Assessing the Difficulty and Long-Term Retention of Factual and Conceptual Knowledge Through Multiple-Choice Questions: A Longitudinal Study
These findings suggest conceptual/inferential thinking is more complex than rote memorization. However, the knowledge acquired is more durable in a longitudinal fashion, especially if it is reinforced in clinical settings.
Authors
- Jessica Hernandez-Moreno
- Daman Samrao
- Johan C. Bester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-6454)
- Edward Simanton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8102-2049)
- Rosalie Kalili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2592-1001)
- Robert Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1875-4594)
- Neil G. Haycocks
- Thomas A. Vida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4878-4233)
Institutions
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (CA)
- Saint Louis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Medical Education and Practice
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/amep.s478193
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.58