Which is the label a type of performance for a pilot flight test using a simulator?
a. Actual
b. Analog
c. Artificial
d. Experimental
Ques. 2Which might NOT be considered a performance assessment by educators?
a. Essay test
b. Dissection of a frog
c. True-false test
d. Blackboard demonstration of three digit addition
Ques. 3When is the use of the incomplete-sentence format preferable over the direct-question format?
a. The stem is shorter and contains clarity
b. The alternatives are harder to choose from
c. The stem contains at least two blanks
d. The stem is more difficult and challenges the student
Ques. 4Why is it better to address only one central idea or point within the stem of a true-false item?
a. More than one point can create confusing combinations of propositions.
b. More than one point makes the item too long.
c. Using one point per true-false item gives options for more items to create.
d. Using more than one point in a true-false item cuts down on test length.
Ques. 5Ms. Cromwell has been grading essay responses from her final exams all evening because the final class grades were due in the morning. She realized that she could not remember what she read in the last four essay responses after she had assigned a grade to each test. This an example of ______ effects?
a. expectancy
b. order
c. memory
d. fatigue
Ques. 6Which of the following is an example of an extended-response item?
a. In the space provided, list the names of the Hawaiian islands
b. In the space provided, define photosynthesis and describe its primary chemical process
c. Compare and contrast the test development in terms of which items are most effective
d. List and define the nine planets in the universe
Ques. 7Test makers should avoid using none of the above responses as alternatives to multiple-choice questions.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 8A teacher gives a single essay item exam that only 6 of 25 students complete in the 50 minute period allotted. She grades on degree of completeness. This violates which guideline for developing essay items?
a. Clear specification of the task
b. Appropriate allocation of time
c. Measurement of objective appropriate to essay exams
d. Limit choice by students of items for response
Ques. 9Asking a student to define a biology term and describe its role in a biological process is an example of
a. an extended-response item.
b. a restricted-response item.
c. neither an extended- nor restricted-response item.
d. both extended and restricted-response items.