Exam 6: Planning Classroom Tests and Assessments

The most desirable way to increase the difficulty of a classroom test is to do which of the following?

The most basic principle in selecting the type of test items and assessment tasks is to select item types that are

Which characteristic of a test or assessment is apt to be increased following the principle, "Use the type of test item or assessment task that measures a learning outcome most directly"?

To certify student accomplishment or assign final grades it would be best to use which of the following?

If a classroom test measures recall of factual information only, it is apt to lack which of the following?

To measure integration and application of critical concepts it would be best to use which of the following question types?

To measure recall of important historical dates it would be best to use which of the following types of items?

The answer to an item in a classroom test should be one that is

One advantage of the multiple-choice item over other selection type items is that they

The two major classes of essay questions are

Using a table of specifications will most likely improve a test's

A table of specifications is also referred to as which of the following?

Which of the following is the first consideration in planning for a classroom test or assessment?

Removing clues to the answer from test items is most likely to improve the test's

Using specifications when constructing test items and assessment tasks is most likely to improve the

A pretest is a type of

The reading level of a test item should be at which of the following levels?

One advantage of the supply items over performance-based tasks is that they

Constructing a test with items from a single cell of a two-way (content by objective) table of specifications is likely to

Substituting multiple-choice items for extended-performance tasks is most likely to increase which of the following?