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Which of the following is a characteristic of a good multiple choice stem?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a good multiple choice stem?
- Negatively stated when not necessary
- Meaningful by itself and presents a definite problem (correct)
- Ambiguous and confusing
- Containing irrelevant material
What should the options in a multiple choice question be?
What should the options in a multiple choice question be?
- Plausible and mutually exclusive (correct)
- Homogeneous in content
- Unrelated to the stem
- Clues about the correct response
What should the distractors represent in a multiple choice question?
What should the distractors represent in a multiple choice question?
- Irrelevant information
- Common student misconceptions (correct)
- Unrelated topics
- Correct answers for similar questions
When should 'all of the above' and 'none of the above' options be used in a multiple choice question?
When should 'all of the above' and 'none of the above' options be used in a multiple choice question?