What type of essay item assesses students' ability to select relevant information and organize their ideas?
(a) Completion response essay
(b) Extended response essay
(c) Performance essay
(d) Restricted response essay
Question 2...The validity of the results from a restricted response essay item will tend to be lower than those from an extended response essay item.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 3...Two essay items, one a restricted response type and the other the extended response type, are used to assess a group of students on the same content. Which type is likely to yield the more reliably scored results and why?
(a) The extended response type, because it covers more ground than the restricted response type.
(b) The extended response type, because students have more freedom to express their ideas than with the restricted response type.
(c) The restricted response type, because it is more focused than the extended response type.
(d) The restricted response type, because the students' answers are shorter.
Question 4...Restricted response essay items can be used to assess only recall and comprehension of factual information.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 5...Which type of item is best to use when assessing recall of factual information?
(a) Context-dependent items
(b) Essay items
(c) Multiple-choice items
(d) Short-answer items
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