Writing Distractors Is Not Easy The purpose of a test is to determine a participant's mastery of the performance objectives and to find out whether a learning experience was successful. … [Read more...]
Writing Multiple Choice Questions For Higher Order Thinking
One of the biggest criticisms of multiple choice questions is that they only test factual knowledge. But it doesn't have to be that way. … [Read more...]
Tips For Writing Matching Format Test Items
When you write test items in a matching format, do you stress about which terms should go on the left and which on the right? Are you puzzled about when to use the matching format and whether multiple … [Read more...]
10 Rules For Writing Multiple Choice Questions
This is a back-to-basics article about the undervalued and little-discussed multiple choice question. It's not as exciting as discussing 3D virtual learning environments, but it might be just as … [Read more...]
Are Your Online Tests Reliable?
After going through all the effort of developing a test, you want it to be an accurate measure, right? That's why it's so important to plan for a test's validity and reliability. … [Read more...]
Are Your Online Tests Valid?
You can't make it through a year of designing eLearning without having to write test questions at some point. If you don't have formal training in this area or if you forgot what you learned in that … [Read more...]