Chapter 7

. Guidelines for writing short-answer and completion items include which of the following? a. Avoid grammatical clues. b. Put the blank at the beginning of the statement. c. Make sure to take statements directly from study materials. d. More than one correct answer is possible.

A

An advantage of short-answer and completion questions is their ability to do what? a. assess any content area b. allow for guessing c. assess all levels of cognition d. be easily machine scored

A

Short-answer and completion tests are useful in mathematics because they assess what skill? a. basic computation b. higher level math concepts c. discreet math d. guessing

A

The following test question is an example of what type of item? Item: Who is the current president of the United States? a. short answer b. completion c. essay d. selection

A

When writing items that require a numerical answer, be sure to do what? a. specify the precision you want b. require the answer to be written in words, not numbers c. let the test taker decide what units to use in the answer d. allow for more than one correct answer

A

When writing short-answer and completion items, there should be ______ correct answer(s). a. one b. several c. only two d. four

A

Completion and short-answer are especially attractive item formats for what content area? a. writing b. math computation c. foreign language d. history

B

The following test question is an example of what type of item? Item: The current president of the United States is ______. a. short answer b. completion c. essay d. selection

B

The rationale for writing a short-answer instead of a completion question includes which of the following statements? a. Grammatical clues can be provided for the correct answer. b. Short answers leave less room for ambiguity. c. Statements can be taken directly from the study material, encouraging memorization. d. Machine scoring is applicable

B

. If the "blank" appears at the beginning of the item, what might happen? a. The test taker will be prepared. b. The test taker will have a clue as to the answer. c. The test taker can get stuck. d. The test taker must guess at the answer.

C

Short-answer questions can make a test more reliable because they can be written how? a. so that there is more than one answer b. to test higher order thinking level questions c. in unambiguous terms d. in a machine scorable format

C

Using short-answer and completion items allows you to create a test that ______. a. is easy to write and score b. is difficult to write and but easy to score c. is easy to write and assesses fundamental learning outcomes d. assesses lower level skills and is easy to score

C

Which level of cognition would short answer or completion items be good for assessing? a. application b. analysis c. knowledge d. synthesis

C

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using short-answer and completion items? a. minimize guessing b. easy to write c. assessment of higher thinking is difficult d. increased item sampling

C

Which of the following is true of scoring short-answer and completion items? a. Machine scoring is used. b. Objective scoring is used. c. Subjective scoring is used. d. Impartial scoring is used.

C

. A completion item should be written free of any ______ clues. a. computational b. informational c. content d. grammatical

D

Short-answer questions are used for tapping what kind of information? a. higher order thinking skills b. analysis of information c. a wide scope of cognitive skills d. basic information

D

Which of the following is a benefit of short-answer and completion items? a. measures higher level thinking b. subjective scoring c. difficult to write d. guessing is minimized

D

An advantage of short-answer and completion items is that scoring can be subjective.

F

Short-answer and completion items are difficult to write.

F

Short-answer and completion items should come directly from study material.

F

Using completion items allows for decreases in item sampling.

F

If given the choice, create short-answer rather than completion items.

T

Short-answer and completion items should be written so that there is only one correct answer.

T

The blank in a completion item should appear at the end of the item.

T