Cia 722 Assignment_1

Checklists for an objective test item Instructions: 1. Select the appropriate checklist suiting the objective test item. 2. Go to the selected checklist (A, B, C or D). 3. Use each question for each item. 4. Fill Y for yes or N for no according to question. ( x and √ can also be used) 5. All no answers indicate that changes should be made to the test item.

Type of objective test item:

Select checklist section:

True-false item Matching item Multiple-choice item Completion item

Section A:

A B C D

True-false item checklist:

Checklist for each individual True-false item: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Is the statement definitely true or definitely false? Is the statement relatively short? Is the statement without extraneous material? Is the statement without double negative? Is the statement without verbal clues? Is the statement without absolutes? (e.g. never, only, always) Is the sentence of the statement without complexity? Is the statement without an indefinite degree? (e.g. large, long time, regularly) Is the statement presented in context? Is the answer of the statement arranged without a systematic order? (e.g. TTFF or TFTF) Is the statement approximately the same length as the other statements?

Y

N

Section B: Matching item checklist: Checklist for matching item descriptions: 1 2 3 4

N

Y

N

Is the list of descriptions fairly short? Is the list of descriptions homogeneous? Is the descriptions numbered? Are there fewer descriptions than options?

Check list for matching item options: 1 2 3 4 5

Y

Is the list of options fairly short? Is the list of options homogeneous? Are all the options plausible distractors for each description? Are the options in the list identified by a letter? Are there more options than descriptions?

C: Multiple-choice item checklist: Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Y

N

Is the stem of the item clearly formulated? Is there one and only one correct answer? Are the distractors (wrong answers) plausible? Is the stem or distractor without any grammatical clues? (e.g. … an ) Does the item include three to five options? Are the options without “none of the above”? Are the options without “all of the above”?

D: Completion item checklist: Description 1 2 3 4 5 6

Does the items require a single-word answer? Is the language used precise? Is the language used accurate? Does the content make sense after elements were eliminated? Is the blank near the end of the statement? If the statement requires a numerical answer, does the item indicate in which units it should be expressed?

Y

N