Strategies, Ideas, and Recommendations from the faculty Development Literature Show General Strategies
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Sources The Strategies, Ideas and Recommendations Here Come Primarily From: Gross Davis, B. Tools for Teaching. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1993. And These Additional Sources... Clegg, V. L., and Cashin, W. E. "Improving Multiple-Choice Tests." Idea Paper, no. 16. Manhattan: Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development in Higher Education, Kansas State University, 1986. Fuhrmann, B. S. and Grasha, A. F. A Practical Handbook for College Teachers. Boston: Little, Brown, 1983. Jacobs, L. C. and Chase, C. I. Developing and Using Tests Effectively: A Guide for Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992. Lowman, J. Mastering the Techniques of Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1984. Ory, J. C. Improving Your Test Questions. Urbana: Office of Instructional Res., University of Illinois, 1985. Seyer, P. C. Item Analysis. San Jose, Calif.: Faculty and Instructional Development Office, San Jose State University, 1981. Svinicki, M. D. "The Test: Uses, Construction and Evaluation," Engineering Education, 1976, 66(5) 408-411. Welsh, A. L. "Multiple Choice Objective Tests." In P. Saunders, A. L. Welsh, and W. L. Hansen (eds.), Resource Manual for Teaching Training Programs in Economics. New York: Joint Council on Economic Education, 1978. Wergin, J. F. "Basic Issues and Principles in Classroom Assessment." In J. H. McMillan (ed.), Assessing Students' Learning. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, no. 34. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1988. What is one advantage of using multipleReliability: Reliability is defined as the degree to which a test consistently measures a learning outcome. Multiple choice test items are less susceptible to guessing than true/false questions, making them a more reliable means of assessment.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of multiplePros and cons of multiple choice questions. Quick and simple to answer. ... . You can potentially ask more questions. ... . Mobile friendly. ... . Simple to analyse. ... . They can be time-consuming to create. ... . The data they produce is solely quantitative. ... . They can limit the respondent in their answers.. What are the advantages of a subjective or essay type of test over objective type of test?Essay items are generally easier and less time consuming to construct than are most objective test items. Technically correct and content appropriate multiple-choice and true-false test items require an extensive amount of time to write and revise.
Why multipleMultiple choice test items are less susceptible to guessing than true/false questions, making them a more reliable means of assessment. The reliability is enhanced when the number of MC items focused on a single learning objective is increased.
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