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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: Alternatives To Multiple Choice
Description: While standardized testing and multiple-choice items tend to go hand in hand, there's a whole world of innovative assessment options beyond the classic stem-key-distractor paradigm. Amy and Mike invited assessment expert Brian Moon to describe alternatives to multiple-choice. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why have multiple-choice questions become so prevalent in standardized assessments? What are the disadvantages of multiple choice? What are the best alternatives to multiple-choice questions? Why don't more knowledge tests implement alternatives to multiple-choice? What upcoming innovations in assessments appear most promising? MEET OUR GUEST B...