Knowledge Self-Check

1.) As a teacher, why is it important to use tests in the classroom?

• To provide extra work for high achievers and TLC for slow learners
• To measure your own teaching performance as a reflective teacher
• To gain info about student learning and inform instructional decisions
• To give students grades at the end of every trimester and at the end of SY

2.) What makes a test valid and reliable?

• It contains clear and complete instructions for ease in test-taking.
• It produces consistent results across levels and in all subject areas.
• It is done by an expert and submitted in advance for proper checking.
• It measures what it claims to measure and renders results consistently.

3. Which is NOT true about (Table of Specifications) TOS?

• Not all learning objectives in the CM need to be included in the TOS.
• To save time, a teacher may draft the test items first and do the TOS after.
• The teacher decides which type of question to use for each skill at the correct level.
• A learning objective that took a lot of time to teach must have more items in the TOS.

4. Which comes FIRST in preparing the TOS?

• List the topics/skills that will be included in the test.
• Specify the hours/minutes spent on teaching the topic/skill.
• Determine the number of items for the topic/skill vis-a-vis time spent teaching.
• Distribute the number of items to the different thinking /cognitive domains.

5. In the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy , how many cognitive levels fall under “Acquisition”?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

6. Which cognitive level refers to ‘ breaking knowledge into parts and showing the relationship of these parts’ ?

• Applying
• Analyzing
• Evaluating
• Creating

7. Which item test format is the MOST appropriate for this learning objective? “ Identify the number of adjectives used in a sentence.”

• Fill in the blanks
• Matching Type
• Multiple Choice
• True or False

8. What is the tendency for the correct answers in multiple-choice questions to be?

• the same length as the wrong answers
• longer and more descriptive
• at least a paragraph long
• short

9. Why is this MCQ considered undesirable? You should ____. A. always decide on an answer before reading the alternatives B. always do the multiple choice items on an exam first C. always review your marked exams D. never change an answer

• The stem should have been longer.
• The alternatives should be five at least.
• Insufficient information is seen in the stem.
• The alternatives are too lengthy and complex.

10. Why should teachers AVOID including trick question in the test?

• To make the exam more challenging
• To test students' ability to think critically
• To entertain students and keep them engaged
• To ensure fairness and assess genuine knowledge