Thu.Nov 29, 2012

E-learning Uncovered

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Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Multiple-Choice Bath Water

E-learning Uncovered

Multiple-choice questions are often maligned by instructional designers. I’ve heard the following at conferences. “Multiple-choice questions don’t measure anything.”. “It’s too easy to guess them.”. “Real life doesn’t have multiple-choice questions, so why should our course?”. So are they truly that evil? No, they aren’t if they are used properly.