MFO Topic C7.1: Developing Example Test Questions

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Topic C7.1: Developing Example Test Questions

More examples of the types of test questions that measure knowledge:

Objective Test Questions
True or False
Question Gives: Term Response Requires: Level One - recognize an example given Level Two - recognize an example not given
Level One:	Level Two:
An example of a business that would be called an extractor is fishing. answer: True An example of a business that would be called an extractor is meat packing. answer: False	An example of a business that would be called an extractor is mining. answer: True An example of a business that would be called an extractor is candy manufacturing. answer: False

Question Gives: Term

Response Requires: Recognize criteria required to identify something as an example of a term?

In order to identify a business as a processor it must take goods from nature.

answer: False

In order to identify a business as a processor it must take and shape goods from nature.

answer: True

Matching

Question Gives: Term

Response Requires:
Level One - recognize an example given
Level Two - recognize an example not given

Level One:

Level Two:

a. Extractor

b. Processor

c. Assembler

d. Facilitator

1. Bank

2. Airplanes

3. Paper mills

4. Farming

a. Extractor

b. Processor

c. Assembler

d. Facilitator

1. Bank

2. Airplanes

3. Paper mills

4. Farming

Recall Test Question

Fill-In-The-Blank

Question Gives: Term

Response Requires: Recalling an example of the term. The example given can be either on Level One or Level Two because there is no control over the response that can be given.

Level One or Level Two:

An example of a business that would be called an extractor is ______________.

Question Gives:
Level One - example given
Level Two - example not given

Level One:

Level Two:

The economic activity of fishing is called ______________.

The economic activity of mining is called ______________.

Teaching Suggestions

Determine the level of the example that is required to successfully learn the new information in the course.

Inform the students what level of example is required to learn the information in the course.
Have example test questions on the level required to learn and apply the information.

When constructing a test, keep all of the distracters on the same level.

Demonstrate and ask the students the following:

How to use the identifying characteristic(s) of a definition to make criterion questions.
Ask the students, "What is required in order to identify something as an example of (term)?"
How to use the three step procedure to identify an example of term.
Ask the students, "What steps would you used to identifying something as an example of (term)?"
The importance of knowing the definition of all of the terms used in a rule in order to learn and apply the rule.
Ask the students, "What happens if you do not know all of the definitions of the terms used in a term's definition?"
The difference between Level One and Level Two example of a term.
Ask the students, "Give an example of (term) that would be found (give a specific situation, place, action, etc.?"

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