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What is the primary purpose of AssessmentWrite 3?
What is the primary purpose of AssessmentWrite 3?
- To assign grades randomly
- To promote competition among students
- To provide feedback to teachers
- To evaluate student learning (correct)
What is the significance of difficult options/distractors in multiple choice questions?
What is the significance of difficult options/distractors in multiple choice questions?
- They help to challenge students' thinking (correct)
- They are not necessary
- They confuse students intentionally
- They make the questions longer
Why should the stem of a multiple choice question be meaningful by itself?
Why should the stem of a multiple choice question be meaningful by itself?
- To make the question easier
- To increase the length of the question
- To confuse students
- To ensure clarity and coherence (correct)
Study Notes
Assessment and Multiple Choice Questions
- The primary purpose of AssessmentWrite 3 is to support the development of high-quality, standardized tests and assessments.
- Difficult options, also known as distractors, in multiple choice questions are significant because they help to identify partial knowledge, misconceptions, and misunderstandings among test-takers.
- The stem of a multiple choice question should be meaningful by itself, requiring a clear and concise question that can be understood independently of the options, to ensure that the question is not ambiguous or misleading.
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Test your knowledge of assessment with questions about its primary purpose, significance of difficult options in multiple choice questions, and the importance of meaningful stems in multiple choice questions.
