ED489 - Tips on Creating Basic Multiple Choice

What does linking refer to?

• a hint to the correct answer from another item in the test

• a nonfunctional distractor

• the answer to one or more items from a previous item

What does clueing refer to?

• a hint to the correct answer from another item in the test

• a nonfunctional distractor

• the answer to one or more items from a previous item

What do homogenous alternatives refer to?

• an alternative used in order to attract a student who does not have the degree of knowledge that you expect of all students

• each alternative belong to a different set of "things"

• each alternative belongs to the same set of “things”

• incorrect alternatives that appear to be correct to students and are based on errors students commonly make

What do plausible distractors refer to?

• an alternative that is used in order to attract at least one student who does not have the expected degree of knowledge

• each alternative belongs to a different set of "things"

• each alternative belongs to the same set of "things"

• incorrect alternatives that appear to be correct to students

What do functional alternatives refer to?

• an alternative that is used in order to attract at least one student who does not have the expected degree of knowledge

• each alternative belongs to a different set of "things"

• each alternative belongs to the same set of "things"

• incorrect alternatives that appear to be correct to students