{"id":884,"date":"2013-06-27T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/?p=884"},"modified":"2015-10-13T15:55:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T15:55:08","slug":"designing-and-writing-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/designing-and-writing-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Clickers: Designing and Writing Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>Designing Questions<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Clicker Response Systems can support higher levels of critical thinking through various approaches to multiple-choice questioning that encourages content depth. Clicker questions can be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Recall Questions<\/li>\n<li>Conceptual Response Questions<\/li>\n<li>Application Questions<\/li>\n<li>Critical Thinking Questions<\/li>\n<li>Student Perspective Questions<\/li>\n<li>Confidence Level Questions<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring Questions<\/li>\n<li>Classroom Experiments Questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional information regarding <a href=\"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/teaching-guides\/technology\/clickers\/#questions\">types of clicker questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are more thoughts on &#8220;types of clicker questions&#8221; to help you think outside box:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/telr.ohio-state.edu\/clickers\/teaching\/guidelines.htm\">Sample Questions from Different Cognitive Levels<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: Ohio State University<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwsei.ubc.ca\/resources\/files\/CU-SEI_Thought_Questions.pdf\">Thought Questions: A New Approach to Using Clickers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: Teresa Foley and Pei-San Tsai, Integrative Physiology Department, University of Colorado-Boulder<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focuse: Higher-level, Open-ended Questions (Examples included)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podnetwork.org\/publications\/teachingexcellence\/09-10\/V21,%20N3%20Bruff.pdf\"><em>Multiple-Choice Questions You Wouldn&#8217;t Put on a Test: Promoting Deep Learning Using Clickers <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt University<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Features: One-Best-Answer, Student Perspective, Misconception, and Peer Assessment questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Writing Clicker Questions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=writing%20multiple%20choice%20questions%2C%20turning%20technologies&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCEQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turningtechnologies.com%2Fmedia%2Ffiles%2FBestPractice_WritingMultipleChoice.pdf&amp;ei=cAcfT4q0G6bC2wW45rSoDw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHWXYrXXO5GoAESVBCkl862abOEdg&amp;cad=rja\">Best Practice: Writing Multiple Choice Questions<\/a> published by Turning Technologies.<\/p>\n<p>A quick guide on clicker questions designs and taboos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clickerquestions.pbworks.com\/w\/page\/31534899\/Writing%20MCQs%20for%20clickers%20is%20different\">Multiple-Choice Questions vs. Multiple-Choice <em>Clicker <\/em>Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;what&#8217;s the difference? This chart highlights some fundamental differences in content, format, style, steam, and choices.<\/p>\n<p>Bola C. King. (2009). &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/oic.id.ucsb.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Clicker%20Questions_Design%20and%20Examples.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Clicker Questions: Design and Examples<\/a>.&#8221; Department of English, UCSB.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Samples Clicker Questions by Subject<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/Chemistry-and-Biology.pdf\">Chemistry and Biology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/English-See-pages-6-10.pdf\">English &#8211; See pages 6-10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/Math-and-Statistics.pdf\">Math and Statistics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/Physics-See-Slides-41-54-55.pdf\">Physics &#8211; See Slides 41, 54, 55<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/Sociology-See-pages-23+.pdf\">Sociology &#8211; See pages 23+<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/Sciences-See-pages-28-32.pdf\">Sciences &#8211; See pages 28-32<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designing Questions Clicker Response Systems can support higher levels of critical thinking through various approaches to multiple-choice questioning that encourages content depth. Clicker questions can be: Recall Questions Conceptual Response Questions Application Questions Critical Thinking Questions Student Perspective Questions Confidence Level Questions Monitoring Questions Classroom Experiments Questions Additional information regarding types of clicker questions. 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