3. Typical task formats in e-exams

3.2. "Rules for multiple choice questions" (according to Malte Persike)

To ensure that students can actually answer multiple choice questions, the following rules must be observed:

  • Answerable without reading the questions/answers
  • No clue words ("never", "always" etc.)
  • Similarly long alternative answers
  • Equally plausible alternative answers
  • Equally probable positions for "correct" -> not always in the same position
  • Not too similar answer alternatives
  • Few repetitions of words
  • Few negations
  • Four or more alternative answers
  • Report the number of correct answer options