I’m mainly saying that the shift from short response to multiple choice has nothing to do with academic rigor or assessment but is purely driven by technologica

I’m mainly saying that the shift from short response to multiple choice has nothing to do with academic rigor or assessment but is purely driven by technological convenience and has significant downsides. Even “fill in the blank” has disappeared yet could be auto-graded in principle. Another harm from the loss of paper tests is that teachers no longer return graded test papers to students. Sometimes completed tests made available online, often not. Students will see their numeric grade but not immediately know why and might end up never seeing the completed test if and when it is finally made available. The whole dynamic of returning the test papers and the students asking the teacher to explain missed questions is totally lost.