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Maybe Brief Multiple-Choice Question Workshops are Good Enough
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Jay Parkes – Journal of Faculty Development, 2021
Brief multiple-choice question workshops are a prevalent part of the faculty development landscape. But do they work? Studies have documented that faculty member-written multiple-choice questions (fMCQs) are frequently flawed and do not live up to quality standards. Poor fMCQs have real consequences for students beyond annoyance. Fourteen studies…
Descriptors: Teacher Workshops, Multiple Choice Tests, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness