CIPhER Friday, Multiple-Choice Questions: Do Yours Make the Cut?

The Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education and Research (CIPhER) cordially invites you to attend a CIPhER Friday program specifically for test item authors.  This presentation will address how to write quality multiple-choice questions (MCQs) that assess higher order thinking (e.g., application of data, interpretation of data, decision-making).  For a test item to generate a valid score it must test content that is considered to be important AND be free from technical flaws.  By taking a closer look at the proper structure of MCQs and learning how to recognize the potential flaws that disrupt the overall effectiveness of items, session participants will be able to design test items that more accurately measure the intended objective, and student achievement. 

 

 

The University Of North Carolina Eshelman School Of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE program 0046-9999-19-067-L04-P/T provides 1.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. To receive CE credit, participants must complete the CE attendance form and the online evaluation of the program (instructions to be emailed). Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks. **No partial credit will be available**

 

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Mari-Wells Hedgpeth offers seventeen years of educational experience with twelve years of experience in higher education assessment.  Her work has focused on assessment design, item development, and web-based test administration within the field of medical and veterinary education.  She has assisted with implementation of new delivery systems, project management, item banking, and assessment policy.  Mari-Wells also offers expertise in developing quality items and item reviews.  Her research interests include item quality as well validity and reliability.

 

Mari-Wells Hedgpeth holds a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology, Measurement and Evaluation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor’s degree in French literature (major) and cultural anthropology (minor) from Sweet Briar College in Virginia.