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Apple Tree Society Teaching Tip of the Month The Apple Tree Society will provide a teaching tip each month.  If you have a tip  to share, e-mail Mary Mauldin, chair, Apple Tree Society, at mauldinm@musc.edu. In front of the class, model the process you go through as you create complex multiple-choice questions. Then ask students or groups of students to create test questions. These activities require critical thinking and can be used for small or large classes. You are also asking students to write, which will help them think critically and use writing as a tool for learning. Submitted by Jennie Ariail, Ph.D., and Tom  Smith, Ph.D., The Center for Academic Excellence and The Writing Center. Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.