The document discusses the concept and structure of essay-type tests, including their advantages and disadvantages. It distinguishes between restricted response and extended response essay questions, highlighting their applications in assessing higher-order thinking and student understanding. The text also outlines best practices for writing essay items and notes that while essay tests can measure complex learning outcomes, they can be time-consuming and subject to grading variability.

2. Name : Shakti lal
Roll No: 2K16/BEDEL/49
Class: Final Year (iv)
Subject Name: Test Development And Evaluation
Presentation Topic:
Essay Type Test
Submitted to: Pro; Dr Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty Of Education
Elsa Qazi Old Campus Hyderabad,University Of Sindh Jamshoro.

3. Concept Of Essay type
 The word essay has been derived from a French word ’
essayer’ which means ‘to try’ or ‘to attempt’
 “Essay test is a test that requires the student to structure
a rather long written response up to several paragraphs.”

4. Essay Type Test
 The certain outcomes of learning e.g. organizing
summarizing integrating ideas and expressing in
one’s way.
 Essay items of choice if you want an unresticted
response and wan to access higher order
thinking.
 Relationship between ideas and process and
considered on particular argument.

5. Form Of Essay Test
 Restricted Response/Controlled Response.
 Extended Response/Uncontrolled Response.
Restricted ResponseType
 The test limits the examinees response may be answered by the
examines responses in terms of length,content,style or
organization.
 Example : Give and explain three reasons why the government
should or should not allow teachers to work abroad as domestic
helpers.

6. Restricted Response Essay
Questions
Restricted response usually limits both the content and the
response by restricting the scope of the topic to be
discussed.
Useful for measuring learning outcomes requiring
interpretation and application of data in a specific area.

7. Example Of Restricted Response
 Describe two situations that demonstrates the application
of the law of supply and demand.
 Do not use those examples discussed in class.
 State the main differences between the Vietnam war and
previous wars in which the united states has participated.

8. Extended Response Essay
Questions
 Extended response question allows student to select information
that they think is pertinent,to organize the answer in accordance
with their best judgement,and to integrate and evaluate ideas as
they think suitable.
 They do not set limits on the length or exact content to be
discussed.

9. Example Of Extended Response Essay
Questions
 Compare developments international relations in the
administrations of president William Clinton and
President George W.Bush.Cite examples when possible.
 Imagine that you and a friend found a magic wand.Write
a story about an adventure that you and your friend had
with the magic wand.

10. Uses OF Essay Type Test
 Assess the ability to recall organize and integrate
ideas.
 Assess the ability to express on self in writing .
 Ability to supply information .
 Assess student understanding of subject matter.
 Measure the knowledge of focus information.

11. Writing Essay Type Item
 The shorter the answer requires for a given essay item
generally the better.
 More objective can be tested in the same period of time.
 Factors such as verbal fluency spelling etc.
 Have has of an opportunity to influence the grader.
 Help the examine focus their answer by giving them a
starting sentence for their owns.
 Make sure question are sharply focused on a single issues.

12. Advantage Of Essay Test
 The freedom of response allows the student to express
himself in his own words.
 It measure complex learning outcomes that can not be
measured by other means.
 Essay test promotes the development of problem solving
skills.
 It helps student to improve their writing skills such as
writing speed.
 It encourage creativity by allowing by their own unique way.

13. Disadvantages Of Essay Type
 Scoring is not reliable because different
examiner can grade the score answer in
different.
 Grading of essay test is time consuming.
 Essay course do not cover the course
conducting.