Structured process for writing, revising, and assessing multiple-choice quizzes
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Conference Title
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
Date of Presentation
1-1-2010
Abstract
A structured process is presented for developing or revising a multiple-choice quiz. A multiplechoice checklist form was created based on the best practices found in educational measurement books. The multiple-choice checklist form serves as a guide for an instructor to revise an old quiz or develop a new quiz. The effectiveness of the multiple-choice quiz checklist form is determined based on an assessment and evaluation process. This paper considers the development a 'new' quiz for bending stress in a sophomore level fundamentals of mechanics course. Four instructors used the multiple-choice checklist form to develop a new quiz and five instructors developed a new multiple-choice quiz without the checklist form. Independent reviewers are used to carry out a quantitative evaluation of the new quizzes developed with and without the multiple-choice checklist form. The assessment form is based on the multiple-choice checklist form. The results of the assessment process show that the proposed multiple-choice quiz checklist form is a valuable tool for instructors to develop more effective quizzes. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2010.
Recommended Citation
Coffman, J.,
Rencis, J.,
Jensen, D.,
Brown, A.,
White, C.,
Liu, J.,
&
Kaufman, K.
(2010).
Structured process for writing, revising, and assessing multiple-choice quizzes.
Paper presented at ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/soecs-facpres/454
