Common test techniques

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Common test techniques

YES/NO and TRUE/FALSE items

Giving reasons will affect validity

Cannot be used in formal exams

Test takers have 50% of success

Can be modified to give reasons

Can be used when assessing

Multiple choice items

Cheating may be facilitated

Backwash may be harmful

Complicated constructioon

Restrics what can be tested

Guessing has an unknowable effect

Only recognises knowledge

Allows the testing of receptive skills

Rapid scoring

Scoring is perfectly reliable

Gap filling items

Does not have high reliability

Does not ask for productive skills

Unclear instructions will lead to failing

Discontinuous items may ask for more than 1 respone

Work well when testing grammar and vocabulary

Work best when the missing words can be found in the text

Short-answer items

Disadvantages

Scoring may take longer

Likely to be subjective

Test takers have to produce language

Responses may take longer

Advantages

Items should be easy to write

Cheating is not likely to happen

It is not restricted by distrators

Guessing will contribute less to test scores