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Assessment Tools

This document discusses different types of assessment tools, including objective tests and essay tests. It provides details on various types of objective tests such as simple recall, completion, alternative response, multiple choice, matching, rearrangement, and analogy. It describes the components and best practices for constructing each type of objective test. The document also covers essay tests and lists 13 different types of essay questions. Finally, it outlines the advantages and disadvantages of both objective and essay tests.

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Assessment Tools

This document discusses different types of assessment tools, including objective tests and essay tests. It provides details on various types of objective tests such as simple recall, completion, alternative response, multiple choice, matching, rearrangement, and analogy. It describes the components and best practices for constructing each type of objective test. The document also covers essay tests and lists 13 different types of essay questions. Finally, it outlines the advantages and disadvantages of both objective and essay tests.

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Assessment Tools

Assessment Tools
Objective Test
Essay Test

Objective Test
Recall Type
Simple Recall
Completion
Recognition Type
Alternative Response
Multiple-Choice
Matching Type
Rearrangement
Analogy
Identification

Simple Recall
items must be worded that the response is brief as
possible for facilitation of scoring.
direct question is preferable.
blanks must be or preferably in the right column.
question must be worded that it has one response.
minimum use of textbook language in qording a
question

Completion Test
give a reasonable basis
avoid giving unwarranted clues to desired
response
arrange the test

Alternative Response (TorF)


test must be arranged in group
responses must be as simple as possible
avoid using similar wordings or phrases from the book
(ROTE Memory)
language at the level of the examinee
specific determiners should be avoided

Alternative Response (TorF)


some determiners should be also avoided as they
indicate indirect suggestion
qualitative terms should be avoided
statements which are partly right or wrong mus be
avoided
must strongly represent true or false
avoid ambigous and double negaetive statements

Multiple Choice Test/Questions


MCT/Q
use unfamiliar phrasing
all options must be plausible
grammatically consistent
avoid articles a or an
four or more items minimize guessing
correct answer in all items must be randomly arranged
uniform number of choices

Multiple Choice Test/Questions


MCT/Q
correct option is the same length with other
wrong options
homogeneity of the options
simplest method of indicating a response

Multiple Choice Test/Questions


MCT/Q - Kinds
Stem-and-options variety
Settings-and-options variety
Group-term variety
Structured-response variety
Contained-options variety

Multiple Choice Question Parts

Matching Type

Heterogeneous vs Homogeneous
Unbalanced is preferable
Grammatically consistent
All options must be plausible
Column Placement
Alphabetical and Chronological
One correct response each item
Each item must have a pair in the option column
Minimum item is 5-10 max of 15
All items must be in one page

Rearrangement Type
consist of multiple-option item where
it requires a chronological, logical or
rank order.

Analogy
type of test made up of items
consisting of a pair of words related
to each other

Identification Type
type of test that require the
examinees to identify what is being
defined

Advantages
Easy to correct or score
Eliminate subjectivity
Adequate Sampling
Objectivity in Scoring
Eliminates bluffing
Norms can be established
Saves time and energy in answering questions

Disadvantages
Difficult to construct
Encourages cheating and guessing
Expensive
Encourages rote memorization
Time consuming

Essay Test
Assessment tool in which it consist of specific question
or problem.
Answerable in one or more sentences
Ideal to measure students critical thinking, ability to
think and expression of ideas within a certain period of
time

Types of Essay Test


1. Selection Recall
2. Evaluating Recall
3. Comparison of Two Things (Specific)
4. Comparison of Two Things (General)
5. Decision (For or Against)
6. Cause or Effect
7. Explanation of the use of Exact Meaning
8. Summary of a Test or Article Read
9. Analysis
10. Statement of Relationship
11. Illustrations and Examples of Principles in Science
12. Classiffication
13. Application of Rules or Principles to New Situations

Advantages
Easy to construct
Economical
Minimize guessing
Trains the core of organizing ideas
Develops Critical Thinking
Minimize Cheating
Saves time and energy (Teacher)
Minimize rote memory

Disadvantages
Low Validity and Reliability
Low Practicability
Encourages Bluffing
Difficult to Correct or score
Disadvantage to Students with poor
penmanship

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