it is really good to through it again.Originally posted by Devil1976:Usually NO TIME...
Often only do if I RECALL something VERY CLEARLY or found a MISTAKE...
Works for me. -
Not too late, not too late.Originally posted by FireIce:no wonder i drop out lah
You can share this info to your nieces/ nephews who are still schooling. -
usually those i not sure one, i skip to next qns.... come back to it after tat....
usually try not to think too much, cos hor i usually change frm the right to wrong ans -
Haha in that case you are one of the 22%.Originally posted by tare:usually those i not sure one, i skip to next qns.... come back to it after tat....
usually try not to think too much, cos hor i usually change frm the right to wrong ans 
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so am i.Originally posted by DeadPoet:Haha in that case you are one of the 22%. 
from grade A can change to grade B. -
i hate those choices tt have "none of the above" or "not enough information to determine"
esp science subjects......
wah liew.......then have to scrutinize EVERY word to see if it's a trick qn...... -
I have come across questions that have no answers at all. You are supposed to leave it blank.
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how abt qns tat give 3 statements, then the choices are
1) a only
2) a and b
3) a and b and c
4) b and c
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Headache!!!Originally posted by tare:how abt qns tat give 3 statements, then the choices are
1) a only
2) a and b
3) a and b and c
4) b and c -
this is still pretty okOriginally posted by tare:how abt qns tat give 3 statements, then the choices are
1) a only
2) a and b
3) a and b and c
4) b and c
can use elimination