This document discusses different types of test questions used in education measurement and evaluation. It describes supply type tests where students must supply missing information, including short answer and extended answer varieties. Short answer questions assess basic knowledge through one word to short responses, while extended/essay questions allow lengthier, paragraph responses to measure higher-order thinking. Selection type tests involve choosing from options, including true/false, matching, and multiple choice questions. The advantages and disadvantages of each question type are outlined.

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2. Tow Alternative Variety
Matching Variety
MCQ Variety
Extended answer
Variety
Short answer
Variety
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3. Supply type Test
The supply or completion test is a free response type of test in which
the students must supply the missing information. This is a type of test
that is easy to construct. It is useful in situations in which the students
must write a computational equation, define terms, list part names
and functions. Supply type has two Answer Variety,
 Short Answer Type
 Extend Answer Type

4. Short Answer Type
Short-answer questions are open-ended questions that require students to
create an answer. They are commonly used in examinations to assess the
basic knowledge and understanding (low cognitive levels) of a topic before
more in-depth assessment questions are asked on the topic.
Short Answer Questions do not have a generic structure.
Questions may require answers such as complete the sentence, supply the
missing word, short descriptive or qualitative answers, diagrams with
explanations etc. The answer is usually short, from one word to a few lines.
Often students may answer in bullet form.

5. Advantages & Disadvantages of Short Answer
Type
Advantages
It is easy to write
Guessing is less
A broad range of syllabus are represented
More appropriate to primary classes because it measure the
simple knowledge.
Disadvantages
Measure the simple learning outcomes limited to the knowledge.
Measuring complex thinking abilities is difficult.
No opportunities to write creative complex answer.

6. Extended answer Variety-essay type
Essay test is a test that requires the student to compose responses.
usually lengthily up to several paragraphs. This questions allows
This leave student free to determine the content and to
organize the format of their answer. The students decide which facts
are pertinent and how to organize, and evaluate them. Essay test
measure higher level thinking as,
 Analysis
 Synthesis
 Evaluation
 creativity

7. Advantages & Disadvantages of essay type
Questions
Advantages
Offer students an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities in a
variety of ways
Can be used to develop student writing skills, particularly the ability to formulate
arguments supported with reasoning and evidence
Disadvantages
Require extensive time to grade
Encourage use of subjective criteria when assessing answers
If used in class, necessitate quick composition without time for planning or revision,
which can result in poor-quality writing

8. Selection type Test
Involve the candidate in making choice of response
between various potion offered. Selection type has three
Answer Variety,
 Tow Alternative Variety
 Matching Variety
 MCQ Variety

9. Advantages & Disadvantages of Selection Type
Tests
Advantages
Quick and easy to score, by hand or electronically
Can be written so that they test a wide range of higher-order thinking
skills
Can cover lots of content areas on a single exam and still be answered
in a class period

10. Disadvantages
Often test literacy skills: “if the student reads the question carefully, the
answer is easy to recognize even if the student knows little about the
subject” (p. 194)
Provide unprepared students the opportunity to guess, and with guesses
that are right, they get credit for things they don’t know
Expose students to misinformation that can influence subsequent thinking
about the content
Take time and skill to construct (especially good questions)

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