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ERIC Number: EJ450740
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
In Defense of the Multiple-Choice Question.
Killoran, James
Social Education, v56 n2 p106-08 Feb 1992
Argues that multiple-choice tests, if correctly constructed, are still effective assessment tools. Focuses on constructing multiple-choice questions that address course content objectives but also require higher order thinking. Lists and defines concepts and curriculum objectives. Includes standard and database multiple-choice questions that offer impartiality, efficiency, and testing of many cognitive levels. (DK)
Descriptors: Course Content, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Choice Tests, Questioning Techniques, Student Evaluation, Test Format, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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