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The Academic Support Department, in collaboration with the Examination and Assessment Unit and the Faculty Development Team of Dubai Medical University, organized a professional development workshop titled \u201cEffective MCQ Writing for Assessments.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session, conducted by Prof. Salah Eldin Kassab<\/strong>, engaged faculty members in an insightful discussion on the principles of constructing high-quality multiple-choice questions (MCQs) that effectively assess students\u2019 understanding and higher-order thinking skills. The session covered best practices in question design, common pitfalls to avoid, and techniques to align MCQs with learning outcomes and assessment standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interactive workshop emphasized the importance of validity, reliability, and fairness in assessments, and included practical examples and peer review exercises to enhance faculty members\u2019 skills in MCQ development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This initiative reflects DMU\u2019s continued commitment to promoting excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Academic Support Department, in collaboration with the Examination and Assessment Unit and the Faculty Development Team of Dubai Medical University, organized a professional development workshop titled \u201cEffective MCQ Writing for Assessments.\u201d The session, conducted by Prof. Salah Eldin Kassab, engaged faculty members in an insightful discussion on the principles of constructing high-quality multiple-choice questions <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"blog-category":[69],"class_list":["post-16711","blog_post","type-blog_post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog-category-dmu"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEnhancing Assessment Quality: Effective MCQ Writing at DMU - Dubai Medical University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/enhancing-assessment-quality-effective-mcq-writing-at-dmu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Enhancing Assessment Quality: Effective MCQ Writing at DMU - 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