Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of behavioural approaches to university teaching?
a) It identifies the instructional goals for a course in the form of study questions
b) It has frequent tests in which students are required to demonstrate their knowledge to the answers of study questions
c) Students are given detailed information at the beginning of a course about what is expected of them on tests and assignments to achieve various letter grades
d) It emphasizes multiple-choice items and examinations as an objective scoring strategy ideally suited for large classes
Ans: d) It emphasizes multiple-choice items and examinations as an objective scoring strategy ideally suited for large classes
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