Write The Right Multiple-Choice Questions

Multiple-choice questions are the most commonly used testing format because they are efficient. But research shows they are very often poorly written. Poorly written multiple-choice questions put you and your organization at risk and provide data that isn’t useful. At best, these kinds of questions are a waste of everyone’s time.

We know that to provide useful data, our assessments must be “valid.” Valid multiple-choice assessments require clear ties to learning objectives. When they are valid, questions can measure deeper levels of learning and create deeper processing, which improves the ability to apply.

This interactive session will focus on how to align your multiple-choice questions to needed outcomes, so your multiple-choice questions improve the validity of your assessment and provide useful data.

Session handouts will include her slides, a job aid, and sections from Patti’s books. You will also receive a coupon for a significant discount on her upcoming Write Learning Assessments course.

During this session, you will learn:

• What we should measure with our learning assessments
• How to create more valid assessments
• How to write the types of learning objectives that improve multiple-choice questions