Multiple choice testing

Megan Duncan

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The bar exam is multiple choice, as you know, and I don’t know many people who would go to a multiple-choice lawyer…

Well, that’s what multiple-choice tests are. They are an insult to the diverse and multiple intelligences that all people have, and all of which are in great demand in our society.

The Ralph Nader Reader

Fluid ability

Skills

Knowledge

How many touchdowns did UF score Saturday?

A. 3 B. 1

What is the question’s

Stem?

Key?

Distractors?

Where did the contestant go wrong?

What advice might you give students?

Answering questions

Academic dishonesty

Fire alarms

Being excused from the room

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