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What is the primary purpose of creating multiple choice questions?
What is the primary purpose of creating multiple choice questions?
- To encourage guessing among students
- To eliminate the need for elaborate explanations
- To make grading more challenging for educators
- To assess a wide range of knowledge in a short amount of time (correct)
Which of the following is not a characteristic of effective distractors in multiple choice questions?
Which of the following is not a characteristic of effective distractors in multiple choice questions?
- They should represent common misconceptions
- They should be noticeably incorrect to prevent confusion (correct)
- They should be plausible to those who may not know the answer
- They should be homogeneous in content when possible
What is an essential quality of a well-constructed question stem?
What is an essential quality of a well-constructed question stem?
- It should be phrased as a negative to challenge students more
- It should contain extraneous information to provide context
- It should present a clear problem or scenario (correct)
- It should incorporate elements of humor to engage students
What role does the correct answer play in a multiple choice question?
What role does the correct answer play in a multiple choice question?
Which of the following describes a negative stem in question construction?
Which of the following describes a negative stem in question construction?