Checklist indicating criteria for assessing objective test item Which type of objective test item do you want to assess? • • • •
True-False item Matching item Multiple choice item Completion item
If you want to assess: • • • •
True-False item go to Section A Matching item go to Section B Multiple choice item go to Section C Completion item go to Section D
Place a cross(X) in the Yes/No column where applicable.
Section A: Checklist for True-False item Questions •
Is the statement true?
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Is the statement false?
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Is the statement relatively short?
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Is the statement without double negatives?
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Is the statement without verbal clues?
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Is the statement without absolutes?
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Is the statement easily understood?
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Is the statement without indefinite degrees?
Yes
No
If you answered Yes to all the questions above, then the True-False item you assessed is of good quality.
Section B: Checklist for Matching item Questions •
Is the description short?
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Is the option short?
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Is the list of options homogenous in context?
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Is the list of distractors plausible for each description?
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Is the description numbered?
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Is the option identified with a letter?
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Is there more than one option for each description?
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Is the description a longer phrase than the option?
Yes
No
If you answered Yes to all the questions above, then the Matching item you assessed is of good quality.
Section C: Checklist for Multiple Choice item Questions •
Is the stem clearly formulated?
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Is there only one correct answer?
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Are the distractors plausible?
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Have grammatical clues been avoided?
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Are there 3 to 5 options?
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Has the option “all of the above” been avoided?
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Has the option “none of the above” been avoided?
Yes
No
If you answered Yes to all the questions above, then the Multiple choice item you assessed is of good quality.
Section D: Completion item Questions •
Does the item have a single word answer?
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Is the language used precise?
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Is the language used accurate?
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Is the blank near the end/at the end of the statement?
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If the statement requires a numerical answer, are the units indicated?
Yes
If you answered Yes to all the questions above, then the Completion item you assessed is of good quality.
No