Studying for essay questions requires understanding of concepts, theories, and models. Studying for multiple choice and true/false questions is about factual information. Is it good to ask students to study both ways for a test? Is it fair?
Well I think that a mixture of both kind of questions is sometimes needed. Why? Because it serves what's called individual differences. Some students who can't do well in objective questions -multiple choice questions (MCQ) and true/false ones, might do better in subjective ones. They might have the ability to express there point of view, evaluate and creticise ideas, have the ability to answer without guessing. However, they later still have some drawbacks to both teachers and students. It is sometimes difficult for teachers to estimate the appropriate grade for an answer. They may give an unfair grade. Also these types of questions lack the comprehensiveness and doesn't cover the content of the syllabus. This will be challenging for some students to guess what they will be asked for. Sometimes these kind of questions might be ambiguous, which will keep the student guessing and interpreting on his own way. So to avoide these biases, short answers questions is recommended. They serve in covering much of the content and are thus overcoming the limitations of the conventional subjective questions, but not missin their features. Attention should be given to clarity when framing short answer questions as well as the development of benchmarks for assessing the degree.
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