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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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

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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

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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

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