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    STEP Developing MCQs
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    This self-directed module guides participants through designing multiple choice questions (MCQs) in higher education.

Duration Self-paced

Course Type Online

Booking Status Now Booking

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Target Audience: All staff who teach and/or support teaching and learning at Strathclyde

This self-directed module guides participants through designing multiple choice questions (MCQs) in higher education.  

 The first and second sections define the typical structure of such a question as well as common design issues. These sections have been developed by Dr Patrick Thompson  in Pure and Applied Chemistry.  

 The third section presents a range of strategies which can be used to help design MCQs which assess higher order cognitive abilities. The final section looks at some related topics such as feedback, negative marking, and using MyPlace to deploy MCQs. The third and fourth section were developed by Dr Rosanne English from Computer and Information Sciences.  

 Accessibility

Online activity

  • The session will take place on Zoom
  • Auto-captions can be enabled
  • There will be audience participation
  • You can keep your camera off
  • You are asked to attend the whole session
  • There will be a break throughout the session
  • The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
  • Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request.

Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

 



Delivered By: OSDU

Prerequisites

NONE

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* to your department if you cancel within 5** working days or you do not attend, and a £25 charge for cancellations/ non-attendance between 6 and 10 working days. There will be no charge for cancellation made 10 or more working days before the event. Notifications should be made to OSDU@strath.ac.uk

A department is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary pre-requisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you must attend ALL parts of the course. If you fail to attend any part you will be charged as outlined above.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of course of 1 days duration or less. For some courses there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.

**Any bookings made within 10 days of the event will incur the charges as specified.