Consequences the extensive use of multiple-choice questions might have on student's reasoning structure

TL;DR

This paper explores how extensive use of multiple-choice questions and societal cultural habits influence the development of students' reasoning structures in physics learning.

Contribution

It introduces a broad interdisciplinary perspective on how multiple-choice assessments and cultural factors shape student reasoning over time.

Findings

Multiple-choice systems may impact reasoning development.

Cultural habits influence reasoning structures.

Long-term effects on physics learning are significant.

Abstract

Learning physics is a context dependent process. I consider a broader interdisciplinary problem of where differences in understanding and reasoning arise. I suggest the long run effects a multiple choice based learning system as well as society cultural habits and rules might have on student reasoning structure.