MCQ

Multiple Choice, Objective Response, or MCQ (for Multiple Choice Question) is a way to measure a learner’s achievements in an objective manner.  In this form of assessment ,the  respondents are asked to select only correct answers from the options of answers displayed before them.. It is a widely utilized method  of testing knowledge. MCQ assessment gained  popularity   due to  the following advantages attributed to it –

• It prevents scoring bias
• It enables quick response
• It helps to test a learner’s ability to recall
• It helps the examiner to balance difficulty level in the question paper
• It is convenient for quick and accurate assessment
• It is very useful for measuring learner’s achievement within  a short assessment period .

However the multiple choice question method is not free from criticism . This method has the following limitations –

• Errors made by the learner in understanding a topic cannot be seen explicitly in MCQ responses.
• Objective answers  provide  less scope for analyzing the confusions of the respondents in understanding  a topic.
• It cannot develop learner’s ability to express ideas.
• Preparation of an efficient MCQ assessment is time consuming.

To make up for the deficiencies while preparing an MCQ assessment , the examiner should use clear and simple language , objective and coherent sentences and equally plausible distractors. Some other cares to be  taken in the process of making an MCQ type question paper are – to  avoid ambiguous words ,and clues or hints for answers . It is also advised to limit the  use of “all of the above “ and “none of the above” as they prevent the examiner from getting the best answer from the learners.

By -ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Devojani Borah
DEPARTMENT :B.Ed
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