Do's and Don'ts of Multiple Choice Tests

I was searching the internet on a few of the sites that Professor Luongo graciously gave us the other night at our on-line chat and eventually stumbled upon one on multiple choice exams. For me, History is a difficult subject to only have multiple choice exams, but when the time comes, here are few helpful hints as to techniques teachers should and should not be using when creating multiple choice questions. For the purposes of this class, some students have a difficult time reading and understanding what the question is asking. This is one problem I have seen more often than not concerning my students. Students may recognize one important person or event and, based on the answer choices, will choose the one that best describes the aforementioned person or event. However, the students have a difficult time analyzing what the questions is really asking them. I have tried to cover this in class many times, but students are still making the same mistakes. Any suggestions? Enjoy the article...

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