Correct Answer - Option 2 : Multiple choice test
Tests are forms of assessment, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of students is determined. It is a means of trial, the trial of the quality of something we want to measure.
- Tests are classified into different types, according to what needs to be assessed. For example - verbal test, oral test, close test, open test, close test. MCQs etc.
A multiple-choice test is a form of an objective assessment in which students are asked to select only correct answers from the choices offered as a list.
- Multiple choice test questions, also known as items, can be an effective and efficient way to assess learning outcomes.
- Multiple choice test items have several advantages i.e. validity, reliability, and objectivity.
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The structure of the Multiple-choice test consists of the stem, keyed alternative, and distractors.
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A stem that presents a definite problem allows a focus on the learning outcome.
- The options are the possible answers that the examinee can choose from, with the correct answer called the key alternative and the incorrect answers called distractors.
- Only one answer may be keyed as a correct answer.
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Stem, the correct answer, keyed alternative and distractors, are the components of making a good questionnaire. These components help to make a multiple-choice test valid and reliable.
So, it is clear that multiple-choice tests consist of a stem, the correct answer, keyed alternative, and distractors.
| Diagnostic Test |
- A diagnostic test is a form of pre-assessment that allows a teacher to determine students' individual strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction.
- It is primarily used to diagnose students' difficulties and to guide lesson and curriculum planning.
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| Close Test |
- A closed test looks for specific facts and often only requires a one-word answer which can be yes or no.
- For example “Did you finish your homework?”
- Closed questions are good for finding out specific information.
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| Oral Test |
- The oral exam (also oral test or viva voce) is a practice, where an examiner poses questions to the student in spoken form.
- The student has to answer the question in such a way as to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the subject in order to pass the exam.
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