Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education
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Search results for cheat in multiple choice

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Many multiple choice questions are poorly written. What better way to expose these errors than write a cheat-sheet for learners?

Of course, writing good test items is far more difficult than many imagine. Many make obvious mistakes. An interesting way to coming at this problem is to do some reverse engineering. If you think this doesn’t work, think again. Poundstone number crunched 100 tests with a total of 2456 questions to get some of these statistical biases.
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Multiple-Choice Questioning as a Valuable Learning Opportunity

Multiple-Choice Questioning as a Valuable Learning Opportunity | Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education | Scoop.it
Can multiple-choice questions provide opportunities for learning superior to questions requiring recall of information?
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Should Professors (a) Use Multiple Choice Tests or (b) Avoid Them At All Costs?

Should Professors (a) Use Multiple Choice Tests or (b) Avoid Them At All Costs? | Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education | Scoop.it
Multiple-choice questions don’t belong in college. They’re often ineffective as a teaching tool, they’re easy for students to cheat, and they ca
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A Defense of the Multiple-Choice Exam

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Its value may be limited, but there is no better way to test whether students have read the material.
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General advice on writing multiple choice questions, Arts, Monash University

General advice on writing multiple choice questions, Arts, Monash University | Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education | Scoop.it

The following list of articles and websites contain much useful advice on writing good multiple-choice questions.

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Multiple-choice exams favour boys over girls, worsening the maths gender gap

Multiple-choice exams favour boys over girls, worsening the maths gender gap | Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education | Scoop.it
An analysis of data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has found the gender gap in maths tests increased where papers contained more multiple choice questions.
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Making the Most of Multiple-Choice Exams

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Asking students to engage with every answer choice can foster critical thinking and productive failure.
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Standardized tests for everyone? In the Internet age, that’s the wrong answer.

Standardized tests for everyone? In the Internet age, that’s the wrong answer. | Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education | Scoop.it
Schools need updating for the Internet age.
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Writing Multiple-Choice Questions for Higher-level Thinking by Mike Dickinson : Learning Solutions Magazine

Writing Multiple-Choice Questions for Higher-level Thinking by Mike Dickinson : Learning Solutions Magazine | Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education | Scoop.it

We eLearning developers are used to the question, “Which is better, eLearning or classroom instruction?” The answer is, “It depends.” It’s the same answer if one asks, “Which are better, multiple-choice or essay questions?” Either question type is useful for assessing a variety of levels of thinking, depending on how well the designer crafts the questions. Designing multiple-choice questions is not as daunting a task as one might think.

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