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Effects of posting examinations and answer keys on students' study methods and test performance

Emerson Lake1, David W Chambers

  • 1Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, 2155 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.

Journal of Dental Education
|May 13, 2009
PubMed
Summary

Posting examination questions and scores did not impact student test performance. However, not posting exams created faculty-student distance, suggesting posting exams is beneficial for academic environments.

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