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The stem should be meaningful by itself and should present a definite problem. What is specified in the learning outcomes will drive the content of the test items. Moreover, essay tests can suffer from unreliable grading; that is, grades on the same response may vary from reader to reader or from time to time by the same reader. Most poorly-written multiple-choice test questions are characterized by at least one of the following three weaknesses: • They attempt to measure an objective for which they are not well-suited • They contain clues to the correct answer • They are worded ambiguously Well-written test questions (hereafter referred to as test items) are defined as those that are constructed in adherence to guidelines … 1. While essay and short-answer questions are easier to design than multiple-choice tests, they are more difficult and time-consuming to score. 2. endstream
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