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What can I learn from the student responses to multiple choice questions?
It is important (although time consuming in a paper-based assessment) to analyse the overall response to individual questions in your test, although drawing definite conclusions can be difficult. A l…
How can I provide effective feedback for my multiple choice questions?
Provision of feedback may be desirable in summative assessment and is essential in formative assessment. In contrast to traditional assessments where feedback is laboriously dependent on individual a…
Are multiple choice question scores unrealistically high?
MCQ scores tend to be higher than those attained in non-objective assessments – perhaps another reason for their ‘easy’ reputation. This exposes the discrepancy between assessments …
What are the features of multiple choice questions?
They are objective, which means there must be a right answer or a best answer (although there is scope for crediting more than one right answer or ‘near miss’ answers, depending on the…
What could I use multiple choice questions for?
traditional summative exams – Webb (2002) describes summative assessment as “(1) summative in purpose, ie it is used to make a final judgment on a student’s performance, and (2) …
An exploratory study into the use of interactive technology to teach law
In her paper Catherine Russell (Manchester Metropolitan University) presented findings from ongoing research into the potential of electronic voting systems (clickers) in enhancing lecture interac…
Accessibility in e-assessment
At the UKCLE seminar on e-assessment held on 31 January 2008 Simon Ball (JISC TechDis Service) and Helen James (University of Winchester) presented a session on accessibility in e-assessment, which i…
What can electronic voting systems add to the classroom experience?
of Hertfordshire) at the UKCLE seminar on e-assessment held on 31 January 2008. During the session participants used a handset to rate their level of experience using an EVS (at the start of the se…
Online formative assessment: does it work?
West of England) at the UKCLE seminar on e-assessment held on 31 January 2008 – for full details of Paul’s research see the PowerPoint presentation at the bottom of the page. If you would…
Using e-assessment
E-assessment is attracting growing interest, due in part to the expansion of student numbers and increased marking loads, but also to the recognition of the importance of prompt and constructive feed…
Does adopting MCQ assessment mean 'dumbing down'?
MCQs have a reputation for being ‘easy’, probably because of a misconception that they can only test knowledge acquisition, and not the understanding, application and writing skills le…
Assessing by multiple choice question (MCQ) tests
Edwina Higgins and Laura Tatham, Manchester Metropolitan University This teaching resource note sets out to: explain the features of multiple choice questions (MCQs) and suggest possible us…
What should I think about before I design an MCQ test?
Is your test to be formative or summative? Summative: there are particular issues with marking schemes/scoring and meeting intended learning outcomes (see question 5 and question 6) Formati…
References and further reading
Guides to designing MCQs Carneson J, Delpierre G and Masters K (2002) Designing and managing multiple choice questions (explores the relationship between different types of question and Bloom…
Does using MCQ assessment encourage rote or surface learning?
Rote or surface learning happens whatever the assessment method. Traditional ‘problem’ questions allow examiners to distinguish between surface learners and those who have shown under…
How can I write effective MCQs?
The following are suggestions for writing successful questions. DO DON’T Before you start writing each question, identify what it is you are trying to test – knowledg…
What is an MCQ?
McKenna and Bull (1999) describe MCQs as “the traditional ‘choose from a list’ of possible answers”. The simplest format is shown below (for variations on this format see ques…
Can students guess their way to success in an MCQ?
An MCQ with four options presents a one in four chance of ‘guessing’ the correct answer. Arguably this is no worse than a student who adopts the ‘write all you know’ approa…
Can MCQs test oral and written skills?
This is likely to be the major drawback for colleagues considering incorporating multiple choice questioning in their teaching. MCQs can test much more than knowledge, but they cannot test oral or…
Plagiarism in an electronic age
Integrity Service) at the UKCLE seminar on e-assessment held on 31 January 2008. Although not a new problem, the nature of plagiarism is changing in this electronic age. Both staff and students in …
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