Types Of Supply Response Tests
- Fill In The Blank Tests
- Short Answer Tests
- Essay Tests
1. Fill In The Blank
Fill In The Blank With A Word Bank Is Just Another Form Of Matching And Only Test The Lower Cognitive Levels.
Rules
Rule I: Position In The Blank At The End Of The Statement.
Poor Item
A _______ Is Used To Keep Food Cold.
Better Item
To Keep Food Cold Use A _______
Rule II: Limit The Number Of Blanks In A Statement.
Poor Item
A _______ Sends _______ Of Electrical Current Through_______ .
Better Item
Pulses Of Electrical Current Are Sent Through Wore By A (N) _______
Rule III: Keep Blanks The Same Length
Poor Item
The American Flag Is Composed Of_______ And _______.
Better Item
The American Flag Is Composed Of _______ And _______ .
2. Short Answer Tests
- Instead Of Selecting From One Or More Alternatives, The Student Is Asked To Supply A Brief Answer Consisting Of A Name, Word, Phrase, Or Symbol.
- Like Selected Response Tests, Short-Answer Tests Can Be Scored Quickly, Accurately, And Consistently, Thereby Giving Them An Aura Of Objectivity.
- They Are Primarily Used For Measuring Foundational Knowledge.
Advantages And Characteristics Of Short Answer Tests
- Short-Answer Items Are Relatively Easy To Write, So A Test, Or Part Of One, Can Be Constructed Fairly Quickly.
- They Allow For Either Broad Or In-Depth Assessment Of Foundational Knowledge Since Students Can Respond To Many Items Within A Short Space Of Time.
- Since Students Have To Supply An Answer, They Have To Recall, Rather Than Recognize, Information.
Disadvantages Of Short Answer Test
- The Short Answer Type Tests Have The Same Basic Disadvantages As The Selected-Response Test Items. Because These Items Ask Only For Short Verbatim Answers, Students Are Likely To Limit Their Processing To That Level, And These Items Provide No Information About How Well Students Can Use What They Have Learned.
- In Addition, Unexpected But Plausible Answers May Be Difficult To Score.
3. Essay Type Tests
The Student Is Given A Somewhat General Directive To Discuss One Or More Related Ideas According To Certain Criteria.
One Example Of An Essay Question Is "Compare Operant Conditioning Theory And Information-Processing Theory In Terms Of Basic Assumptions, Typical Research Findings, And Classroom Applications".
Advantages Of Short Tests
- Essay Tests Reveal How Well Students Can Recall, Organize, And Clearly Communicate Previously Learned Information.
- When Well Written, Essay Tests Call On Such Higher-Level Abilities As Analysis, Synthesis, And Evaluation.
- Because Of These Demands, Students Are More Likely To Try To Meaningfully Learn The Material Over Which They Are Tested.
Disadvantages Of Short Answer Tests
- Consistency Of Grading Is Likely To Be A Problem. Two Students May Have Essentially Similar Responses, Yet Receive A Different Letter Or Numerical Grades.
- These Test Items Are Also Very Time-Consuming To Grade.
- And Because It Takes Time For Students To Formulate And Write Responses, Only A Few Questions At Most Can Be Given.
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