Delayed question
Content, a forced pause, then the question. Retention over a delay.
The reform failed for three reasons. First, its cost was hidden. Second, the evidence for it was thin. Third, the alternatives were never costed.
what was the second argument?
Hidden on the student's screen when the count ended · marked on the server- Category
- Memory and recall. Shown, hidden, asked.
- The student gives
- One option
- Marked
- By rule, at once
- The prompt carries
- Text, and anything you add
- In the builder
- Now.
- Allow going back to change an answerThe template has no going back.
- Allow skipping a questionThe sequence is fixed.
- Negative markingThe template has no skipping, so no blank can be left.
About delayed question.
Why this shape
Content, a forced pause, then the question: retention over a delay rather than immediate recall.
An example. Read the passage. After the pause: which of these causes does it give?
What it is
Memory questions show something, hide it, and then ask. A list, a passage, an image or a sequence appears for a counted number of seconds, and the question comes when it has gone.
Why it is needed
Retention over a delay is what learning is. A question asked while the material is still on the screen tests reading; the same question asked after it has gone tests what the student holds. Memory shapes turn the quiz into the drill that the research on retrieval practice recommends: recall, not recognition.
When to use it
Use them for vocabulary, sequences, facts that must be held without notes, and for study drills where the student wants to know what they truly remember. Use short reveals for span and detail, longer ones for a passage.
How to write one well
Set the reveal time to the size of what is shown: a few seconds for a short list, longer for a passage. Ask one thing about what was shown. Tell the student before the reveal what they will be asked, or keep it a surprise on purpose, and be consistent within a quiz.
For delayed question in particular. Use a pause long enough to clear working memory: a minute or more.
Mistakes to avoid
A reveal too short to read. A question about a detail the student could not have known mattered. Several questions about one reveal without saying so. Using memory shapes for material the student is allowed to look up.
How EdProcto marks it
EdProcto hides the reveal on the student's screen when the count ends and marks the answer by rule against the accepted list, or by a reader for open answers. The reveal and its seconds are set per question.
Questions.
- How does a student answer a delayed question question?
- One option. Content, a forced pause, then the question. Retention over a delay.
- How is delayed question marked?
- By rule, the moment the answer is given: the mark needs no reader.
- Can Procto AI write delayed question questions?
- Yes: from a chapter, notes or a handout, in this shape, at the level of thinking you set, written from your material only if you say so.