This document discusses different types of written tests used for assessment, including essay tests. Essay tests can include restricted response or extended response questions. Restricted response questions limit the scope and content of the response, while extended response questions allow students more freedom in their answers. Both question types have advantages and limitations. Restricted response questions are more structured and measure specific learning outcomes, while extended response allow for higher-level thinking but are more difficult to score reliably. The document also provides tips for improving essay test questions and evaluation.

1. WRITTEN TESTS IN ASSESSMENT

2. ❖ WRITTEN TESTS/TOOLS
These tests require written material
such as paper and pencil from the
examiner and examinees.
These are evaluated by the experts.
Written tests is most frequently and
popularly used as evaluation tools.
The question framed in these tests
are usually of 3 types-
➢ (a) Essay
➢ (b)short
➢ (c) objective

3. ❑ ESSAY TYPE QUESTION
➢ An examination
question that
requires an answer
in a sentence,
paragraph , or short
composition

4. ➢ It gives full
freedom to the
students to write any
Numbers of pages .The students are
thus ,obliged
To write a detailed descriptive type
of essay in order to answer the
questions.

6. FORM OF ESSAY TEST
 Restricted Response/ Controlled Response.
 Extended Response/Uncontrolled Response.
Restricted Response
Response
Extended

7. RESTRICTED RESPONSE ESSAY
QUESTIONSRestricted 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.

8. EXAMPLE OF RESTRICTED
RESPONSE Describe two situations that demonstrate
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.

9. ADVANTAGES OF RESTRICTED
RESPONSE QUESTIONS
 Restricted response question is more
structured.
 Measure specific learning outcomes.
 Restricted response provide for more ease of
assessment.
 Any outcomes measured by an objective
interpretive exercise can be measured by a
restricted response essay question.

10. Limitations of Restricted Response
Questions
Restricted response question restricts the
scope of the topic to be discussed and
indicating the nature of the desired
response which limits student
opportunity to demonstrate these behavior.

11. EXTENDED RESPONSE ESSAY
QUESTIONSExtended response question allows student to
select information that they think is pertinent,
to organize the answer in accordance with
their best judgment, and to integrate and
evaluate ideas as they think suitable.
They do not set limits on the length or exact
content to be discussed.

12. Examples of Extended Response
Essay Questions
 Compare developments in 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.

13. Advantages of Extended Response
Questions
 This type of essay item is mostly useful in
measuring learning outcomes at the
higher cognitive levels of educational
objectives such as analysis, synthesis and
evaluation levels.
 They expose the individual differences in
attitudes, values and creative ability.

14. LIMITATIONS OF EXTENDED RESPONSE
QUESTIONS
 They are insufficient for measuring knowledge
of factual materials because they call for
extensive details in selected content area at a
time.
 Scoring such type of responses is
usually difficult and unreliable since the
examinees have free will in the array of factual
information of varying degree of correctness,
coherence and expression.

15. 1. Provide thought and higher mental processes
2. Training in written composition
3. Measure of educational achievement
4. Encourage better and interrelated study
5. Suitable for some aspects of learning
6. Cheating less
7. It encourage good study habits in students
8. It does not encourage guessing
9. It allow students to express himself in his own
words
10.It improve writing skills
❖ ADVANTAGES OF ESSAY
TEST QUESTIONS -

16. ❖ LIMITATIONS OF ESSAY TYPE
TESTS
1. ROTE MEMORY IS ENCOURAGED
2.DISTORTION OF
CURRICULUM

17. 3.MINIMUM VALIDITY
4.HINDERS PHYSICAL GROWTH

18. 5.ROLE OF HANDWRITING
6. TIME CONSUMING
7.DIFFICULTS TO SCORE

19. Suggestions for improvement-
❑ Questions should be planned
❑ teacher must maintain some
balance between openness
and structure in essay questions
❑ Each questions should measure a
specific learning objectives
❑Questions paper should be improve
❑Experienced persons should be
appointed for evaluation of answer
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