Describes how to construct a one-word question answer

2. Objective question is one where the awarding of
marks does not depend upon the scorer.
If the answer is correct, award one mark or else zero
mark.
Machine also can correct objective question for
example, Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets.

4. If the awarding of marks depends upon the scorer,
then, it is called as _______________
Subjective question.
Examples are essay questions. Suppose an essay
question of 10 marks is given to ten teachers and asked
them to evaluate, the marks awarded are different for
different teachers. The marks depends upon the teacher
who correct it, hence the name subjective question.

5. Objective question is divided into recall and
recognition types.
If there is a cue, then it recognition type. Examples
are
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), Match the
following, True or False, and Grouping.
A cue to the answer will be in the question itself.

7. Which is the capital of India?
•A. Mumbai
•B. Delhi
•C. Kolkatta
•D. Chennai

8. A cue to the answer will be in the question itself
hence, the name recognition type.

9. If there is a no cue, then it recall type. Examples are;
One word answer and completion type.

10. The capital of India is _________.
One has to search in the grey matter and bring up the
answer hence the name recall.
Which is easier between recognition or recall?

11. Recognition is easier since, the cue is there as options.

12. Do you recognize me?
or
Do you recall me?
Which one is correct.

13. •One Word Answer Questions

14. a. Definition
__________________, then that question is termed as
one word answer question.

15. a. Definition
If the answer for the question is given in a word or
two, then that question is termed as one word answer
question.

16. b. Criteria for constructing one word answer questions
b.1. One has to set a question on the expected ability
of the students.
b.2. Use appropriate wordings
b.3. Answer has to come in one or two words.
b.4. Questions are to be asked directly and not round
about.
b.5. Questions should not be directly taken from the
book

17. b.4. Questions are to be asked directly and not round
about.
Some years before Lavoisier separated elements into
metals and non-metals. Which is that year?
In which year Lavoisier separated elements into
metals and non-metals.

18. b.5. Questions should not be directly taken from the
book
The next slide contains the screen shot of p28 of
present CBSE higher secondary first year chemistry book.
Look at the shaded portion.

20. Q: What was obtained into the structure of atom from
the experiments on electrical discharge of gas?
A: Insight

21. c. Advantages
•Easy to construct
•Evaluation is easier than essay and short answer
questions
•Possess objectivity
•Bluffing is not possible

22. d. Limitations
• Abilities such as remember, and understand are only
measured.

23. Examples
• Who has given taxonomy of educational objectives
(Naming) (Remember)

24. Assignment
Now construct two questions each in remember and
understand ability in your selected and fixed syllabus.
Write as like in brown colored question.
• Quarterly exam belongs to which type of assessment.
(Cite example) (Understand)
So the model for writing question is
Question (SIO) (GIO)

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