The matching-type test is a type of assessment where students match items in one column to choices in a second column. It measures the ability to identify relationships between similar items such as terms and definitions. Guidelines for constructing matching tests include using numbers for the first column and letters for the second, including more responses than premises, and arranging items logically. Matching tests are effective for measuring relationship identification and are well-suited for content with parallel concepts. They are simple to construct and score but emphasize memorization over complex skills.

1. Matching
Type Test
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2. Table of Contents
• Definition of Terms
• Guidelines in Constructing Matching type
• Advantage and Disadvantage
• The columns of matching type test
• When to you Matching type
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3. Definition of term
The matching-type test is similar to
the multiple-choice test. In this kind
of test, the examinee associates an
item in one column with a choice in
the second column.
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Measures the ability to identify the
relationship between a set of
similar items, each of which has two
components, such as words and
their definitions, symbols and their
meanings, dates and events, causes
and effects, people and their
accomplishments, problems and
solutions, etc.
A “recognition” and “structured-
response” type of test.

4. Premises column
The column for which the
match is right.
the columns of
matching type test
Response column
The column from which to
choose the match.
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5. ▪ By convention, the
items in Column A
are numbered and
the items in Column
B are labeled with
capital letters.
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▪ The items in the
first column are
called premises and
the answers in the
second columns are
the responses

6. Guidelines in
Constructing Matching
Type
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 Check your objectives to make sure this type of question is appropriate.
 Give clear directions or instructions.
 Use numbers to identify items in column A, capital letters to identify response
in column B or vice versa.
 Include more responses than premises or allow responses to be used more
than once or vice versa.
 Arrange items in column B in logical order or vice versa.
 Put the items with more words in column A.
 Be sure each item has a pair.
 Be careful about what material is put in the question column and what is put
into the option column.

8. When to use
Matching
Type
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They are effective when
you need to measure the
learner’s ability to identify
the relationship or
association between
similar items. They work
best when the course
content has many parallel
concepts.
• Terms and Definitions
• Objects or Pictures and
Labels
• Symbols and Proper
Names
• Causes and Effects
•Scenarios and Responses
• Principles and Scenarios to
which they apply

10. Advantages and
Disadvantages

11. Advantage
▪ The matching-type test is simple to construct and score. It
is well suited in measuring associations. Like a multiple-
choice test, it presents the student with questions and
alternatives.
▪ It reduces the effects of guessing, although the chance of
guessing increases as the student progresses in answering
items. This, however, is easily remedied by adding more
options.
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12. Disadvantage
▪ It tends to ask students to associate trivial information.
Unfortunately, most matching-type tests emphasize
memorization, although it is impossible to construct items
that measure more complex cognitive skills.
▪ In case of commercial answer sheets, matching items can
accommodate no more than five options.
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13. Team Presentation
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Maribeth Maraya Camille Rose
Margate
Jirahmae Diasanta Jeleanna Imecille
Batica
Kemuel Rabi

14. Thank you!
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