Chapter 8 Quiz

Question 1

The problem presented in a multiple choice item should be clear after reading the

Answer 1

item stem

Question 2

A distractor in a multiple-choice item refers to

Answer 2

any incorrect alternative

Question 3

An incorrect alternative can be made more plausible by

Answer 3

using the students’ common errors

Question 4

One advantage of multiple choice items over true-false items is that they reduce the

Answer 4

influence of guessing on the score

Question 5

One advantage of multiple choice items over true-false items is that

Answer 5

they are more adaptable to different types of outcomes

Question 6

One advantage of MC over SA items is that they

Answer 6

provide more objective measure of achievement

Question 7

a 50 item multiple choice test would provide more reliable test score than a 50 item t/f because

Answer 7

a bigger spread of scores is obtained

Question 8

Description/example of a best-answer type of multiple choice item

Answer 8

Can justify methods and procedures

Question 9

Which of the following learning outcomes is most likely to require the best answer type of multiple choice item

Answer 9

selects the reason a historical event occurred

Question 10

Inexperienced item writers will produce more effective multiple-choice items if they start with

Answer 10

the stem in questions form

Question 11

a multiple choice item that measures at the understanding level must include

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a new situation

Question 12

a major drawback in using mc items in which more than one alternative may be marked as correct is the difficulty of

Answer 12

scoring the test

Question 13

the reliability of a mc test will tend to increase with an increase in the

Answer 13

number of alternatives in each item

Question 14

which of the following provides the best stem for a multiple choice item

Answer 14

Who discovered penicillin?

Question 15

which of the following provides the best stem for a mc item

Answer 15

the depression was caused by

Question 16

Which of the following sets of alternatives would be best for a MC item about a civil war battle?

Answer 16

Grant, Jackson, Lee, Sherman

Question 17

In order to measure application with MC items, the problem situations should

Answer 17

be new to the students

Question 18

when using the “best answer” type of MC item, one should not use

Answer 18

the alternative “none of the above”

Question 19

ambiguity can be best reduced in mc items by

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having another teacher review the items

Question 20

MC tests are particularly well suited for measuring analysis, synthesis and evaluation (agree/dis)

Answer 20

Disagree

Question 21

Multiple choice test is better than T/F because….

Answer 21

More difficult, less guessing