Re: "poor test-takers?"

[Ken Steele]

Monica Vogler wrote:

Now for the incredibly abbreviated list of 8 common flaws in questions:
[...]

 
7.  The incorrect options include key words that tend to appear in 
false statements like "every,"total," and "all."
[...]

That is why I  include absolutes on some questions to fool those who 
attempt to pass based on test-wiseness, e.g.:

*.  The fovea contains only cones.

   a.  absolutely yes.
   b.  sometimes yes and sometimes no.
   c.  absolutely no.
Of course "yes" and "absolutely yes" are equivalent but the wording does 
help to foil those who rely more on test-taking skills.

Ken

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