Chapter 13

1. Test items must always be based on:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Writing effective tests requires that the instructor:

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

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

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

15. Test items must be arranged:

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

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

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

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

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

21. 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?

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

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

24. Test item levels of cognition are found in:

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

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

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

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

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

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