Learning Opportunities

Myth-Busting: Debunking Multiple-Choice Misconceptions

Presented By

Tim Coates

Series Sessions

Date Time
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Location

In Person St. Paul Centre 124-24 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB

TARGET AUDIENCE: ALL GRADES 4-12 EDUCATORS, DISTRICT LEADS AND COACHES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

One does not have to probe too deeply into educational literature to find disparaging observations regarding multiple-choice questions.  To be fair the criticisms are not without foundation as there are many poor quality m-c questions in use. However there also are poor quality rubrics, performance assessments and other means of gathering assessment information.  The problem is not multiple-choice questions per-se, but rather how they are constructed, and how the information they generate is used (or not used) to provide valuable instructional information.  This session will identify and debunk the myths and offer participants guidance as to how to make high-quality questions and how to use the questions to provide valuable information about student understandings and misconceptions.

This learning opportunity is being offered through curriculum implementation funding from Alberta Education.

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