
Here are the resources referenced in the Tips for Teachers guide to Diagnostic Questions.
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- I have compiled a load of research into multiple-choice questions here
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- Using Diagnostic Classroom Assessment: One Question at a Time by Ciofalo and Wylie. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Diagnostic Questions: Is There Value in Just One? by Dylan Wiliam and Carol Wylie. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Developing, Analyzing, and Using Distractors for Multiple-Choice by Gierl, M. J., Bulut, O., Guo, Q., & Zhang, X. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Constructing Written Test Questions For the Basic and Clinical Sciences by Case and Swanson. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Developing, Analyzing, and Using Distractors for Multiple-Choice by Gierl, M. J., Bulut, O., Guo, Q., & Zhang, X. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Constructing Written Test Questions For the Basic and Clinical Sciences by Case and Swanson. Read an analysis of the paper here
- The Impact of item flaws, testing at low cognitive level, and low distractor functioning on multiple-choice question quality by Syed Haris Ali, Kenneth G. Ruit. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Developing, Analyzing, and Using Distractors for Multiple-Choice Tests in Education by Gierl, M. J., Bulut, O., Guo, Q., & Zhang, X. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Optimizing Multiple-Choice Questions for Retrieval Practice by van den Broek et al. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Three Options Are Optimal for Multiple-Choice Items by Michael C. Rodriguez. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Routines redeploy attention by Peps Mccrea. You can read the post here
- This is the idea of making routines attractive from the EAST framework. You can read an analysis of this paper here
- Wait Time: Slowing Down May Be A Way of Speeding Up! By Mary Budd Rowe. Read an analysis of the paper here
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- Find out about DQR here
- Feedback enhances the positive effects and reduces the negative effects of multiple-choice testing by Butler and Roediger. Read an analysis of the paper here
- Optimizing Multiple-Choice Questions for Retrieval Practice by van den
Broek et al. Read an analysis of the paper here - I wrote a book about how I use the principles of variation theory to direct
students’ attention. It is called Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain and is available here - The Derring Effec: Deliberate Errors Enhance Learning by Wong and Lim.
Read an analysis of the paper here - Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching by Lee S. Shulman.
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