2022 Annual Meeting | C146 - Writing and Reviewing Multiple Choice Exam Questions

Date Wednesday 04/06/22

Time 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM PDT Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Jeremy Moeller, MD, FAAN

Topic(s) General Neurology

Learning Objectives At the end of this session, participants should be able to: (1) identify a good concept for testing, depending on the learner, purpose of the assessment and relevant assessment standards; (2) describe best practices for multiple choice question (MCQ) item writing and recognize common pitfalls; (3) recognize sources of bias in MCQ item development; and (4) develop and evaluate new MCQ items. We aim to identify and educate future contributors to assessment tools from the AAN and other sources.

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

Core Competencies Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement

Program Level Intermediate

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Teaching Styles Didactic, Audience Participation, Other

Program Materials Program Evaluations

Event Timeline
03:30 PM - 03:40 PM PDT	Introduction	Introduction and Overview Jeremy Moeller, MD, FAAN, Lynne Shindoll, MA
03:30 PM - 03:30 PM PDT	Speaker	Walk-in Slides Jeremy Moeller, MD, FAAN
03:40 PM - 03:55 PM PDT	Speaker	What's a Good Question to Ask? Selecting Content for Multiple Choice Questions Jeremy Moeller, MD, FAAN
03:55 PM - 04:35 PM PDT	Speaker	Writing Effective Questions: Principles and Pitfalls Zachary N. London, MD, FAAN, Lynne Shindoll, MA
04:35 PM - 05:15 PM PDT	Discussion	Interactive Item-Writing Workshop Zachary N. London, MD, FAAN, Jeremy Moeller, MD, FAAN, Lynne Shindoll, MA
05:15 PM - 05:30 PM PDT	Discussion	Review of Example Questions and Wrap-Up Zachary N. London, MD, FAAN, Jeremy Moeller, MD, FAAN, Lynne Shindoll, MA

Faculty Disclosures
Jeremy Moeller, MD, FAAN	Dr. Moeller has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Zachary N. London, MD, FAAN	Dr. London has nothing to disclose.
Lynne Shindoll, MA	Ms. Shindoll has nothing to disclose.