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1、WRITING MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM ITEMS,SOME MYTHS ABOUT MCQs,USEFUL MAINLY FOR TESTING BASIC, FACTUAL INFORMATION NOT USEFUL FOR ASSESSING LEARNING AT HIGHER COGNITIVE LEVELS,BLOOMS TAXONOMY OF COGNITIVE SKILLS,SOME MYTHS ABOUT MCQs,USEFUL MAINLY FOR TESTING BASIC, FACTUAL INFORMATION NOT USEFUL FOR ASS
2、ESSING LEARNING AT HIGHER COGNITIVE LEVELS NOT AS GOOD OVERALL AS ESSAY EXAMS EASY TO WRITE NO SPECIAL PRACTICE NEEDED,THE TRUTH ABOUT MCQs,THEY CAN, INDEED, TEST MEMORY OF FACTUAL INFORMATION,A “REMEMBERING” ITEM,Who wrote War and Peace? a. Rachmoninov b. Tolstoy c. Dostoyevsky d. Solzhenitsyn,THE
3、TRUTH ABOUT MCQs,THEY CAN, INDEED, TEST MEMORY OF FACTUAL INFORMATION THEY CAN ALSO TEST THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, APPLY, ANALYZE, AND EVALUATE INFORMATION,MCQs FOR ALL LEVELS,AN “UNDERSTANDING” ITEM,During a sleep study, you notice that your research participants EEG shows brain activity known as
4、spindles and K-complexes. The participant is probably in stage _ sleep. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4,MCQs FOR ALL LEVELS,AN “APPLYING” ITEM,Naomi asked seven randomly selected people the following question, “On a scale from 0 (not at all) to 9 (definitely), how strongly do you believe in ghosts?“ Their respo
5、nses were as follows: 0, 0, 1, 1, 9, 9, 9. Which measure of central tendency should Naomi use if she wants to convince her friends that most people strongly believe in ghosts? A. Mode C. Median B. Mean D. Range,AN “ANALYZING” ITEM,The difference between state and trait anxiety is that a. The former
6、refers to general anxiety and the latter refers to situational anxiety. b. The former refers to situational anxiety and the latter refers to general anxiety. c. The former refers to physiological responses and the latter refers to questionnaire responses. d. The former refers to questionnaire respon
7、ses and the latter refers to physiological responses.,AN “EVALUATING” ITEM,Injuries to belted passengers increase wherever seat belt laws are passed. Which of the following serves as a logical counterargument to repealing these laws? a. Injuries will fall once people learn to wear belts correctly. b
8、. More people are wearing belts when accidents occur. c. Though injuries increase, fatalities decrease. d. Both B and C,THE TRUTH ABOUT MCQs,THEY CAN, INDEED, TEST MEMORY OF FACTUAL INFORMATION THEY CAN ALSO TEST THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, APPLY, ANALYZE, AND EVALUATE INFORMATION THEY CAN EVEN TEST
9、CREATIVITY,THE TRUTH ABOUT MCQs,THEY CAN, INDEED, TEST MEMORY OF FACTUAL INFORMATION THEY CAN ALSO TEST THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, APPLY, ANALYZE, AND EVALUATE INFORMATION THEY CAN EVEN TEST CREATIVITY THEY CAN BE AS GOOD AS ESSAYS GOOD ONES ARE NOT EASY TO WRITE,Two researchers tested the hypothesi
10、s that college students grades and stress are related. One researcher operationally defined stress as the number of minutes spent arguing with others. The other researcher defined stress as the amount of tension at any point in time measured on a 10-point scale. Which of the following statements is
11、accurate? a. Because their hypotheses are identical, the two researchers should have similar results. b. The only valid definition is the number of minutes spent arguing with others because it is the only objective measure. c. The difference in operational definitions of stress could lead to quite d
12、ifferent results.,THE TRUTH ABOUT MCQs,THEY CAN, INDEED, TEST MEMORY OF FACTUAL INFORMATION THEY CAN ALSO TEST THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, APPLY, ANALYZE, AND EVALUATE INFORMATION THEY CAN EVEN TEST CREATIVITY THEY CAN BE AS GOOD AS ESSAYS GOOD ONES ARE NOT EASY TO WRITE USEFUL GUIDELINES ARE AVAILAB
13、LE,BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MCQ TESTS,CONTAIN AT LEAST 60 ITEMS (FOR MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAMS) CAREFULLY PLANNED,Fritzs computer screeches like a monkey every time he gets new e-mail. One day, Fritz is watching “Three Monkeys and a Banana“ on HBO, but when a monkey screeches on the show, Fritz d
14、oes not go to check his e-mail because he realizes the sound is coming from the TV set, not his computer. In other words, Fritz has made a A. hit. C. false alarm. B. miss. D. correct rejection.,A TABLE OF SPECIFICATION COGNITIVE LEVEL CONTENT REMEMBERING UNDERSTANDING APPLYING Classical Conditioning
15、 1 1 2 Shaping 1 1 Reinforcement 1 1 Observational Learning 1 Latent Learning 1 1 Cognitive Processes 1 in Learning,BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MCQ TESTS,CONTAIN AT LEAST 60 ITEMS (FOR MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAMS) CAREFULLY PLANNED WRITTEN CAREFULLY,CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS,SUBSTA
16、NTIAL, MEANINGFUL STEMS,NOT SO GOOD,William James a. pioneered the functionalist school in psychology b. developed introspection to measure consciousness. c. was concerned with perceptual principles. d. was the founder of the behaviorist approach.,BETTER,William James is best known for founding the
17、_ approach to psychology. a. functionalist b. structuralist c. behaviorist d. evolutionary,CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS,SUBSTANTIAL, MEANINGFUL STEMS RELEVANT INFORMATION,NOT SO GOOD,Shanelle and Audre were each graduating from high school. During their commencement speeches, Shanel
18、le spoke about how excited she was to be going to Harvard because she had worked so hard to reach her goals and was looking forward to moving far away to “spread her wings.“ Audre said she could not have “made it“ without her familys and friends support and was delighted to be able to attend a nearb
19、y university so she can stay close to home. According to your text, Shanelle is most likely _ and Audre is most likely _. A. from a collectivist culture; from an individualist culture B. from an individualist culture; from a collectivist culture C. resolving the identity crisis; resolving the intima
20、cy crisis D. resolving the intimacy crisis; resolving the identity crisis,BETTER,Shanelle is excited to go to a faraway university so that she can “spread her wings“ and “be herself.” Audre is happy to study at a local university where she can be sure of having the support of her family and friends.
21、 According to your text, Shanelle is most likely _ and Audre is most likely _. A. from a collectivist culture; from an individualist culture B. from an individualist culture; from a collectivist culture C. resolving the identity crisis; resolving the intimacy crisis D. resolving the intimacy crisis;
22、 resolving the identity crisis,CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS,SUBSTANTIAL, MEANINGFUL STEMS RELEVANT INFORMATION MINIMAL USE OF NEGATIVES,NOT SO GOOD,Tyler is two days old, healthy and wide awake at the moment. Tyler is unlikely to A. be able to support his weight by hanging with his
23、hands from your fingers. B. pay particular attention to moving faces with high contrast. C. hear the difference between musical notes on a scale. D. turn away and cry when spoken to in an expressive manner.,BETTER,Tyler is two days old. He is likely to do all of the following EXCEPT A. be able to ha
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