It’s amazing how big of a phenomenon iPhone applications have become in today’s society. Apparently, Dr. Frank M. Griffin, a private practice physician at the Complete Knee Center of Arkansas as recently created and released two iPhone applications ‘designed to help residents and physicians review for recertification and orthopedic training exams, as well as keeping their practice skills sharp.’
Apparently, the applications cover a number of different topics within the fields of sports medicine and general orthopedics, focusing trying to incorporate a large amount of information into each question, making sure that they help with memorization as well. To read the full article, click
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This phenomenon will definitely change the way studying is approached, which kind of worries me. How will this turn-everything-into-an-iphone-application phenomenon change the way exams are built/structured?
Suddenly, everything will be multiple-choice, making it easier for us to then use computers to grade things instead of grading it by hand.. essay-writing will become obsolete.. oh dear. Personally, I find that qualitatively, multiple-choice exams aren’t very accurate at calculating how much you know/learned.
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