ERIC Number: EJ1296892
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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One of These Does Not Belong: Creating Interesting Multiple-Choice Questions for Teaching and Testing
Miklas, Matthew
English Teaching Forum, v59 n1 p31-35 2021
With the increase in online teaching sessions, instructors face the need to engage and challenge their students in new ways. Online quiz sites provide teachers with a cost-free means of gaining immediate feedback on their students' progress. However, students can become bored if multiple-choice quizzes do not vary and are used too often. This article describes a simple means of writing multiple-choice questions--which most often comprise a stem (the question) and four answer choices--to make them more engaging and challenging for learners of all levels and teaching contexts, online or off-line.
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Teacher Made Tests, Web Based Instruction, Test Construction, Learner Engagement, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum-0
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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