Writing Effective Multiple Choice Questions (CTE782)

Friday, October 6, 2017 9:30 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Location: EV1 241  Notes: Open to faculty (registration is required)

Multiple choice tests are efficient to administer and grade, but good questions are difficult to write.This workshop will provide strategies and tips for designing effective questions at various levels of knowledge (e.g. recall, application, evaluation). We will introduce basic item analysis as a tool to use in reviewing and improving test questions. Participants will practice analyzing and improving sample questions and, in an optional final 30 minutes, critically review some of their own test questions. Participants are asked to bring a multiple choice test to work on and get feedback on if they plans to stay for the last 30 minutes of the session.

Facilitators: Kyle Scholz (CTE), Monica Vesely (CTE) and Mary Power (CTE)

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