Multiple Measures Questions
What is the multiple-choice format that is in the form of a question or incomplete statement, and three or more alternatives with two or more distractors?
What is a stem?
Which of the following is the largest country in the world?
A.) Russia
B.) Texas
C.) Antarctica
D.) Canada
Which of the following is the largest country in the world?
A.) Canada
B.) China
C.) Russia
D.) United States
Distractors need to be plausible or at least appear to be plausible. Otherwise, students can eliminate the obviously wrong answer.
The following example is an example of what?
Which branch of the government is responsible for making laws?
A.) Judicial
B.) Legislative
C.) Executive
d.) Legal
What is a stem?
How long is a football field?
A.) 100 Yards
B.) 365 Feet
C.) 180 Feet
d.) 3,600 Inches
A.) 360 Feet
B.) 380 Feet
C.) 180 Feet
D.) 345 Feet
The alternatives should be ordered in a logical, meaningful way that does not confuse the student.
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of multiple choice items?
One advantage is it provides wide content sampling and coverage.
One disadvantage is it tends to focus on lower level cognitive skills.
Which of the following is not an amphibian.
A.) Frog
B.) Snake
C.) Toad
D.) Salamander
Which of the following is an amphibian?
A.) Frog
B.) Fox
C.) Snake
D.) Fish
OR
Which of the following is NOT an amphibian
A.) Frog
B.) Snake
C.) Toad
D.) Salamander
Using negatives in the stem can cause students to have anxiety, confuse them and can lead to fruseration. This lessens reliability and precision.
What is the general rule for writing stem?
What is use complete stems and short responses?
Which of the following is a beverage?
A.) Tea
B.) Coffee
C.) Cake
D.) All of the above
E.) None of the above
F.) A and B, but not C, D, and E
Which of the following is a beverage?
A.) Tea
B.) Cake
C.) Carrots
D.) Pizza
All of the above, none of the above and multiple correct answers are confusing, overwhelming and have negative effects on students. It can also be considered a trick question.
What is one reason a teacher should not try to trick students?
Trick items undermine the teacher's credibility, frusterates students, and provides less valid measures of knowledge.
In an experiment, the independent variable:
A.) Nonmanipulated
B.) Confounded
C.) Is the manipulated variable controlled by the experiment
D.) Extreneous
In an experiment, the independent variable:
A.) The one that has at least three levels
B.) Is the manipulated variable controlled by the experiment
C.) Usually continous
D.) Controlled so that it is not a confounded variable.
The answer for the first question is longer, more elaborate, and detailed. The teacher gives the answer to the students by giving them clues.