Fire Instructor 2

Chapter 13

Knowledge Check

1. 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?
2. Test items must always be based on:
3. Test item levels of cognition are found in:
4. A multiple-choice question with four possible responses should take __ to answer.
5. Writing effective tests requires that the instructor:
6. Which type oftest assessment holds test takers to a speed standard, quality standard, or both?
7. A(An) __ test item is a question that has no single correct answer.
8. The most valid and reliable way to test a student's ability to verbally communicate ideas, concepts, and processes is through a(an):
9. 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:
10. What tests are developed with the intention of evaluating whether students in a class have a working knowledge of a skill or data set?
11. A(An) __ test is the only valid method of measuring a student's ability to perform manipulative skills.
12. When does the actual determination oftest difficulty occur?
13. A limitation of true-false questions is that students tend to:
14. A(An) _ consists of introductory material, such as a graph or paragraph of text, followed by a series oftest items.
15. What is the purpose of distractors in a multiple-choice test item?
16. What do instructors have to ask to determine whether a test should be criterion- or norm-referenced?
17. Instructors must make sure that the wording of one test item:
18. Instructors should avoid test items that include vague directions in order to:
19. Which test must take place under controlled conditions so instructors can make reliable, valid judgements about student performance?
20. When time is a restrictive factor, how can instructors address this on the tests?
21. Test items must be arranged:
22. A(An) __ test item is a question for which there is only one correct answer.
23. What are broad statements explaining what students should have learned at the completion of a course?
24. The terminology on a test should reflect the terminology of the:
25. Written tests measure students' understanding and retention of technical information and evaluate their accomplishment of the __ learning objectives.
26. Which test items consist of two parallel columns of words, phrases, images, or a combination of these.
27. Answering a true-false question (true answer where a student is only to label the statement) should take a student for true answers.
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. The purpose of a test refers to the overall expectation of:
30. Instructors should use a mathematical or __ approach to determine the appropriate number of test items for any test.