Book:Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
Please Choose a topic to write a question about from chapters 9-12ONLY
● This assignment requires you to submit a singleMCQwith 5 possible answers.
● WhyMCQs?
a) Often, good questions precede good answers. MCQs train you to think in terms
of questions.
b)MCQs train students focus on the essence of their assigned reading and class
content.
c) Relatedly, MCQs teach students to distinguish betweenwhat’s important and
what’s fluff.
d) The act of craftingMCQs holds students accountable for integrating reading and
content.
● MCQ should be novel, useful, non-obvious + high-impact + application + evergreen
+ you featured themost important topic of the week’s reading
● Example of strongMCQ:Wisdom of Crowds:Which of the following does NOT
characterize wise crowds?
*a) Intelligence: A crowdmade of particularly smart individuals.
b) Diversity: Each person has private information and opinions.
c) Independence: People’s opinions aren’t determined by the opinions of those
around them.
d) Decentralization: People are able to specialize and draw on local knowledge.
e) Aggregation: Amechanism exists for turning private judgments into a collective
decision.
Source:Wisdom of Crowds; Chapter #; Page #…
● Example of BadMCQs:
In 1999, Bell Labs scientists were able to transmit ________ bits of information in one
second, across a single fiber-optic line.
a) 1,600,000,000
b) 16,000,000,000
c) 160,000,000,000
*d) 1,600,000,000,000
e) 16,000,000,000,000
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