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Hi Tony
Attached is my MCQ writing handout.
Remember the questions should be at the Table of Content level not the
index level.....big picture, important concepts and definitions
Wow....thatıs a lot of reading....our students complain if we give them 50
pages for 2 weeks
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On 12-05-15 8:53 AM, "Anthony Mento" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hello,
>I have been using TBL in my MBA and EMBA case-based management courses
>since Sept. 2011. I feel the process leads to more learning and
>interesting discussions than the previous Harvard type class case
>discussion process that I followed. After using a typical case
>discussion approach for the past 30 years, I am very excited with the TBL
>process.
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>I am having an extremely difficult time writing good MCQs for the RATs.
>My questions tend to be too picky and mostly identification. Is there a
>framework to follow that can provide a systematic approach to writing
>good MCQs? I donıt seem to be getting better over time. I am aware of
>the backward design approach for developing RAT questions but am finding
>it near impossible to implement.
>
>Any guidance would be very much appreciated. For a typical 15 week
>course, I have 5 RATs (20 MCQs each) for 5 modules covering 100-150
>pages /module.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tony Mento
>
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>Dr. Tony Mento
>Loyola University Maryland
>Loyola Graduate Center
>2034 Greenspring Drive
>Timonium, Maryland 21093-4115
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