Chapter 13

1. Test items must be arranged:

2. Instructors should avoid test items that include vague directions in order to:

3. The most valid and reliable way to test a student's ability to verbally communicate ideas, concepts, and processes is through a(an):

4. The terminology on a test should reflect the terminology of the:

5. When does the actual determination oftest difficulty occur?

6. Providing space for students to write their name and the date on either the test sheet or a separate answer sheet is an example of:

7. A(An) __ test is the only valid method of measuring a student's ability to perform manipulative skills.

8. Test items must always be based on:

9. What do instructors have to ask to determine whether a test should be criterion- or norm-referenced?

10. A(An) __ test item is a question that has no single correct answer.

11. Which type of test item requires students to construct an in-depth answer on a topic or question related to a key aspect of the course material?

12. Answering a true-false question (true answer where a student is only to label the statement) should take a student for true answers.

13. A multiple-choice question with four possible responses should take __ to answer.

14. What is the purpose of distractors in a multiple-choice test item?

15. Which type oftest assessment holds test takers to a speed standard, quality standard, or both?

16. A(An) __ test item is a question for which there is only one correct answer.

17. Which test must take place under controlled conditions so instructors can make reliable, valid judgements about student performance?

18. Written tests measure students' understanding and retention of technical information and evaluate their accomplishment of the __ learning objectives.

19. What tests are developed with the intention of evaluating whether students in a class have a working knowledge of a skill or data set?

20. Which test items consist of two parallel columns of words, phrases, images, or a combination of these.

21. When time is a restrictive factor, how can instructors address this on the tests?

22. Writing effective tests requires that the instructor:

23. Test item levels of cognition are found in:

24. A limitation of true-false questions is that students tend to:

25. Instructors should use a mathematical or __ approach to determine the appropriate number of test items for any test.

26. Instructors must make sure that the wording of one test item:

27. The purpose of a test refers to the overall expectation of:

28. Which test items are statements in which key words are placed with an underlined blank space that students are tasked to fill in?

29. What are broad statements explaining what students should have learned at the completion of a course?

30. A(An) _ consists of introductory material, such as a graph or paragraph of text, followed by a series oftest items.