Short Answer
Matching
Test Writing & Construction
Multiple Choice
Essay & Alternate Response Questions
100
The most important rule when constructing a short answer question.
What is "It should have only one defensible answer"?
100
The number of responses more than premises that you should you include (how many more responses than premises should you include?)
What is at least two.
100
The three categories of test items which are considered selected response.
What is Matching Multiple Choice Alternative Response
100
3 of the 4 parts of a multiple choice item (be sure to use correct teminology)
What is : Stem- presents the problem Keyed Response- Correct or Best answer Distracters- appear to be reasonable answers to the examinee who does not know the content Options- Include the distracters and the keyed response.
100
What is wrong with this true/false question... “It was not unheard of for Henry VIII to close monasteries in England.”
What is It uses a negative word (not) Students tend to overlook negative words. You should ALWAYS phrase your test items positively!!!
200
Another name for “short answer” questions is ____. Hint: It is not “Fill-in-the-Blank”
What is completion questions?
200
True or False: It is a good practice to get into to design your matching questions so that they require students to draw lines between premises and responses.
What is False? Matching questions should not require lines to be drawn. Instead provide a space for letter or number answers.
200
You need to include the point values in the test items: Always, Sometimes or Never?
What is Always?
200
The two parts of the multiple choice item which must all be of similar length.
What are the Distracters and the Keyed Response (otherwise the answer could be given away...often in poorly written items the longest option is the correct answer)
200
This is what you need to include in the directions if you are awarding points for correct grammar and/or spelling.
What is the point value for grammar/spelling in the question.
300
How many blanks should each short answer question have?
What is One? Avoid questions like… “Mrs. Hunter likes to _____ and _____, but cannot ____.”
300
The part of the question which should be longer (the premise or the response).
What is the premise.
300
Generally, you should include all parts of a question on one page of the exam (True or False).
What is True- There is one exception, this is if you are using a diagram or chart which is too large and which the question references. You may in this scenario have it as a separate, unattached sheet of paper.
300
The two parts of a multiple choice item which must be grammatically consistent (use parallel grammar)?
What are the stem and the options?
300
The procedure you should follow when scoring multiple essay questions in one exam.
What is Score each essay question at once and conceal all students names before scoring i.e. Cover all names, mix up the papers and then score all essay questions #1, then all essay questions #2, etc. You should ALWAYS conceal stunts names when scoring tests!
400
What is missing in this question: “Mrs. Hunter is ____ tall”
What is Units of measurement after the blank?
400
The wording which you need to make sure you include in every matching question directions (it relates to the number of responses in relation to the premises)
What is “the responses may be used once, more than once, or not at all”.
400
The most difficult type of test item to write objectively
What is alternate response?
400
The number of reasonable distracters which are included in well written questions?
What is four or five?
400
The percentage of your true/false questions which should be false.
What is 60%
500
Where the blanks go for short answer questions. Hint: there are two options and you must name both
What is: For a direct question the blank goes in the margin For an incomplete statement the blank should go at or near the end of the statement
500
This is what is wrong with the following list of responses. a. 56 b. 22 c. 13 d. 97
What is the are not logically ordered (they should be numerically ordered).
500
This is how long it usually takes to write a great multiple choice question.
What is 30 minutes per question.
500
Michael writes the following test question using a multiple choice format, “Dr. Crossland is _____.” He includes the following 4 possible responses: a. A woman b. Native American c. A teacher d. A man What is wrong with the responses?
What is D is not plausible- All responses must be plausible, and not a “give-away: choice.
500
What a scoring rubric provides for essay questions. Hint: there are two points here, you must name both.
What is 1. Higher scoring reliability (each answer will be scored similarly, using the same quantifiers) 2. Less scoring subjectivity (scoring is not based on teachers personal opinions)
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