I'm no English major and I couldn't tell with certainty whether the sentence is grammarically correct or not. However, I think it's a case where the structure is too awkward that it's not worth redeeming it.
If it were up to me, I'd have rephrased it so it'd be less awkward.
Maybe:
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Hargie observed that intelligent students are more eager to respond to challenging process question over a mundane recall question.
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Tangentially: I'm not sure if this is a instance of passive voice but that's a good reason why one should avoid passive voice.
Edit: Looks like I was lucky on guessing passive voice; thanks Brad!
