Designing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions

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What is the purpose of the assignment?

  • To test the students' knowledge
  • To help students practice and learn (correct)
  • To provide extra credit
  • To prepare for a quiz

Why should the stem not contain irrelevant material?

  • To confuse the students
  • To ensure clarity and focus (correct)
  • To make the question more challenging
  • To save space on the page

What should the options be free from to prevent giving clues about the correct response?

  • Plausibility
  • Clues about the correct response (correct)
  • Relevance to the stem
  • Mutual exclusivity

Why should the distractors be homogeneous in content when possible?

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Assignment Guidelines

  • The purpose of the assignment is to create effective multiple-choice questions.
  • The stem should not contain irrelevant material to prevent influencing test-takers' responses.
  • Options should be free from ambiguity, absolute words, and grammatical inconsistencies to prevent giving clues about the correct response.
  • Distractors should be homogeneous in content when possible to ensure they are plausible and of equal difficulty.

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