Michael, That is a REALLY neat example. I am hanging onto that! Thanks, Dee On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Sweet, Michael S <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > Gang, > > This is old hat to some, but I like it as a way to stimulate Evaluation > level thinking with an MCQ. > > Basically, you have students apply their conceptual knowledge to evaluate a > piece of writing. > > For example: > > > > Q) A student was asked the following test question: "List in order and > briefly describe Tuckman's stages of group relationship development." > > The student wrote: > > Tuckman's original group development model included four stages: Forming, > in which group relationships are characterized by anxiety and low > performance; Storming, in which roles are contested and there are sometimes > power struggles; Norming, in which the group members settle into functional > roles and habits; and Performing, in which group members have energy > available to them to work well as a group. > > The student's answer: > > a) Lists all of Tuckman's original stages in the correct order and with > accurate descriptions. > > b) Lists all of Tuckman's stages but they are either out of order or some > descriptions are inaccurate. > > c) Does not include all of Tuckman's original stages, or they are out of > order, or some descriptions are inaccurate. > > > > > -M > > > > > > > Michael Sweet, Ph.D. > Faculty Development Specialist > Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) > University of Texas Austin > MAI 2206 * (512) 232-1775 > > "Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions possible." - > Todd Witaker > -- *********************** L. Dee Fink 234 Foreman Ave. Norman, OK 73069 Phone/FAX: 405-364-6464 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.finkconsulting.info **National Project Director: Teaching & Curriculum Improvement (TCI) Project **Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services **Author of: Creating Significant Learning Experiences **Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005)