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 <title>All Questions are not Created Equal: Writing the Stem </title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;I thought a few suggestions on creating quality multiple choice questions that assess for learning could be useful with our TurningPoint products. I will post these in several parts based on the elements of a multiple choice question. Let&#039;s start with some common terminology:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stem:&lt;/strong&gt; the question or part to which the student should respond&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Options:&lt;/strong&gt; answer choices&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Distractors:&lt;/strong&gt; incorrect options&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key:&lt;/strong&gt; correct option&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are a few best practices for writing the &lt;strong&gt;stem&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turning-talk.com/content/all-questions-are-not-created-equal-writing-stem&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:05:56 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>trooks</dc:creator>
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 <title>Research &amp; Best Practices in K-12 </title>
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turning-talk.com/files/sartori_dissertation.pdf&quot;&gt;An Empirical Investigation Of Electronic Student Response Systems In A K-12 School District: The Relationship Of Ongoing Assessment On Student Achievement &lt;/a&gt;Author: Dr. Tina Sartori, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.emporia.edu/idt/graduateprojects/spring06/ThomsenNicole/thomsen.pdf&quot;&gt;Integrating The Use Of Classroom Performance Systems In The Elementary Classroom&lt;/a&gt; Author: Nicole R. Thomsen&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turning-talk.com/library/k12_research&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:45:48 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>KKahn</dc:creator>
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