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Matching Type of Test

1. A matching type test presents descriptions in one column and options in another column, requiring test takers to match descriptions to the correct options. 2. Guidelines for constructing matching tests recommend keeping descriptions and options short and homogeneous, indicating the matching basis clearly, and including more options than descriptions or allowing options to be used multiple times. 3. Advantages of matching tests are that they are simpler to create than multiple choice, reduce guessing, can assess associations between facts, and provide objective scores over more content efficiently. Disadvantages are that they mainly measure recall and are difficult to construct well.

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Matching Type of Test

1. A matching type test presents descriptions in one column and options in another column, requiring test takers to match descriptions to the correct options. 2. Guidelines for constructing matching tests recommend keeping descriptions and options short and homogeneous, indicating the matching basis clearly, and including more options than descriptions or allowing options to be used multiple times. 3. Advantages of matching tests are that they are simpler to create than multiple choice, reduce guessing, can assess associations between facts, and provide objective scores over more content efficiently. Disadvantages are that they mainly measure recall and are difficult to construct well.

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MATCHING TYPE

TEST
Matching type test is
• Usually considered as modified multiple choice type
items where the choices progressively reduce as one
successfully matches the items on the left with the
items on the right
• Consists of two columns, Column A contains the
descriptions and must be placed at the left side while
Column B contains the options and placed at the right
side.
GUIDELINES IN CONSTRUCTING MATCHING
TYPE OF TEST
1. The descriptions and options must be short and homogeneous.
2. The descriptions must be written at the left side and marked it with
Column A and the options must be written at the right side and
marked it with Column B to save time for examinees.
3. There should be more options than descriptions or indicate in the
directions that each option may be used more than once to
decrease the chance of guessing.
4. Matching directions should specify the basis for matching. Failure
to indicate how matches should be marked can greatly increase
the time consumed by the teacher in scoring.
5. Avoid too many correct answers.
6. When using names, always include the complete name (first
name and surname) to avoid ambiguities.
7. Use numbers for the descriptions and capital letters for the
options to avoid confusions to the students that have a reading
problem.
8. Arrange the options into a chronological order or alphabetical
order.
9. The descriptions and options must be written in the same page.
10.A minimum of three items and a maximum of seven items for
elementary level and a maximum of seventeen items for
secondary and tertiary levels.
ADVANTAGES OF MATCHING TYPE TEST
1. It is simpler to construct than a multiple choice type of test.
2. It reduces the effect of guessing compared to the multiple choice
and true or false type of tests.
3. It is appropriate to assess the association between facts.
4. Provides easy, accurate, efficient, objective and reliable test scores.
5. More content can be covered in the given set of test.
DISADVANTAGES OF MATCHING TYPE TEST

1. It measures only simple recall or memorization of


information.
2. It is difficult to construct due to problems in selecting the
descriptions and options.
3. It assesses only low level of cognitive domain such as
knowledge and comprehension.

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