Tests Techniques

I think the most effective test technique on my opinion is essay, because students can practice writting, comprehension and vocabulary and make clear ideas of what they want to say about a subject or something in general.

On my opinion the least effective test technique is matching because students could match knowing the answer or guessing even if they don’t know wich alternative is correct.

- True/false

This does not directly test writing or speaking abilities: only listening or

reading.I t may be usedt o test aspectso f languages ucha s vocabular5 grammar'

content of a reading or listeningp assageI.t is fairly easyt o design;i t is also easy

to administer, whether orally or in writing, and to mark.

Example.

Personality factors are the most important factor to improve our learning skills

_ True _ False

- Multiple-choice

This may be used for the same testing purposes as true/false items; it does test

rather more thoroughly since it offers more optional answers and is obviously

very easy to mark. It is administered more conveniently through writing; but

note that sincet he reading of the question-and-optionsis fairly time-consuming,

the processo J comprehensiono f the actual questioni tems may take more time

andeffort than the point ostensibly tested, which raises problems of validity.

Another important problem is that good multiple-choice questions are

surprisingly difficult to design: they often come out ambiguous, or with no clear

right answer, or with their solutions over-obvious. They are to be approached

with caution!

1. Which of the following is one of the major approaches to psychology?

a. psychoanalysis
b. structuralism
c. psychiatry
d. New Age Movement

- Gap-filling and completion

This usually tests grammar or vocabularS as in the examples. It is tedious to

compose, though not so difficult as multiple-choice; it is more easily

administeredi n writing than in speech;t he marking is usually simple.Y ou may

need to be aware that there is more than one possible right answer.

Example:

Everything ..... she did was just right

_That

_ What