It's highly ironic in many ways that I should write the section on multiple choice testing. I started out professionally as an English teacher, and after a course in tests and measurements, vowed never to use such instruments. I've come a long way since then, studying Educational Psychology and earning two degrees in Applied Measurement. Even though I maintained my preference for performance assessments and other open-ended formats making them the focus of my research agenda, I now use multiple-choice tests in most of my university teaching. I have gained a healthy respect for them.
It's highly ironic in many ways that I should write the section on multiple choice testing. I started out professionally as an English teacher, and after a course in tests and measurements, vowed never to use such instruments. I've come a long way since then, studying Educational Psychology and earning two degrees in Applied Measurement. Even though I maintained my preference for performance assessments and other open-ended formats making them the focus of my research agenda, I now use multiple-choice tests in most of my university teaching. I have gained a healthy respect for them.