1. Binary-Choice

• Used to assess reasoning skills in many different ways.

2. Questions can be based on...

3. fact/opinion 4. examples/non-examples 5. true/false 6. yes/no 7. correct/incorrect 8. Binary-Choice Advantages

Easily used for assessing higher level reasoning, critical thinking, and logic skills

9. More reliable than other selected-response items 10. Difficult for students and efficient for teachers 11. Binary-Choice Constructing for Deep Reasoning

Think about the specific thinking skill you would like to assess (Bloom's taxonomy, Ennis's critical thinking, Quellmalz and Hoskyn's reasoning skills)

12. Phrase items so that a superficial analysis suggests a wrong answer 13. Rarely use negative statements, never use double negatives 14. Include only one concept in each statement 15. Have an approximately equal number of items for each category 16. Item length should be similar for both categories 17. Binary-Choice Example

If the statement is an example of a stereotype, circle S; if it is not a stereotype, circle N SNMexican Americans are good musicians SNWomen live longer than men