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  1. Q: What do you think of open book tests? A: It depends on the competency you are testing for...http://wp.me/pCrQM-1a
  2. Q: I’ve been told not to use negative questions b/c you're reinforcing what the answer is not instead of what it is A: http://wp.me/pCrQM-16
  3. Q : Is it better to time a test by the question or by the test as a whole? A: Test takers prefer ... http://wp.me/pCrQM-L
  4. Question: Should I time my tests? Answer: The answer depends on two things ... http://wp.me/pCrQM-A
  5. Question: Why is item difficulty for a hard question 0 and item difficulty for an easy question 1? Answer: http://wp.me/pCrQM-x
  6. Q:While looking at item analysis for a test I noticed that most of the point-biserial correlations were 0 or close.... A: http://ow.ly/rZVo
  7. Q: My test takers hate All that Apply questions because they think they are more difficult what should I do? A: http://wp.me/pCrQM-q
  8. Question: How long should a test be? Answer: It depends (people hate that answer).... get the full answer http://ow.ly/nKgF
  9. Question: My Learning System Has Hundreds of Learning Objectives. I Can’t Give a 500 Question Test! Answer: That’s true... http://ow.ly/lxLc
  10. ...but as we all know, even the student who knows absolutely nothing has a 50% chance of guessing the correct answer.
  11. Question: Are True/False questions invalid? Answer: There is nothing inherently invalid in a T/F question
  12. While we're on the subject, here's an article on "Writing Distractors for Multiple Choice Questions" http://ow.ly/hwF7
  13. Question: Does the order of the choices make a question easier or more difficult? Answer: Research says “no.”
  14. Question: What I can do to make sure that doesn’t happen in my test? Answer: Use the “scramble choices” option of your testing system.
  15. Question: Is C most commonly the correct answer in multiple choice questions? Answer: Yes when an inexperienced writer creates the question.
  16. When “None of the Above” is a choice the correct answer could be anything. It makes guessing more difficult.
  17. To be clear, I am not suggesting that “None of the Above” be the correct answer, just that it be one of the choices.
  18. Question: OK, can I use “None of the Above” as a choice? Answer: Yes (in my opinion, though some disagree). Want more detail? Let us know!
  19. Question: Is it ever appropriate to use "All of the Above" as a choice? Answer: No We’d like to hear what you do, if you agree or disagree.
  20. Working on a series of posts to answer (in simple terms) our most frequently asked questions about testing.