Multiple Choice Questions Not Considered Harmful

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 42, Issue , 2005, Pages 109-116

  Woodford, Karyn ^a   Bancroft, Peter ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bloom; Large class assessment; Multiple choice questions

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; BLOOM; COMMON KNOWLEDGE; CURRENT SITUATION; LARGE CLASS ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS; PRACTICAL GUIDELINES; STUDENT ENROLMENT; TIME PRESSURES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84873513248     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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