How do you approach multiple-choice test questions? How efficient and effective is this approach?
What will be an ideal response?
Get students to envision how they proceed through a typical multiple-choice exam. Do they have a system? Does the system involve simply answering each question sequentially? What happens when they get "stuck" on a particular question? What do they find most confusing or problematic about multiple-choice questions? Consider formulating several sample questions as a class to demonstrate these points of confusion as a springboard to discussing solutions.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
How can Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs inform our work with school aged children?
A. it explains how unmet needs influence children's social development B. it tells us whether or not a child had breakfast that day C. it provides us with vocabulary to explain what parents are doing wrong D. it's a good curriculum planning tool
With group or teacher assistance, a child's instruction should always be __________ what is possible for the child on their own
a. Very ahead of b. Slightly ahead of c. Slightly below d. Very below
Knowing that George Washington was the first president of the United States is part of which memory system?
a. procedural b. episodic c. short-term d. declarative