Why do some students score decently on multiple choice exams without knowing the material? Multiple choice exams are not a reflection of what a student learned. In a college setting, rarely do professors assign multiple choice. Most professors agree multiple choice doesn’t encourage learning the amount of material they assign. Rather, it shows professors how well students can guess on an exam. Multiple choice is a practice teachers in secondary schools should move away from if teachers want students to focus on learning, rather than focusing on receiving good grades. After all, grades are also not a reflection of learning. Instead, it is a reflection of whether you did everything to the teacher’s liking. To read more about why teachers should eliminate multiple choice questions, click here.