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July 31, 2009
Advice for Drafting Multiple-Choice Questions in Law School Exams
ALR instructors who use multiple-choice testing may find Janet Fisher's (Suffolk) article Multiple-Choice: Choosing the Best Options for More Effective and Less Frustrating Law School Testing, 37 Capital University Law Review 119 (2008) [SSRN] helpful. From the abstract:
After a brief overview of the history of multiple-choice testing, the article describes problems that arise in connection with multiple-choice testing and the possible effects of flawed multiple-choice questions. The article then reviews basic multiple-choice item-writing guidelines and some general principles of test validity. For this, the article draws upon the work of law professor Michael Josephson and testing authority Thomas Haladyna. Finally, the article evaluates appeal and answer-justification procedures that could be used to enhance multiple-choice testing.
Hat tip to Law School Innovation. [JH]
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Thank you for sharing Michael's commentary! We started posting audio of his commentaries on a new youtube channel - www.youtube.com/josephsoninstitute. If you end up posting any of the videos, share the link with us via twitter at www.twitter.com/josephson0.
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Dan
Posted by: Josephson Institute | Nov 10, 2010 3:00:31 PM
