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Why multiple-choice questions are (too often) problematic

Patti Shank

Research shows that too many multiple-choice questions are written poorly and therefore create bad assessments. These and other problems (such as the problems in the list above) lead to invalid questions and assessments. To make assessments more valid, there must be a very clear match between learning objectives and assessment items.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Wills New Taxonomy for Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Wills New Taxonomy for Learning Objectives Will Thalheimer , along with many other illustrious eLearning professionals, made some great points in the comments of Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objections. They are used by evaluation designers to develop metrics and assessments.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

Upside Learning

The Learning Circuits Blog, October 13, 2007. Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Games Let You Do That- Kapp Notes, July 30, 2007. Yes You CAN Create E-learning Games- Bozarthzone , June 22, 2007. A Theory of Fun- Clive on Learning, August 16, 2007. Where games, sims and 3D worlds meet- Clive on Learning, June 24, 2007.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

Upside Learning

The Learning Circuits Blog, October 13, 2007. Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Games Let You Do That- Kapp Notes, July 30, 2007. Yes You CAN Create E-learning Games- Bozarthzone , June 22, 2007. A Theory of Fun- Clive on Learning, August 16, 2007. Where games, sims and 3D worlds meet- Clive on Learning, June 24, 2007.

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Get Your Red Hot Skills Functionality

eLearning 24-7

And sure there are plenty of systems out there, that for more than a decade you could import your own skill dictionaries and taxonomies – but it was not universal. Nor for most of that, skill dictionary import and taxonomies excluded, a function right within the system back-end itself. But let me ask you a question. After that.

Skills 105
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Learning to the Rescue: The FDIC’s Thom Terwilliger

CLO Magazine

or FDIC, in 2007, his first major challenge would be front-page news. In 2007, the beginning of the recession, there were three. On measurement, Terwilliger said the agency’s learning function is working to push assessment beyond surface levels like satisfaction and smile sheets. from 2002 to 2007.

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100 eLearning Articles and White Papers

Tony Karrer

2007 Training Industry Report Summary This report covers stats on the industry's trends and growth over the last year and will appear in the upcoming Training magazine edition. Bloom's Taxonomy 61. Assessing Learning Management Systems Understanding E-Learning 2.0 eLearn magazine: Feature Article Ten Web 2.0 We need to chang 58.

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