tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478497792016191976.post6402539068855138351..comments2023-06-10T07:59:21.535-07:00Comments on The Wide World of Timbo: In Defense of Multiple Choice.Timbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16003074567212772158noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478497792016191976.post-44096845070343925612008-01-27T13:22:00.000-07:002008-01-27T13:22:00.000-07:00Dear The Mandarin,Of course multiple choice teach ...Dear The Mandarin,<BR/><BR/>Of course multiple choice teach nothing. They are an assessment tool of no small merit. <BR/><BR/>I would think an evil genius would be able to see that. Perhaps you and your henchman need to get together to discuss strategy.<BR/><BR/>Crom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478497792016191976.post-59006144821010271992008-01-26T00:48:00.000-07:002008-01-26T00:48:00.000-07:00What is the definition of Mandarin?A. The standard...What is the definition of Mandarin?<BR/><BR/>A. The standard literary and official form of Chinese based on the Beijing dialect, spoken by over 730 million.<BR/><BR/>B. A small flattish citrus fruit with a loose skin, esp. a variety with yellow-orange skin.<BR/><BR/>C. A bad ass who sees multiple choice tests for what they are: worthless wastes or paper that teach students nothing.<BR/><BR/>D. All of the above.<BR/><BR/>Your examples above merely serve to prove the vast superiority of essay tests. Clearly, these students (especially those in college) had teachers who gave them multiple-choice tests throughout high school. If these questions had been in MC form, the student might have guessed correctly and would have learned nothing. With an essay, I can tell which students desperately need help... very desperately.<BR/><BR/>Also, Crom would sound cool shouted by James T. Kirk. "CRRRRRROOOOOMMMMMM!" And I welcome Randy to my ranks.<BR/><BR/>It's on.Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576302551728970387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478497792016191976.post-25510092187504138352008-01-25T22:16:00.000-07:002008-01-25T22:16:00.000-07:00Well, now you have become one of The Mandarin's he...Well, now you have become one of The Mandarin's henchmen. I love the power of blogging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478497792016191976.post-19574843694118786382008-01-25T20:20:00.000-07:002008-01-25T20:20:00.000-07:00Great stuff. However, I think these wonderful piec...Great stuff. However, I think these wonderful pieces of written work provide us as teachers with great tools. They allow us to pinpoint the flaws in our students so that we my correct them. A multiple-choice test simply shows whether the student knows the stuff or not. Whereas, the essays show where exactly the flaws in learning/teaching exist. Plus, they provide for some heavy laughter/drinking on the part of us, the teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com