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Knowledge of animal welfare is becoming essential to veterinary professionals across the globe. Veterinarians must be prepared to be part of the societal debate about how to determine and meet our obligations to animals. Thus, there is a great need for veterinarians to have up to date knowledge on animal welfare and the ability to communicate intelligently about animal welfare issues. But how does one assess knowledge in a field as complex as animal welfare in a manner that fits with current veterinary curricula?

In this workshop* we will and discuss how to create high-quality, easily gradable test questions that assess animal welfare knowledge in large enrollment professional courses in veterinary medicine.

In Part 1 (March 26) participants will learn about common questions types and discuss their strengths and limitations, how to avoid common question design flaws and how to distinguish question stems requiring simple recall from those requiring higher-order thinking.

In Part 2 (April 9), participants will apply what they have learned by writing test questions assessing animal welfare knowledge for each of the major selected-response question formats: a) One-best choice multiple choice questions, b) Extended matching questions and c) Script concordance questions.

We sincerely appreciate your participation and look forward to an educational workshop!

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Jesse Robbins

Jared Danielson

Suzanne Millman

Postdoctoral Research Associate, ISU College of Veterinary Medicine

Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, ISU College of Veterinary Medicine

Professor of Animal Welfare, ISU College of Veterinary Medicine

Can't find what your looking for? Having Zoom or Canvas issues? Contact Lisa Lund in Zoom chat or email at gestrine@iastate.edu

*Funding for this workshop was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Higher Education Challenge Grant (#70003-26376). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.