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Effective Multiple-Choice Test Item Construction: Strategies and Techniques

This guide provides an insightful overview of constructing effective multiple-choice (MC) test items based on Linn and Gronlund's principles. It discusses various knowledge measurements including terminology, specific facts, principles, and methods. The guide highlights the importance of clear stem creation, plausible distractors, and the relationship between reliability and the ability to assess knowledge accurately. It also addresses potential pitfalls in MC test design. By applying these strategies, educators can enhance the effectiveness of their assessments.

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Effective Multiple-Choice Test Item Construction: Strategies and Techniques

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  1. A)B)C)D) Constructing Objective Test Items: Multiple-Choice Forms Linn and Gronlund Chap 8

  2. Lee University was founded in the year: • 1896 • 1916 • 1918 • d) 1919 Stem Answer Distracters Decoys Foils Alternatives Choices Options

  3. Using MC to measure Knowledge • Knowledge of terminology • Knowledge of specific facts • Knowledge of principles • Knowledge of methods and procedures

  4. Using MC to measure Understanding and Application • Ability to identify application of facts • Ability to interpret cause and effect relationships • Ability to justify methods and procedures

  5. Pluses and Minuses • Advantages • One can’t get credit for knowing that something is wrong • Higher reliability • Homogenous material isn’t necessary • Disadvantages • It’s hard to diagnose shortcomings • It’s limited by verbal ability • Doesn’t do problem solving skills • Can you find enough distracters?

  6. 12 Suggestions from Linn and Gronlund • The stem should be meaningful and present a problem • The stem should be concise and poignant • Try not to use a negative stem • Alternative answers should be grammatically consistent • Make sure there is only 1 clear answer • Don’t make the stem too long…

  7. The 12 cont… • The distracters should be plausible • Don’t give it away in the stem • Keep lengths of alternatives consistent within the question • How many a’s, b’s, c’s, d’s? • None of the above, all of the above • Don’t force your material into multiple-choice

  8. Knowledge of Terminology • Which of the following best describes validity? • Veracity • Anxiety • Truth • d) Reliability Back

  9. Knowledge of Specific Facts • What was the first man-made object to orbit earth? • Sputnik • Mutnik • Vladyvostok • d) Mercury I Back

  10. Knowledge of Principles • A body at rest will remain at rest until acted upon by • Itself • By an outside force • The scientist • d) Inertia Back

  11. Knowledge of Methods and Procedures • Before a bill can be sent to a conference committee, it first must be: • Passed by the House • Passed by the Senate • Passed by both the House and the Senate • d) Vetoed by the President Back

  12. Applying Facts and Principles • When supply is higher than demand: • Prices rise • Workers must work harder • Prices decline • d) Wages stagnate temporarily Back

  13. Interpreting Cause and Effect… • Putting a glass of water outside on a cold night in January • Makes the water freeze • Makes the water condensate • Makes the water evaporate • d) Makes the water molecules vibrate Back

  14. Justifying Methods and Procedures • One makes an outline before making notecards because: • The outline is more important • The outline dictates the topics on the notecards • Notecards are the final step in the research paper • d) APA style and MLA style dictate such Back

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