Questions on Cue: Improving classroom practice through better question writing

by: Thomas W. Shiland

Constructed response questions gather valuable data but are not often used. This article lists the problems with these questions and addresses the problems by "cueing" the questions—sending a signal to begin a specific action. By cueing the response format, teachers suggest to students the structure of an appropriate response. Also, cueing the scoring keeps questions fair and simplifies grading.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2000Stock # tst00_067_08_46Volume 067Issue 08

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