Designing Wrong A nswers on a Test

1. Designing Wrong Answers on a Test A Lesson in Test-Taking Skills

2. Why Create Test Questions? • Students who design questions often already know the answers • Students who design questions are studying • Students who create incorrect test answers are more successful at identifying incorrect answers on other tests

3. A definition: • Distractor – an incorrect answer on a multiple choice test • These are called distractors because they “distract” students from the correct answer

4. Example Question 1: 63 +28

5. Example Question 1: 63 +28 AnswersReasons

6. Example Question 1: 63 +28 AnswersReasons a. b. c. d.

7. Example Question 1: 63 +28 AnswersReasons a. b. 91 c. d.

8. Example Question 1: 63 +28 AnswersReasons a. b. 91 (63+28=91) c. d.

9. Example Question 1: 63 +28 AnswersReasons a. 35 (subtract instead of add) b. 91 (63+28=91) c. 81 (forgot to carry the one) d. 811 (didn’t carry anything)

10. Example Question 1: In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process? AnswersReasons a. b. c. d.

11. Example Question 1: In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process? AnswersReasons a. b. c. A method used to split human eggs (correct answer, found on page 6) d.

12. Example Question 1: In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process? AnswersReasons a. A method to teach children in their sleep b. c. A method used to split human eggs (correct answer, found on page 6) d.

13. Example Question 1: In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process? AnswersReasons a. A method to teach children in their sleep (hypnopeadia) b. c. A method used to split human eggs (correct answer, found on page 6) d.

14. Example Question 1: In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process? AnswersReasons a. A method to teach children in their sleep (hypnopeadia) b. A name for an elaborate sport c. A method used to split human eggs (correct answer, found on page 6) d.

15. Example Question 1: In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process? AnswersReasons a. A method to teach children in their sleep (hypnopeadia) b. A name for an elaborate sport (odd names for sports) c. A method used to split human eggs (correct answer, found on page 6) d.

16. Example Question 1: In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process? AnswersReasons a. A method to teach children in their sleep (hypnopeadia) b. A name for an elaborate sport (odd names for sports) c. A method used to split human eggs (correct answer, found on page 6) d. The electro-shock conditioning practice for babies

17. Example Question 1: In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process? AnswersReasons a. A method to teach children in their sleep (hypnopeadia) b. A name for an elaborate sport (odd names for sports) c. A method used to split human eggs (correct answer, found on page 6) d. The electro-shock conditioning practice for babies (memorable scene)

18. Your turn! Get into your groups.

19. Instructions • For your five literal questions only: • Create a T chart for each one • Place the correct answer in a random spot • List the evidence for the correct answer in the reasons column • Design three incorrect answers (distractors) and place them in the other spots • Give a reason why your incorrect answers would be good distractors