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Multiple choice questions are efficient and effective ways of assessing learning outcomes. They can be used as a main form of assessment at the end of the learning process or as regular assessment during the learning process in order to provide the learners with constant feedback and track their learning. They have a general structure containing the following elements: • The stem, which is the problem; • The alternatives, which are suggested solutions to the problem among which one is the correct or the best alternative (the answer) and the others are the incorrect or inferior alternatives (distractors).[1] |
Advantages and Disadvantages of using multiple choice questions
Advantages of using multiple choice questions:
• It can be used in a variety of areas and measure knowledge to more complex levels (comprehension, application, analysis)
• It gives the possibility to test a broader section of course content in a shorter time interval.
• It is less prone to guessing than true/false questions and it offers a much more consistent score than essay questions.
• It offers the possibility of a rapid scoring.
Disadvantages of using multiple choice questions:
• It cannot measure certain learning outcomes as delivering explanations, deliver original ideas, give examples etc.
• It is still a guessing degree which can be diminished by applying more alternatives.
• It is time-consuming and skill-requiring when constructed.
Varieties of multiple choice question:
1. Single correct answer;
2. Best answer;
3. Negative: the learner is required to identify the incorrect answer or the worst answer;
4. Multiple response: two or more alternatives are correct;
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References
- ↑ Multiple Choice Questions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_choice