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I have created a new test question! Please test it for me!
Here's the deal: I'll give you the information you need in order to figure out the answer for yourself. Then you tell me what you think the answer is.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Trade magazine—a magazine that exists for the members of a specific profession or trade, for example Bar Code Quarterly or Canadian Family Physician.
Consumer magazine—a magazine that consumers buy out of interest, for example Model Train Quarterly, Chatelaine, or Cottage Life
QUESTION
Which of the following articles is MOST likely to appear in a trade magazine?
Most of my multiple choice questions test simple recall, so I don't really need to field-test them; this one tests higher-order evaluation and application skills: students need to know the background information in order to answer correctly (which is why I gave it to you), but then they need to think about each of the titles an evaluate which is most likely to fit the mandate of a trade magazine. So it's a bit trickier to know whether it will work as a differentiator.
Here's the deal: I'll give you the information you need in order to figure out the answer for yourself. Then you tell me what you think the answer is.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Trade magazine—a magazine that exists for the members of a specific profession or trade, for example Bar Code Quarterly or Canadian Family Physician.
Consumer magazine—a magazine that consumers buy out of interest, for example Model Train Quarterly, Chatelaine, or Cottage Life
QUESTION
Which of the following articles is MOST likely to appear in a trade magazine?
- Sanding Secrets: Getting the Most Out of Sandpaper
- Ten Bicycle Helmets That Don’t Make Us Want to Barf
- The Silk Weavers of Exurban Anatanarivo: Documenting a Dynamic Tradition
- Collaborating With Parents to Implement Behavioral Interventions for Children With Challenging Behaviors
Most of my multiple choice questions test simple recall, so I don't really need to field-test them; this one tests higher-order evaluation and application skills: students need to know the background information in order to answer correctly (which is why I gave it to you), but then they need to think about each of the titles an evaluate which is most likely to fit the mandate of a trade magazine. So it's a bit trickier to know whether it will work as a differentiator.
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