In most undergraduate programs, passive learning will suffice because exams are structured to
test factual knowledge.
Online games, in which pupils learn and
test their factual knowledge, can be helpful when homework goals are about building a foundation of knowledge.
Not exact matches
As usual, it is easier to
test for
factual knowledge than understanding.
It may also be subjected to the
test of determining whether or not the
knowledge is also
factual or true in an empirical historical sense, so far as any such
test is possible in connection with it, but it must always be recognized that although historical
knowledge can have this kind of significance, this kind of significance is not limited to
knowledge that is also historical.
This partakes of the view fashionable among educators that multiple - choice
testing is inherently inadequate because it can not be used to appraise anything but the most rudimentary of skills and
factual recall - type
knowledge.
An effort is under way to transform Chinese education from a rigid, fact - based, lecture - and - drill model that includes super-high-stakes
testing to a more student - centered model that features inquiry in a quest for deeper understanding, all without sacrificing
factual content
knowledge.
With only the core
factual knowledge, it's most often short term learned (memorized)-- maybe enough for standardized
tests, probably not.