Short Multiple Choice Questions Research Articles

The Similarity Index: A New and Simple Algorithm to Measure Coherence in Polls <br/>—A Case Study Where the Students Evaluate Assessments in a General Chemistry Course

Assessments have been a crucial part of the process of learning and teaching. Most of the time, this process has been measured with summative assessments but what about formative ones? Historically, the teacher chooses the appropriate assessment for his/her class. However, what do the students have to say about that? In this case study, we present the results of a Likert-type poll for five assessments applied in a General Chemistry course. Students gave their answers according to three measurable intended aspects: the cognitive, the emotional and the social. To measure the coherence of those three aspects a similarity index was created. This instrument, together with the Likert-type poll, allowed us to advise which assessment should be accepted or rejected according to the student’s point of view. From a variety of assessments, the student selected the following increasing raking of assessments: Short Multiple-Choice Questions, General Questions/Answers Out Loud and Prediction-Observation-Explanation.

Reflections on COVID-19–Induced Online Teaching in Biophysics Courses

Reflections on COVID-19–Induced Online Teaching in Biophysics Courses

Annals for Educators - 21 August 2018.

Annals for Educators - 21 August 2018.

The Use of 3‐D Stereoscopic and 2‐D Videos as Pre‐Lab Tool for Anatomy Dissection

The hypothesis was that viewing a 2‐D or 3‐D stereoscopic pre‐lab video containing interspersed instructions and short multiple‐choice questions would improve students’ ability to efficiently perform dissections and more quickly identify required structures. First‐year D.V.M. class was divided into 21 dissection teams of four students each. Teams were randomly assigned to one of three groups, A, B and C. Preparation for all groups included reading the lab manual. Video groups interacted with a 30‐minute video. All groups were allowed 45 minutes to dissect the thorax of a dog and find a list of assigned structures followed by a quiz.Preliminary results are as follows: There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) among the groups on the post‐dissection quiz nor on the number of structures the groups identified during the dissection period (p > 0.05).In conclusion, the first phase of this cross‐over design experiment that will include dissection of abdomen and pelvis did not support the hypothesis that video pre‐dissection laboratory preparation would lead to greater speed in identifying required anatomical structures or performance on a post‐dissection quiz. However, for aspects that might reflect on the need for laboratory teaching assistance, there was a trend that supported the hypothesis that video preparation would be superior to lab manual preparation.Grant Funding Source: School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University,

Emergency Preparedness and Bioterrorism Response: Development of an Educational Program for Public Health Personnel

Public health departments are under increasing pressure to provide emergency preparedness and bioterrorism response education to public health personnel. The challenge that health departments face is to provide cost-efficient, timely education to a large number of multidisciplinary personnel. This article describes an innovative strategy for providing this education to public health personnel using the health department's intranet system. The intranet system provided confidential information specific to the staff role and allowed for concurrent access to the program by multiple individuals at different service sites. Knowledge acquisition was tested through short multiple-choice questions that followed the specific information modules. The intranet system faced a number of challenges during the pilot-testing phase, primarily related to changes in the role of the public health nurse and limitations in funding and public health staff to maintain and monitor the bioterrorism response program and the intranet system. The design of the program may prove useful for other public health organizations when a need exists for quick delivery of information to a large number of personnel. It may especially be useful in providing basic emergency preparedness and bioterrorism education to new personnel in health departments.