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True or False and Matching Type Report

This document provides guidelines for constructing true-false and matching type test questions. For true-false questions, it lists 7 rules: avoid giving hints, using absolute words, long sentences, tricky wording, verbatim quotes, specific determiners, and disproportionate or patterned distributions of true and false answers. For matching questions, it recommends matching homogeneous items, having stems in the first column and shorter options in the second, more options than stems, alphabetical/chronological ordering of options, clear instructions, and keeping all items together. The key point is that these question types measure the examinee's ability to identify relationships between items.

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True or False and Matching Type Report

This document provides guidelines for constructing true-false and matching type test questions. For true-false questions, it lists 7 rules: avoid giving hints, using absolute words, long sentences, tricky wording, verbatim quotes, specific determiners, and disproportionate or patterned distributions of true and false answers. For matching questions, it recommends matching homogeneous items, having stems in the first column and shorter options in the second, more options than stems, alphabetical/chronological ordering of options, clear instructions, and keeping all items together. The key point is that these question types measure the examinee's ability to identify relationships between items.

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Constructing a

True-False Test
True or False Defined

Binomial-choice or alternate response tests - are


tests that have only two (2) options such as true or
false, right or wrong, yes or no, good or better,
check (✔) or cross (✘) and so on.
Rules in constructing true or false test

Rule 1. Do not give a hint (inadvertently) in the body of the


question

Ex: The Philippines gained its independence in 1898 and therefor


celebrated its centennial year in 2000. _______
Rule No. 2
Avoid using the words “always”, “never”, “often” and other words
that tend to be either always true or always false.

Ex: Christmas always falls on a Sunday because it is a Sabbath day.


______
Rule No. 3
Avoid long sentences as these tend to be “true”. Keep
sentences short.
Ex 1: Tests need to be valid, reliable and useful, although,
it would require a great amount of time and effort to
ensure that tests possess these test characteristics.
____________
Ex 2: Tests need to be valid, reliable and useful since it
takes very little amount of time, money and effort to
construct tests with these characteristics. _____________
Rules No. 4
Avoid tricky statements with some minor misleading word or
spelling anomaly, misplaced phrases, etc. A wise student who
doesn’t know the subject matter may detect this strategy and thus
get the answer correctly.

Ex: The principle of our school is Mr. Aldron D. Laundry. _____


Rule No. 5

Avoid quoting verbatim from reference materials or


textbooks. This practice sends the wrong signal to the
students that it is necessary to memorize the textbook
word for word and thus, acquisition of higher-level
thinking skills in not given due importance.
Rule No. 6
Avoid specific determiners or give-away qualifiers

Students quickly learn that strongly worded statements are more


likely to be false than true, for example, statements with “never”
“no” “all” or “always.” Moderately worded statements are more
likely to be true than false. Statements with “many” “often”
“sometimes” “generally” “frequently” or “some” should be
avoided.
Rule No. 7
With true or false questions, avoid a grossly disproportionate
number of either true or false statements or even patterns in the
occurrence of true and false statements.

1. T 6. F 1. T 6. F
2. F 7. F 2. F 7. T
3. F 8. F or 3. T 8. F
4. F 9. F 4. F 9. T
5. F 10. F 5. T 10. F
Matching Type
Matching type defined
Matching type items may be considered 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 2 columns
- The premises (left) and responses (right)
Guidelines in Constructing Matching
Type of Test
1. Match homogeneous not heterogeneous items. The items to match must
be homogeneous.

2. The stem (longer in construction than the options) must be in the first
column while the options (usually shorter) must be in the second column

3. The options must be more in number than the stems to prevent the
students from arriving at the answer by mere process of elimination

4. To help the examinee find the answer easier, arrange the options
alphabetically or chronologically
5. Like any other test, the direction of the test must be given. The
examinees must know exactly what to do.
Ex: instructions of perfect matching type or imperfect matching
type
6. Place all of the items for one matching exercises on the same
page
Matching type tests are effective when you need to measure the
learner’s ability to identify the relationship or association between
similar items
To bear in mind:
Matching type tests are effective when you need to
measure the learner’s ability to identify the relationship or
association between similar items

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