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. We can also use multiple choice questions to assess … [Read more...]
The Importance of Writing Effective Distractors
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...]
Are Your Online Tests Reliable?
How to Improve Test Reliability
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. In Are Your Online … [Read more...]
Are Your Online Tests Valid?
How to Improve Test Validity
You can't make it through a year of designing eLearning without having to write test questions. If you don't have formal training in this area you may not be familiar with test validity. Or perhaps … [Read more...]
Tips For Writing Matching Format Test Items
When you write matching type tests, 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 choice … [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...]