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Assessment Monograph Guidelines for Creating Multiple Choice Items 1 | h p a r g o n o M t n e m s s e s s A 1 Assessment Monograph on Case Studies from Schools Integrating Performance Standards in Assessment of Classroom Activities Case Study of KIIT World School Pitampura, New Delhi, India 1 PUBLICATIONS School Libraries | Principals | Teachers | Item Writers | Teacher Educators | Trainee Teachers | Teaching Practitioners | Policy Makers | and all others interested in enriching their assessment and teaching practices AN EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT REPOSITORY for Contacts Us: Centre for Assessment Evaluation and Research (CAER) 4th Floor, Shiksha Sadan, 17 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi 110002 g Website: www.indiacaer.org | Facebook: www.facebook.com/indiacaer | Twitter: www.twitter.com/CAERIndia | www.indiacaer.org Centre for Assessment, Evaluation and Research (CAER) 10 Example: English Learning Objectives: Comprehension Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms’ In the line above, ‘mewling and puking’ show the child’s __________. a) stubborn b) helplessness* c) recklessly d) naughty Can you guess the answer? Better … ‘ Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms’ In the line above, ‘mewling and puking’ show the child’s ______. a) stubbornness b) helplessness* c) recklessness d) naughtiness How has the item improved? Example: Biology Learning Objective: To understand the design and function of the lungs In the human body, the _________ are designed to maximise the area for exchange of gases a) heart b) stomach c) lungs* d) small intestine Can you guess the answer? Better … Which one of the following is designed to maximise the area for exchange of gases in the human body? a) heart b) stomach c) lungs d) small intestine How has the item improved? 5. Items should be written so as not to give away the answer the particular question or anywhere else in question paper should be reviewed by a third party to identify potential clues that might give away the correct answer inappropriately. Example: Biology s Which one of the following is responsible for actions? a) the cerebellum in the hind brain b) the hypothalamus in the mid brain c) the arc in the spinal cord* d) the cerebrum in the upper brain Can you guess the answer? Better... actions? a) cerebellum b) hypothalamus c) spinal cord* d) cerebrum How has the item improved? Grammatical prompt which gives away the answer | h p a r g o n o M t n e m s s e s s A 11 2013 Example: Social Science Which type of forest is best for the rural community of the surrounding areas? a) reserved forests b) village forests c) community forests* d) protected forests Better... Which type of forest is best for sustainable liveli- hood? a) reserved forests b) village forests c) community forests* d) protected forests Example: Social Science Learning Objective: To understand the location of various state capitals in the geographical map Chandigarh lies to the a) north of Delhi* b) south of Delhi c) east of Delhi d) west of Delhi Can you hide the options and still answer the item? Better … a) north* b) south c) east d) west How has the item improved? Example: Statistics Learning Objective: To understand the basic terms used in statistics Which of the following is NOT a measure of a cen- tral tendency? a) median b) mode c) standard deviation* d) arithmetic mean Why should the student be asked to identify what is not the answer to a question? Better … Which one of the following indicates how spread out numbers are from the central tendency? a) median b) mode c) standard deviation* d) arithmetic mean How has the item improved? 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SUBSCRIPTION RATESBulletin (INR 50/Bulletin)
Duration (Year) Issues Price (INR)1 12 600
Assessment Monograph (INR 100/Assessment Monograph)
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Monograph on Case Studies on Assessment Practices in Schools (INR 150/Assessment Monograph)
Duration (Year) Issues Price (INR)1 6 900
Subscription Form for PublicationsCapital letters
First Name ....................................................... Last Name .............................................................................
Designation/Profession ...................................................................................................................................
Organisation ...................................................................................................................................................
Mailing address ...............................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................................
City .................................................................... Postal code ..........................................................................
State ...................................................................Country ...............................................................................
Telephone ...........................................................Fax ......................................................................................
Email ..................................................................Website ...............................................................................
I/We would like to subscribe/order for Subscription of Bulletins: Subscription of Assessment Monograph:1 Year (12 issues) 1 Year (12 issues)
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Dated ................................................ of Amount........................................................ in favour of Centre for Assessment, Evaluation and Research, payable at New Delhi.
City Training Date Module VenueChandigarh 23-24 October 2013 II Stepping Stones Senior Secondary SchoolHyderabad 25-26 October 2013 II Oakridge International School, Newton CampusMumbai 28-29 October 2013 I Datta Megha SchoolDelhi 28-29 October 2013 II Shiksha Sadan, 17, Rouse Avenue, New DelhiDelhi 30-31 October 2013 I Shiksha Sadan, 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi
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Guidelines for Creating Multiple Choice Items
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Assessment Monograph on Case Studies from Schools
Integrating Performance Standards in Assessment of Classroom Activities
Improving Classroom Assessment Practices to Meet the Requirements of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)
Case Study of KIIT World SchoolPitampura, New Delhi, India
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PUBLICATIONS
School Libraries | Principals | Teachers | Item Writers | Teacher Educators | Trainee Teachers | Teaching
Practitioners | Policy Makers | and all others interested in enriching their assessment and teaching practices
AN EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT REPOSITORY for
Contacts Us:Centre for Assessment Evaluation and Research (CAER)4th Floor, Shiksha Sadan, 17 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi 110002
g Website: www.indiacaer.org | Facebook: www.facebook.com/indiacaer | Twitter: www.twitter.com/CAERIndia
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Example: English
Learning Objectives: Comprehension
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms’
In the line above, ‘mewling and puking’ show the child’s __________.a) stubbornb) helplessness*c) recklesslyd) naughty
Can you guess the answer?
Better …
‘Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms’
In the line above, ‘mewling and puking’ show the child’s ______.a) stubbornnessb) helplessness*c) recklessnessd) naughtinessHow has the item improved?
Example: Biology
Learning Objective: To understand the design and function of the lungs
In the human body, the _________ are designed to maximise the area for exchange of gasesa) heart b) stomach c) lungs*d) small intestine
Can you guess the answer?
Better …
Which one of the following is designed to maximise the area for exchange of gases in the human body?a) heart b) stomachc) lungsd) small intestineHow has the item improved?
5. Items should be written so as not to give away the answer
the particular question or anywhere else in
question paper should be reviewed by a third party to identify potential clues that might give away the correct answer inappropriately.
Example: Biology
s
Which one of the following is responsible for actions?a) the cerebellum in the hind brainb) the hypothalamus in the mid brainc) the arc in the spinal cord*d) the cerebrum in the upper brain
Can you guess the answer?
Better...
actions?a) cerebellumb) hypothalamusc) spinal cord*d) cerebrum How has the item improved?
Grammatical prompt which gives away the answer
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Example: Social Science
Which type of forest is best for the rural community of the surrounding areas?a) reserved forestsb) village forestsc) community forests*d) protected forests
Better...
Which type of forest is best for sustainable liveli-hood?a) reserved forestsb) village forestsc) community forests*d) protected forests
Example: Social Science
Learning Objective: To understand the location of various state capitals in the geographical map
Chandigarh lies to thea) north of Delhi*b) south of Delhic) east of Delhi d) west of Delhi
Can you hide the options and still answer the item?
Better …
a) north* b) southc) eastd) west
How has the item improved?
Example: Statistics
Learning Objective: To understand the basic terms used in statistics
Which of the following is NOT a measure of a cen-tral tendency?a) medianb) modec) standard deviation*d) arithmetic mean
Why should the student be asked to identify what is not the answer to a question?
Better …
Which one of the following indicates how spread out numbers are from the central tendency?a) medianb) modec) standard deviation*d) arithmetic mean
How has the item improved?
Please note: Subscriptions begin from October 2013 and will go on for 12 or 6 issues.
Dispatch Cost of INR 180/- extra to be added along with the annual subscription amount in the DD/Cheque.
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City Training Date Module Venue
Chandigarh 23-24 October 2013 II Stepping Stones Senior Secondary School
Hyderabad 25-26 October 2013 II Oakridge International School, Newton Campus
Mumbai 28-29 October 2013 I Datta Megha School
Delhi 28-29 October 2013 II Shiksha Sadan, 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi
Delhi 30-31 October 2013 I Shiksha Sadan, 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi
Assessment Monograph
Guidelines for Creating Multiple
Choice Items
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on Case Studies from Schools
Integrating Performance
Standards in Assessment
of Classroom Activities
Improving Classroom Assessment Practices to Meet the
Requirements of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)
Case Study of KIIT World School
Pitampura, New Delhi, India
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