Writing Test Questions Like a Pro.

Conderman, Greg; Koroghlanian, Carol

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ERIC Number: EJ655566

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Writing Test Questions Like a Pro.

Conderman, Greg; Koroghlanian, Carol

Intervention in School and Clinic, v38 n2 p83-87 Nov 2002

This article presents guidelines for writing better test items to evaluate student learning better. Recommendations are provided for writing true-false items (test only one idea in each item), multiple-choice items (include the bulk of information in the stem), and matching items (only use homogeneous lists). Examples are provided. (Contains 7 references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Teacher Made Tests, Test Construction, Test Items, Testing

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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