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Isn a short answer-format exam more difficult than a “bubble sheet”-format exam (i.e., multiple choice, true/false, + matching)?

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Isn a short answer-format exam more difficult than a “bubble sheet”-format exam (i.e., multiple choice, true/false, + matching)?

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No, not necessarily. Most times the GEOL 118 class average for the short answer-format exam is similar to or higher than the “bubble sheet”-format exam. If the class average for the short answer-format exam is less than the class average for the “bubble sheet”-format exam, then I will add points to short answer-format exam scores so that the averages are similar. Certainly if you do not know the course material at all, then a short answer-format exam is more difficult than a “bubble sheet”-format exam because it is harder to guess on a short answer-format exam.