06-29-2010, 02:24 AM
The risk of un-intentional memorizing can be reduced to some extent but can't be totally avoided.
For first time practice, one may practice MCQs by topic or unit. For each subsequent revision, let the software select MCQs randomly from increasingly large population from variety of topics and chapters. Even instruct software to throw answer choices randomly rather than regular order.
Select MCQs from different type of topics (from different chapters) rather than similar. Even if you revise MCQs from one or similar topics, it increases probability of correct answers. So select MCQs from diversified topics/ chapters.
Pay more attention to reason behind wrong choices, but know the basic reason of correct answer and compare it with wrong choices.
Always read all answer choices, with same attention, rather than jumping to right choice directly by recognizing it from previous practice. Even if mind recognizes it, try to find reason of being it correct and other wrong.
Another good trick is elimination of wrong choices, and then selecting one (or even guessing one) from reduced number of choices.
Still chances are, by the time one would finish 2nd or 3rd time revision, he would have un-intentionally memorized correct choice. But this is the risk one has to bear. In that case, one might go for another publisher or course provider.
I hope it helps.
For first time practice, one may practice MCQs by topic or unit. For each subsequent revision, let the software select MCQs randomly from increasingly large population from variety of topics and chapters. Even instruct software to throw answer choices randomly rather than regular order.
Select MCQs from different type of topics (from different chapters) rather than similar. Even if you revise MCQs from one or similar topics, it increases probability of correct answers. So select MCQs from diversified topics/ chapters.
Pay more attention to reason behind wrong choices, but know the basic reason of correct answer and compare it with wrong choices.
Always read all answer choices, with same attention, rather than jumping to right choice directly by recognizing it from previous practice. Even if mind recognizes it, try to find reason of being it correct and other wrong.
Another good trick is elimination of wrong choices, and then selecting one (or even guessing one) from reduced number of choices.
Still chances are, by the time one would finish 2nd or 3rd time revision, he would have un-intentionally memorized correct choice. But this is the risk one has to bear. In that case, one might go for another publisher or course provider.
I hope it helps.
