1. Matching Test Items to Objectives
Allison C. Harry
EDU 325/Measurement and Evaluation
Ms. G. Brissett
September 20, 2011

2. Ice Breaker
The Greedy Dog
 There was a dog that was very hungry. He searched for
food everywhere and at last he found a bone. He picked
the bone with his mouth and started going back home.
There was a bridge on the way to his home. When he
started crossing it he saw his reflection in the water. The
dog thought that there was another dog with another
bone in the water. He wanted to get that other bone too.
So he started barking at his own reflection. His bone
fell in the water as soon as he opened his mouth. The
greedy dog lost his bone.


3. Ice Breaker (cont’d)
Comprehension Test
The Greedy Dog
Name: ___________________________ Date________________
Teacher’s Name: _________________ Grade: ______________
Objective:
•Given a chart, Measurement and Evaluation students listen to a story in two
minutes.
•After reading the story, Measurement and Evaluation students will answer
questions in five minutes.
Questions:
•From the story provided, state what the hungry dog found.
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•Using your brain, recall the name of the dog.
_______________________________________________________________________
•From the story provided, say why the dog’s bone fell into the water.
_______________________________________________________________________
•Using your knowledge, state why the dog felt that he was attractive when he
saw himself in the water.
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•Using the words in the story, write two words that rhyme with dog.
________________________________________________________________________

4. Agenda
 Introduction
 What Makes a Well Written Test
 What Makes a Badly Written Test
 Planning a Written Test
 Matching Test Items To Objectives
 Conclusion
 Thank You

5. Introduction
 This presentation was made to inform you
about the importance of matching test
items to their objectives. Many tests do
not cover what has been taught, so I will
inform you about some of the mistakes
that we as teachers sometimes make
when creating a test.

6. What Makes a Well Written Test?
 Objectives must match test items

7. What Makes a Badly Written
Test?
 If objectives do not match test items, then
we can call this a badly written test.

8. Planning a Written Test
 Content Validity –Test items should match
instructional objectives/outcomes
 Test items should adequately represent
the instructional focus
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9. Matching Test Items To Objectives
 Objective: From memory, draw a tennis
court and label the lines.
 Test Question: Given the following
diagram of the playing surface, label the
lines of a tennis court.

10. Conclusion
 Students should be able to understand the
objective of your test. If they do not
understand, then that means that your
objective did not match your test item.

11. Thank You