Learning and Assessing with Multiple-Choice Questions
Jay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro share about learning and assessing with multiple-choice questions in college classrooms on episode 155 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Tests don’t hurt students—people with tests hurt students. —Dawn Zimmaro It’s not the multiple choice question that is problematic … it’s about how the assessment can be used. —Dawn Zimmaro The whole goal here is learning, not assessing. —Jay Parkes Technology has really expanded our ability to do some assessments and diagnostics in ways we haven’t been able to do in the past. —Dawn Zimmaro Resources Mentioned Learning and Assessing with Multiple-Choice Questions in College Classrooms by Jay Parkes & Dawn Zimmaro* Retrieval Practice Retrieval Practice Tools Retrieval Practice with Pooja Agarwal How to Use Cognitive Psychology to Enhance Learning Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.
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