Almost any matching question can be
A) changed to an essay question.
B) called discriminatory.
C) transformed to a multiple-choice item.
D) dropped from a test without losing validity.
Ques. 2Increasing the difficulty of matching questions by providing more options than stems or by using an option more than once is
A) a way to increase the validity of items.
B) a procedure that is not recommended.
C) an acceptable procedure for increasing test discrimination.
D) appropriate for older students only.
Ques. 3The two basic parts of a response set in a multiple-choice item are
A) stem and distractors.
B) keyed response and distractors.
C) stem and keyed response.
D) stem and options.
Ques. 4In deciding what content to include in a test, a guiding principle is to focus on
A) important facts or relationships if the domain is complex.
B) the most difficult facts and relationships if assessing a narrow range of skills.
C) those facts and relationships that the students are most likely to miss.
D) the facts and relationships that most interested the students.
Ques. 5Probably the most appropriate test format to use with a student who does not read or write independently is
A) see-write.
B) see-say.
C) hear-write.
D) hear-say.
Ques. 6An example of a supply format for a test item is a(n)
A) matching item.
B) distractor.
C) essay question.
D) comprehension question.
Ques. 7An example of a select format for a test item is a(n)
A) matching item.
B) distractor.
C) essay question.
D) comprehension question.