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    This document discusses an enhanced test item and how to improve a poor multiple choice question about the definition of matter. The original question had options of unequal length and content that were not relevant distractors. The enhanced version breaks the question into three parts with more homogenous and relevant response options to better test the learner's understanding of matter being anything that occupies space and has mass. It concludes by providing a reference and encouraging the reader to learn more about good multiple choice question design.

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    This document discusses an enhanced test item and how to improve a poor multiple choice question about the definition of matter. The original question had options of unequal length and content that were not relevant distractors. The enhanced version breaks the question into three parts with more homogenous and relevant response options to better test the learner's understanding of matter being anything that occupies space and has mass. It concludes by providing a reference and encouraging the reader to learn more about good multiple choice question design.

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    This document discusses an enhanced test item and how to improve a poor multiple choice question about the definition of matter. The original question had options of unequal length and content that were not relevant distractors. The enhanced version breaks the question into three parts with more homogenous and relevant response options to better test the learner's understanding of matter being anything that occupies space and has mass. It concludes by providing a reference and encouraging the reader to learn more about good multiple choice question design.

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    AN ENHANCED

    TEST ITEM
    POOR
    What is matter?
    TEST
    QUESTIO
    N
    A. Everything that surrounds us

    B. All things bright and beautiful

    C. Things we see and hear

    D. Anything that occupies space and has


    mass
    What makes it a
    poor test item?

    LEARN MORE
    The options are not
    homogenous in content, and the
    length of the options is not
    equal.

    The options are not relevant to


    each other and the task thus
    making them ineffective
    distracters and make the keyed
    option obvious (letter D).
    Here's the enhanced test
    item.
    1. What is called
    anything that has
    mass and takes
    up space?

    A. Mass
    B. Volume
    C. Matter
    D. Density
    2. What is
    matter?
    A. Anything that has mass
    and occupies space.
    B. Anything that has density
    and occupies space.
    C. Anything that has volume
    and takes up space.
    D. Anything that has electrons
    and takes up space.
    3. Which of the
    following best
    describes matter?
    A. Everything in the universe

    B. Anything that has mass


    and takes up space

    C. Anything that is found on


    the periodic table

    D. Anything that you can


    observe with your senses
    To know more about good and
    bad MCQs, watch the video.
    Reference: Study.com
    Thank you

    By: Sherry Mie M. Somobay


    CSTE-CoT1A

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