The primary goal of testing is to measure the extent to which students have learned the facts, concepts, procedures, and skills that have been taught in the course. In many university courses, instructors use multiple choice questions (MCQs) for some or all of the student assessment. However, many of the questions used by instructors contain critical flaws and most will do no more than test factual recall. Fortunately, writing high-quality MCQs is a learnable skill.
In this hands-on workshop, we will:
Learn about how to employ the best practices and avoid common pitfalls of writing measurably effective MCQs.
Explore how theories of learning such as Bloom’s revised taxonomy can help us determine the level at which a question should be written.
Practice writing MCQs and providing valuable feedback to peers.
