Group ActivityCritiques for samples of Objective Test Item.

• Every items has more than four options.

• The options are homogeneous, because all the choices are related to the question.

• The options did not use “None of the above” and “All the above.”

• The stem are written in question form and completion form.

• The stem pose the problem completely and are clear and concise.

Evidence of Guideline Followed

• It does not have the quality of objectivity and scorability. For instance, how the examinee should select their answer is not stated in the direction.

• The options are not written in capital letters.

• The options are not written in horizontal order.

Evidence of Guideline Not Followed

• The direction must be clearly stated. It should contain all the necessary instruction so that the examinee will be aware of what must be done.

• The options should be written in capital letters.

• The options should be written in horizontal order.

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Evidence of Guideline Followed

• The statement are short and concise.

• The number of true items are the same with the number of false items.

T

T

T

F

FF

Evidence of Guideline Not Followed

• The test does not have the quality of objectivity and scorability. Where the examinee should write their answer is not stated in the direction.

• The statements are arranged in logical order such as TTTFFF

• The statements used specific determiner.

T

T

T

F

FF

Suggestion for Improvement• The direction must be

clearly stated. It should contain all the necessary instruction so that the examinee will be aware of what must be done.

• The statements should not use specific determiner like “always” and “some”.

• The statements should not be arranged in logical order. It should be arranged randomly like TFFTFT.

T

F

FTF

T

• The description and the options are written in the same page.

Evidence of Guideline Followed

• The direction are not clearly stated. It did not specify the basis for matching.

• There is no label for the descriptions and the options.

• The numbers at the left side should start at number 1.

• The options are not written in capital letters and its not in logical order.

• The description and the options are not in their proper location.

• There is no alternative option.

Evidence of Guideline Not Followed

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• The direction are not clearly stated. It did not specify the basis for matching.

• There is no label for the descriptions and the options.

• The numbers at the left side should start at number 1.

• The options are not written in capital letters and its not in logical order.

• The description and the options are not in their proper location.

• There is no alternative option.

Evidence of Guideline Not Followed

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• The descriptions must be written at the left side and the options must be placed at the right side.

• The description must be marked with Column A and the options must be marked as Column B.

• There should be more options than descriptions or indicate in the directions that each option may be used more than once to decrease the chance of guessing.

• Numbers must be used for the descriptions and capital letters for the options.

• The must be arranged in Chronological order.

Suggestion for Improvement

Ambida, Maica E. Campomanes, Maria Leilani C.Balano, Venice Maylan Nativity S. Ocena, Jessa Mae M.Valeriano, Rhodine Mae T. MTH 9:00 – 10:30

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