WELCOMEEDU- 08 ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION

SEMESTER II

OBJECTIVE TYPE SHORT – ANSWER TYPE ESSAY TYPE

TYPES OF TEST ITEMS

Kavya Pushpangathan(English)

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Class room test and assessments play a central role in the evaluation of student learning.

The main goal of classroom testing and assessment is to obtain valid, reliable and useful information concerning student achievement.

There are different test items to check the learning outcomes.

OBJECTIVE TYPE TEST ITEMS Objective type questions are

questions, that require a specific answer. An objective question usually has only one potential correct answer and they leave no room for opinion.

An Objective test is so named because the system of scoring is objective rather than subjective.

The problem may be stated as a direct question or as an incomplete statement and is called the stem. The list of suggested solutions may include words, symbols, etc, are called alternatives.

USES* to measure variety of knowledge out comes ( Specific facts, terminology, principles, methods and procedures etc.

TYPES

Force response itemsFixed response items

Multiple choice Alternative response type (true/ false)Matching blockCompletion type

Advantages It covers all the aspects of the

content.

Rapid scoring is possible.

Evaluation time will be less.

Students can answer quick.

Objective evaluation.

DISADVANTAGES Blind guessing is possible.

Content validity cannot be tested.

The specific abilities like expression and organization are not tested.

It takes more time in construction.

Suggestions while constructing …MULTIPLE CHOICE

The item, should be clear, accurate and

unambiguous. should give either a direct or an

incomplete statement, should have only one correct answer. should keep the blank only at the end

of the statement. should avoid negatively stated items

should avoid grammatical clues, repetition of item responses of words or phrases that have been used in the item stem.

TRUE- FALSE ITEMSThe statement, should not be used with out qualification. should not be very long. should not use statements with words

like always, never, no , only(*false) , sometimes & often(* true).

should avoid negative statements.

MATCHING BLOCK ITEMThe statement, should give clear directions.

should contain small premises and responses.

should contain homogenous premises and responses.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE

Short answer type questions are the type, that can be answered by a word or a few sentences.

It uses a direct question

Comes between objective and essay type.

Can be answered in few sentences.

Is highly thought provoking.

Can cover a wide range of content.

It contains objectives individually like knowledge, understanding, synthesis, application, analysis and evaluation.

CHARACTERESTICS

USE It is suitable for measuring a wide variety

of relatively simple learning outcomes.

Eg:-

What is meant by EDUSAT?EDUSAT is the first satellite built

exclusively for serving the educational sector.

ADVANTAGES

Large portion of content can be covered.

Easy to construct, because it measures simple learning outcomes.

It provides little opportunity for guessing.

It is useful in interpreting diagrams, charts etc.

LIMITATIONS

It leads to rote learning

Personal bias of teacher and students are involved.

It can not test the expression ability of students.

Writing skill can not be measure properly.

Suggestions while constructing

Avoid the irrelevant clues.

Ensure that tests measure more than the memorization of factual knowledge.

ESSAY TYPEEssay test is a test that requires the student to structure a rather long written response up to several paragraphs

It demands long answers. Allows freedom of response to a

problem. Contains fewer questions than

objectives and short answer questions. It is easy to prepare Less time needed for preparation. Student get much freedom to express

his ideas.

Characteristics

ADVANTAGES Easy to construct. Brings language mastery. Test pupil’s ability to use knowledge. Leads to qualitative evaluation of

student’s achievements. Reduce chances of on-the-spot copying. Enable plan and answer. Ensure content validity.

DISADVANTAGES It covers only few areas. It is of a time consuming type. Lack of reliability. No objectivity. Dearth of comprehensiveness. It encourages bluffing.

SUGGESTIONS Instructional objectives should be kept in mind

so as to achieve maximum content validity. The question should give clarity. The question should be planned to measure one

defined objectives of instruction for no valid or reliable short answer test is available.

Before giving questions, should prepare model answers to know how much time will take & the score will it contribute.

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