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Measuring higher-order cognitive skills with multiple choice questions : potentials and pitfalls of Finnish teacher education entrance

Year of publication

2023

Authors

Haataja, Eeva S. H.; Tolvanen, Asko; Vilppu, Henna; Kallio, Manne; Peltonen, Jouni; Metsäpelto, Riitta-Leena

Abstract

This mixed methods study examines the structure of the multiple-choice exam for student selection in Finnish teacher education. Through qualitative content analysis, we categorized multiple-choice questions into items that assessed lower- and higher-order cognitive processes based on the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses yielded four factors that represented lower- and higher-order cognitive processing skills and comprehension of empirical and theoretical items. These were associated with matriculation examination grades, especially with the average grade and the mother tongue grade. When developing future multiple-choice exams for admissions, we recommend emphasizing higher-order processing skills and the role of source materials.
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Organizations and authors

University of Turku

Vilppu Henna

University of Oulu

Peltonen Jouni

University of Jyväskylä

Tolvanen Asko Orcid -palvelun logo

Metsäpelto Riitta-Leena Orcid -palvelun logo

University of Helsinki

Haataja Eeva

Kallio Manne

Publication type

Publication format

Article

Parent publication type

Journal

Article type

Original article

Audience

Scientific

Peer-reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

MINEDU's publication type classification code

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Publication channel information

Parent publication name

Teaching and Teacher Education

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

122

Article number

103943

​Publication forum

68080

​Publication forum level

3

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

Yes

Open access of publication channel

Partially open publication channel

Self-archived

Yes

Other information

Fields of science

Psychology; Educational sciences

Keywords

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Publication country

United Kingdom

Internationality of the publisher

International

Language

English

International co-publication

No

Co-publication with a company

No

DOI

10.1016/j.tate.2022.103943

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

Yes