Theory: Multiple choice tests are completely fucked up bullshit to derive "grades" from

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[–]BanditMcFuklebuck 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

It's called objective testing, as opposed to essay/fill-in-the-blank which are more time consuming and labor intensive testing methods, and more open to subjective interpretation. I always thought it was funny labeling probably the least accurate way of assessing someone's knowledge or aptitude as objective....

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A typical US-attidude, as i judge.

As time-efficient as it is unprecise and unfathomable at the same time.

There quite obviously is no objectivity.

But there always is money. You always can invest your time in "earning" or "spending" your time on.

[–]BanditMcFuklebuck 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I was with you until the last two sentences. What do you mean?

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Objectivity is a non-word in my simulation. Because it doesn't exist (except inside mathematics itself, maybe... if one feels inclined to believe in all these axioms needed there).

It can be strived for though. But mostly not successfully "enough" by idiots. Exemplary for idiots are the sheeple developing these kind of tests mostly.

Because of that there are less and less people thoroughly thinking for themselves since money seemingly is also a time-question when developing these tests.

TL;DR: "We have not enough time to develop a test to take serious time on grading, so just let use this bullshit one".