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¶ … Binary-Choice
True or False
students can respond to many in a short period of time students have a 50/50 chance of guessing the correct answer need to avoid negative phrasing and double negatives
- This would be very appropriate for elementary level students, as the questions are simple, but still test knowledge.
Multiple Binary Choice
Multiple T/F items based on one cluster of information efficient manner of testing achievement more reliable than other selected-response items can measure same concepts as multiple choice items more difficult than multiple choice need to clearly differentiate the clusters students still have a 50/50 chance of guessing each answer, but on the whole they need more knowledge to get high accuracy for each cluster
This format may be a little less appropriate for elementary school students, although if the concepts are presented properly and simply enough, and the items clearly follow from the stem, then it could be successful.
Multiple Choice
can assess complex information can assess "relative correctness" by providing multiple responses that vary in the extent to which they are correct -- thereby providing greater specificity in assessment popular form of assessment, therefore students are often comfortable and familiar with the format.
students only need to be able to recognize the correct response as opposed to having to generate the correct response must take care to properly construct items so as to avoid common pitfalls of multiple choice items
- straight forward multiple choice could be used with elementary school students, but with students still developing at many different levels, multiple choice might not be the...
It can also be combined with multiple choice to make it somewhat more straight forward or easier for students at this level.
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Essay Items
Essay Response
can assess a student's ability to synthesize information, to evaluate information and to compose their response tests writing as well as knowledge allows assessment of original thought, ability to argue, ability to pull diverging ideas together, etc.
harder to write a good essay question than it is to write a good short answer or selected response item takes much longer to generate a good essay question very difficult to reliably score essay responses bias based on student, bias based…
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