HSC 3243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Test Anxiety, Peer Pressure, Oligopoly
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When preparing testing instruments for student evaluation of learning, several strategies should be utilized: spend adequate time developing your examination. Think about the learning outcomes you wish to measure and the types of test items (i. e. , multiple choice, matching, etc. ) that are best suited for the measurement. Make sure the test items span a range of difficulty since you do not want all your items to be either too easy or too difficult. Attend to the length of the examination and the time limit allowed for the test. Consider the format and layout of the exam, as well as scoring procedures: match your test items to the content you are teaching. Exam questions should match the objectives: try to make the examination valid, reliable, and balanced. Validity is the extent to which an exam measures what it is suppose to measure. Reliability relates to how accurately and consistently a student"s performance is evaluated.
