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One thing I had been noticing in my 6th grade classroom is that my students don’t have multiple choice questions. I spoke with my cooperating teacher and he said that maybe on language art tests they may have some, however he tries to stay away from multiple choice tests. I have mixed feelings about this. I am one who does not do well with multiple choice tests, I much rather use my own words and explain what I know than trying to decipher which option is the most appropriate for this question. However, in the majority of general education classes in college, a large percentage of your grade is based of the multiple choice tests that you take. Before that, there are the statewide and national tests which are all multiple choice. Should multiple choice questions be used for students in the classroom? I do feel it is less authentic however I also feel that students need more experience with multiple choice tests so that they can be more prepared for the standardized testing that is asked of them later on. While I am not a fan of multiple choice, I do feel students need more practice with it as long as are still asking them to be able to complete that format on multiple choice tests. I feel it is possible to have homework with multiple choices so they can experience having to check their answers with what the options are. If it is in the math classroom I think work still needs to be required, and partial credit can be still given. As far as tests in the classroom are concerned, I do not plan on handing out scantrons to be students and base their entire grade on these tests, but maybe they should be incorporated with other types of questions so that they can be more comfortable with that style. <<Back to EDC 452 home page <<Section 2 <<Sara's Assessment Journals