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WorksheetsFinal Exam in Educ 306 - Multiple Choice Questions
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Standard deviation is to variability as mode is to __________:
Correlation
central tendency
Discrimination
level of difficulty
What kind of test must a teacher use if she wants to test the students’ ability to organize ideas?
Essay type
Multiple Choice
Problem-Solving
Matching type
Teacher Adrian will construct an achievement test. Which of the following will he accomplish first?
Prepare answer key
Prepare a table of specification
Construct relevant items
Check for face validity of each items
The type of paper-and-pen test which uses a direct question that can be answered by a word, a phrase, a number or a symbol is __________:
short answer
completion test
essay test
selective test
The following procedural steps are followed to ensure basic validity requirements. What is the correct order? I. Item construction II. Planning the test III. Review and revision
I - II - III
II - III - I
III – I - II
II - I - III
The following statements are true about learning targets and learning objectives EXCEPT:
Learning targets are the same as instructional objectives.
Learning targets are written from students' points of view.
Teachers share learning targets with students by telling, showing, and engaging in a performance of understanding.
The right learning target for today's lesson builds on previous lessons' learning.
Which of the following is a limitation of a true-false type of test?
Use of opinions
Use of double negatives
Susceptibility to guessing
Unequal length of true-false statements
What is the number one disadvantage or weakness of fill-in-the blank or completion test?
Ease in constructing test items
Difficulty in assessing higher levels of learning
Scoring can be tedious and time-consuming
Possibility that there is more than one answer
In the context of the Theory of Multiple Intelligence, which is a weakness of the paper-pencil test?
It puts non-linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage.
It is not easy to administer.
It utilizes so much time.
After discussing lesson about proponents of different educational philosophy, Teacher Amy gave an objective test. Which of the following type of test could it be?
Short answer
Matching Type
true or false
Multiple choice
What can be said of student performance in a negatively skewed distribution?
Most students did quite well
Almost all students had an average performance
A few students performed excellently
Most students performed poorly
Which action by Teacher Lorelle best illustrates a norm-referenced interpretation of test scores?
She uses a specified content as frame reference
She describes the class performance against a set level of mastery
She compares individual student’s scores with other students scores
She describes what should be every individual student’s performance.
Which of the following questions indicate a norm - referred interpretation?
How does the pupils test performance in our school compare with that of other schools?
How does a pupil's test performance in reading and mathematics compare?
What type of remedial work will be most helpful for a slow- learning pupil?
Which pupils have achieved master of computational skills?
Bernard obtained a 97 percentile rank in an aptitude test. This means:
He answered 97% of the items correctly.
He belongs to the 97% of the group who took the test.
79% of the examinees did better than her on the test.
He surpassed 97% of those who took the test.
Under the current DepEd K to 12 Basic Education Program (as per DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015), what is the "Minimum Passing Grade" that is appearing on a student's report card after the raw score has been transmuted?
60
70
75
80
16. The term that indicates how compressed or expanded the distribution of scores is:
Mean
Standard deviation
Median
Mode
What is the first step in planning periodic tests?
Select the type of item to use.
Construct a table of specification
Go back to the instructional objective
Determine the group of whom the test is intended
Teacher Adrian will construct an achievement test. Which of the following he will accomplish first?
Construct relevant items
Prepare a table of specification
Determine the number of items to be constructed
Identify the intended learning outcomes
Here is a lesson objective: “to reduce fractions to their lowest term.” Which is a valid test item to test the attainment of this objective?
Which is the equivalent of 8/12? a. 2/3 b. 3/4 c. 4/6 d. 16/24
Reduce 2/4, 6/8, 3/9, 4/10 and 8/12 to their lowest terms
What is a fraction?
How do you reduce a fraction to its lowest term?
What principle of test construction is violated when one places very difficult items at the beginning; thus creating frustration among students particularly those of average ability and below average?
All the items of particular type should be placed together in the test.
The items should be phrased so that the content rather than the form of the statements will determine the answer.
All items should be approximately 50 percent difficulty.
Assessment should have positive consequence.
21. The median of the following test scores is: 95, 80, 82, 85, 88, 90, 97
78
85
90
88
If the proportion passing for the upper and lower group is .90 and .30 respectively, what is the discrimination index?
.40
.60
.50
.70
Mr. Reyes, an elementary school teacher in Science found out that many of his pupils got very high scores in the test. What measure of central tendency should he use to describe their average performance in the subject?
Mean
Mode
Median
Range
The proportion passing the upper and lower group is .80 and .95, respectively. What is the index of difficulty?
.38
.58
.40
1.0
Which question demands the highest level of thinking?
What steps are followed in class reporting?
How should you present a report in class?
What conditions must be met for reporting method to be effective?
Was the student reporting well done? Support your answer
26. Miss Cortez administered a test to her class and the result is positively skewed. What kind of test do you think Miss Cortez gave to her pupils?
A very difficult test
A very easy test
A test with all identical scores
A test with a normal distribution
Ms. Garcia is constructing a multiple-choice test for her botany class. As she was pressed for time, she used sample test items in their textbook. Should you consider this practice? Justify your answer.
Yes, as this will assess learner’s true mastery of the topic discussed in their textbook.
Yes, as this will inform the teacher that learners have read the required book.
No, items will not be original anymore.
No, as this will encourage recall rather than assessing higher level thinking skills.
Mr. Cidro wants to test students' knowledge of the different places in the Philippines, their capital and their products and so he gave his students an essay test. If you were the teacher, will you do the same?
No, giving objective test is more appropriate than the use of essay.
No, such method of assessment is inappropriate because essay is difficult.
Yes, essay test could measure more than what other tests could measure.
Yes, essay test is the best in measuring any type of knowledge.
Two teachers set objectives: a. Construct bar graph, and b. Interpret bar graphs. Teacher A had students construct then interpret a graph. Teacher B only had them interpret one. Whose practice is acceptable?
Teacher A
Teacher B
Both Teacher A and B
Neither Teacher A nor Teacher B
The result of the test given by teacher A showed a negatively skewed distribution. What kind of test did Teacher A give?
The test is difficult
It is not too easy nor too difficult
It is moderately difficult
It is easy
In a positively skewed distribution, the students are?
Very good
Average
Very poor
Heterogeneous
Two sections have the same mean but the standard deviation of section 2 is higher than section 1. Which of the two sections is more homogeneous?
A. Section 1
B. Both A and B
C. Section 2
D. None of the above
If a test item has a difficulty index of 0.06, how would you describe the test item?
It is very easy.
It is very difficult
It is moderately difficulty.
It is difficult
In his second item analysis, Mr. Gonzales found out that more from the lower group got the test item 15 correctly. What does this mean?
The item has become more valid
The item has become more reliable
The item has a positive discriminating power
The item has a negative discriminating power
Which statement is wrong based on the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning?
When one interprets a given picture, he/she performs it at “understanding level”.
The objective is considered testing application level if it requires use of knowledge and skills in a real-world setting.
If the objective begins with the word “critique”, then it is at the level of creating.
When one compares two concepts, then he/she functions cognitively at analyzing level.
Ms. Mirasol conducted an item analysis. Based on the difficulty and discrimination indices, which item should be retained in her pool?
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Christian scored a percentile rank of 84 in a standardized reading test. What is the best way to interpret his score to parents?
Christian belongs to third quartile.
Christian has an above average reading ability.
16% of learners in Christian’s class performed at or below his level.
84% of the learners in his class obtained scores higher than what he got.
An extremely large standard deviation in test scores indicates that:
The number of learners who took the test is large.
the test measures a wide range of knowledge.
the learners performed very well in the test.
The learners’ scores vary quite a bit.
Are the number of test items per objective proportionate to the number of hours spent for each objective?
Yes
No, but it should be
No, but it is NOT necessary
It cannot be determined.
Study this test item then answer question below.
A figure with eight sides is called an ___.
A. pentagon
B. quadrilateral
C. octagon
D. heptagon
What is faulty with the above test item?
Has only 4 options
Has no answer
Has a specific determiner “an” at the end of the stem
Stem does not contain the question
If you stay true to your TOS, on which objective should you have the least items?
Objective #2
Objective #3
Objective #1
Objective #1 and #3
What does an item difficulty index of 1.0 indicate?
All students answered the items incorrectly.
All students answered the item correctly.
Only one student got the item correctly.
Only one student got the item wrong.
Item #6 is non-discriminating. What does this imply?
High-performing and low-performing examinees answered the item correctly at about the same rate.
Only high-performing examinees answered the item correctly.
The item is too difficult for most examinees.
The item has a high difficulty index and should be retained as is.
What is the right decision for an item with a difficulty index of 0.58 and a discrimination index of 0.52?
Accept
Discard
Improvise
Revise Items
How can you improve the test? (based from matching type example)
Make the items heterogeneous
Make the items homogenous
Reduce the facility index
What is defective with the item: "The Philippines __________"?
It has no distracter
The stem is very short
It has several correct answers
The stem does not contain the question
Which is a way to improve the item: "Clay can be used for __________"?
Make the options equal in length
Make the stem of the question longer
Add 2 or more options
Add the word “making” to the question stem.
Mr. Ravelas made an essay test for "Identify the planets in the solar system". Was this appropriate?
Yes, because essay test is easier to construct than objective test.
Yes, because essay test can measure any type of objective.
No, he should have conducted oral questioning.
No, he should have prepared an objective test.
What is the main reason teachers give grades to learners’ test results?
To give feedback on mastered topics and areas for improvement
To guide school administrators in planning
To advise learners that they may fail
To communicate to parents their child’s class standing
Tasking students to show how to play basketball assesses what target?
Content
Construct
Skill
Criterion related
To assess learning targets in the affective domain, what test type would you recommend?
selected-response
observation/conversation
performance-based
extended response
In DepEd’s grading and reporting system, which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of learner progress reports?
To rank learners according to academic performance
To determine promotion or retention only
To communicate learners’ progress to parents and guardians for instructional support
To serve as a permanent record for school accreditation
A Grade 6 learner obtained the following quarterly percentages in Mathematics:
Written Works – 80%
Performance Tasks – 90%
Quarterly Assessment – 70%
Using the DepEd weight distribution for Mathematics (WW 40%, PT 40%, QA 20%), what is the learner’s Quarterly Grade?
80
82
84
86
Which step should be done FIRST when computing learners’ grades under the DepEd grading system?
Apply the transmutation table
Compute the Quarterly Grade
Compute the Initial Grade from raw scores per component
Determine the final rating for the school year
Under DepEd policy, a learner is considered habitually absent when the number of absences reaches what proportion of the total number of school days in a school year?
10%
15%
20%
25%
Why is the abuse of grading considered harmful in the teaching–learning process?
It increases competition among learners
It turns grades into tools for punishment rather than measures of learning
It simplifies decision-making for teachers
It reduces the need for formative assessment
Here is a multiple choice test item. Which is an improved version of the stem?
Jose Rizal was born on _____________.
A. June 11, 1861
B. June 19, 1869
C. June 19, 1861
D. June 16, 1861
Jose Rizal _____.
Jose Rizal was born in __________.
Jose Rizal was born on __________.
Jose Rizal was born __________.
Study this true or false item:
Baguio city is in the province of Benguet and is national capital of the Philippines.
Is this a good true or false item?
No, it is not absolutely true.
No, it is not a significant test item.
Yes, it makes the student think.
Yes, it can have positive discriminating power.
In a final examination in Mathematics, the distribution of scores was found to be platykurtic. What does this result primarily indicate about the students' performance?
The scores are clustered very closely around the mean.
The students have very similar levels of achievement.
There is a wide diversity or high variability in the students' scores.
Most of the students obtained scores that are very high.
In a distribution of test scores where the value of kurtosis is significantly greater than zero (positive kurtosis), the resulting curve is leptokurtic. What does this indicate about the student group?
The group is very diverse in terms of ability.
The test was too difficult for the majority of the students.
The student group is relatively homogeneous in their performance.
The scores are spread out widely across the scale.
