How to Write an Effective Multiple Choice Question

Have a very clear question, especially with the language that you're using. The distractors should be able to tell us something else. Too many white boards as well for elaboration. Why did you select that one? I don't know what conscription means. Some students did what conscription meant because of propaganda and still wanted to add, i know lots of men signed up to fight in World War II. So there's so many ways that we coulbe really flexible with multiple choice questions. Great jusification is an answer which doesn't say anything at all - it just says 'I'm not sure' This article was originally published by Education Week on 8th November 2013.