Planning Test Items based on Competency Framework Quiz

What is the purpose of planning test items based on a competency framework?

• To make the assessment more difficult for the participants

• To ensure that the assessment is completely unrelated to the required skills

• To save time and effort in creating the assessment

• To ensure that the assessment accurately measures the required skills and knowledge.

Explain the concept of competency framework in education.

• A list of recommended books for students

• A schedule of extracurricular activities for students

• A set of rules and regulations for teachers

• A set of defined skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students are expected to demonstrate at different stages of their education.

How does a competency framework help in designing test items?

• By creating confusion and uncertainty in the testing process

• By making the test items more difficult and challenging

• By limiting the scope of the test items to only theoretical knowledge

• By providing a clear outline of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for a particular job or task

Discuss the importance of aligning test items with a competency framework.

• It has no impact on the accuracy of the assessment

• It only measures theoretical knowledge, not practical skills

• It is only necessary for entry-level positions

• It ensures that the assessment accurately measures the required skills and knowledge for a specific job or role.

What are the key components of a competency framework?

• Job roles, skills and competencies, performance criteria, and development plans

• Employee uniforms, office supplies, company logo

• Company history, employee benefits, office location

• Customer complaints, marketing strategies, financial reports

Explain the process of mapping test items to a competency framework.

• Aligning the knowledge, skills, and abilities being assessed in the test with the competencies outlined in the framework.

• Using a random selection of competencies for each test item

• Ignoring the competency framework and focusing solely on the test content

• Creating a new competency framework for each test item

How can a teacher use a competency framework to assess student learning?

• Ignoring learning objectives and competencies when designing assessments

• Aligning learning objectives with competencies, designing assessments, and providing feedback

• Providing feedback without considering the competencies

• Using a random selection of competencies to assess learning

Discuss the challenges of implementing a competency framework in education.

• Lack of resistance to change, lack of resources, easy measurement of competencies, and misalignment with curriculum and assessment

• Easy implementation, abundance of resources, clear measurement of competencies, and alignment with curriculum and assessment

• Lack of resistance to change, surplus of resources, easy measurement of competencies, and alignment with curriculum and assessment

• Resistance to change, lack of resources, difficulty in measuring competencies, and ensuring alignment with curriculum and assessment

What are the benefits of using a competency framework for test item planning?

• It increases the likelihood of bias in the test items

• It makes the test items more generic and less targeted

• It helps in creating targeted test items based on specific skills and knowledge required for the job role.

• It has no impact on the quality of the test items

Provide examples of test items that align with a competency framework.

• Providing a multiple-choice questionnaire to assess creativity and innovation.

• Asking the candidate to recite the company's mission statement to assess communication skills.

• Requesting the candidate to perform a specific task to assess technical skills.

• Presenting a scenario and asking the candidate to propose a solution to assess problem-solving skills.