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- 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 âť– ADVANTAGES OF ESSAY TEST QUESTIONS -
- 16. âť– 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- âť‘ Questions should be planned âť‘ teacher must maintain some balance between openness and structure in essay questions âť‘ Each questions should measure a specific learning objectives âť‘Questions paper should be improve âť‘Experienced persons should be appointed for evaluation of answer books