EDU 533: Assessment in Learning 1

Teachers’ Guide Module #17

Name: _________________________________________________________________ Class number: _______

Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________________________________ Date: ________________

Lesson title: Midterm Examination Materials:

Lesson Objectives: Activity Sheet
At the end of this module, you should have:
1. passed the midterm examination. References:
Assessment 1 by Gabuyo
1. Assessment 1 by Balagtas

Productivity Tip: Budget your exam time. When in doubt of your answer, proceed to the next question, return
to the skipped questions after you answer all the easier ones. Most important, trust yourself.

Midterm Examination in Assessment of Learning 1

Write the letter of your choice before the number. Please use UPPERCASE letters only.

1. Teacher Nadi will construct a periodic exam for her Math subject. Which of the following should she
consider first?
A. Prepare table of specifications C. Study the content of the lessons
B. Go back to the instructional objectives D. Identify the format of the test item

2. Which of the following is most appropriate for the objective “multiply fractions and reduce the product to
lowest terms?
A. What are the rules in multiplying fractions? C. Find the product of 3/5 and 15/18
B. Reduce the fractions in lowest terms D. The sum of ⅗ and ⅔ is ___________.

3. “Group the following items according to order” can be classified as:

A. Evaluating B. Generalizing C. Classifying D. Inferring

4. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

A. Short Answer C. True or False
B. Multiple Choice D. Matching Type

5. Table of specification is NOT

A. The exam itself C. a tool used by teachers to design a test
B. called a test blueprint D. a table that maps out the test objectives

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6. When is it ideal to prepare a TOS?

A. before preparing the test C. during test construction
B. after preparing the test D. before the start of the instruction

7. What type of TOS is used below?

Topic Test Objective # of Hours Spent Format or placement of items No and Percent of Items

Skeletal recognize the importance 0.5 hours Multiple Choice #1-5 5 items or 10%
system of skeletal system

XXX XXX 1.5 Matching type #1-15 15 items or 30%

A. One-way TOS C. Three-way TOS

B. Two-way TOS D. Four-way TOS

8. This type of TOS is known to be time-consuming since it challenges the test writer to classify objectives
based on the theory behind assessment. It shows the variability of thinking skills targeted by the test.
A. One-way TOS C. Three-way TOS
B. Two-way TOS D. Four-way TOS

9. What is primarily measured in written tests?

A. Affective Domain C. Psychomotor Domain
B. Cognitive Domain D. Holistic Measurements

10. In writing the TOS, what should teachers do after determining the objectives of the test?
A. Calculate the weight of each topic C. Determine the number of items
B. Determine the coverage of the test D. Determine the number of items per topic

11. Teacher Lucas writes objectives that aim to change individuals’ attitudes toward others. What type of
objective is he writing?
A. Affective Objectives C. Cognitive Objectives
B. Behavioral Objectives D. Psychomotor Objectives

12. Mr. Samuel prepares a test that consists of open-ended questions or incomplete sentences that require
learners to answer in a single word or short phrase. What type of test is this?
A. Essay Tests C. Short-answer tests
B. Problem-solving tests D. alternative-response tests

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13. If Mr. Pagaduan will need to measure students’ learning on the topic “Self Expression through Writing”
which of the following should he use?
A. Essay Tests C. Short-answer tests
B. Problem-solving tests D. alternative-response tests

14. Teacher Hasna constructed a Matching type test. In her description column, she included the presidents,
senators, cabinet members and current issues on sports and health systems. Which rule in creating matching
type tests was violated?
A. Arrange the options according to order
B. The descriptions must be homogeneous
C. The descriptions must be heterogeneous
D. The options must be greater than the descriptions

15. Mrs. De Leon wants to test her students’ ability to speak extemporaneously, which of the following is the
most valid assessment tool?
A. Written test on speech construction
B. Performance test in extemporaneous speaking
C. Portfolio preparation of the different speeches delivered
D. Oral test on the guidelines in delivering extemporaneous speech

16. What makes this test item poor?

During what age period is thumb-sucking likely to produce the greatest psychological trauma?
a. infancy c. before adolescence
b. preschool period d. after adolescence
A. The stem does not pose the problem completely
B. There is grammatical clue to answer the question
C. Overlapping options
D. Cannot be determined due to insufficient information

17. Which of these assessment tools will be most authentic?

A. Portfolio C. True or false test
B. Completion test D. multiple choice test

18. Which is most important about performance assessment

A. Authentic Assessment C. Grading Sheets
B. Numerical Grading D. Scoring Rubrics

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19. Which of the following statements about performance-based assessment is TRUE?

A. They emphasize merely the process
B. They stress on doing, not knowing
C. Essay tests are not performance-based tests
D. They accentuate on process and product

Questions 20-23

Directions: Match column A with column B. Write only the letter of your answer on the lines.

Column A Column B

1. December 25 A. Considered the 8th wonder of the world

2. Ferdinand Marcos B. The founder of Katipunan

3. Corazon Aquino C. Christmas Day

4. Baguio City D. The first woman president of the Philippines

5. Andres Bonifacio E. Summer Capital of the Philippines

6. Banaue Rice terraces F. Longest Serving President

7. Benigno Aquino G. Former senator of the Philippines

20. What is the main defect of this item?

A. It does not measure what it is intended to C. The descriptions and options are not
measure homogeneous
B. Consists of 7 items only D. It is not reliable

21. How would you improve the test item?

A. Remove choice G in column B C. Increase the number of items in column A
B. Column A should be in Column B and D. Capitalize the items in column A
Column B should be in column A

22. How can the choices be effective?

A. Measure what needs to be measured D. Number of items should be lesser than the
B. Make the items heterogeneous number of choices
C. Make the questions homogeneous

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23. Which of the following is not needed in the improvement of this test?
A. Make the questions homogeneous C. Include lines for the answers
B. Make the choices homogeneous D. Include columns for the answers

24. Teacher Adel wants to test his students’ ability to formulate ideas. Which type of test should be developed?
A. Problem-solving types C. Completion tests
B. Essay questions D. matching type

25. Which of the following is not measured in a problem-solving test?

A. reasoning C. critical thinking
B. analysis D. written responses

For question #26

What are the steps in problem solving?
A. Identity the problem C. Define the problem
B. Test the hypothesis D. Execute the plan
26. What is faulty with the choices
A. there are not enough choices C. none of the choices are valid
B. all choices are answers to the question D. cannot be identified

27. Which of these is a good stem?

A. The test consists of two parts. Part A is a reading comprehension test, and Part B is a
grammar/language test. Each question is a multiple-choice test item with 5 options. You are to answer
each question but will not be penalized for the wrong answer or for guessing. You can go back and
review your answers during the time allotted.
B. Read each question and indicate your answer by shading the circle corresponding to your answer
C. Read the questions and answer
D. Read parts A and B. This is multiple choice questions. Answer accordingly

28. Which of these should be avoided in multiple choice questions?

A. Write options that are parallel or similar in form and length to avoid giving clues about the correct
answer
B. Place options in logical order (alphabetically, shortest to longest)
C. Place correct responses randomly to avoid discernable patterns.
D. Maximize the use of None of the above choices

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29. In preparing matching type questions, one should NOT

A. Ensure that the stimuli are longer and the responses are shorter
B. Make the response options short, homogeneous and arranged in logical order.
C. Include response options that are unrealistic and different in length and grammatical form
D. Include only topics that are related to one another and share the same foundation of information.

30. In writing true or false items, one should NOT

A. Include statements that are completely true or completely false.
B. Use simple and easy to understand statements
C. Refrain from using negatives especially double negatives
D. Use of absolutes such as always and never.

31. Teacher Burs want to prepare an essay for her students. Which of the following guidelines should be
avoided?
A. Clearly define the intended learning outcome to be assessed by the essay test
B. Use essay tests for intended learning outcomes that are better assessed by other kinds of assessments.
C. Clearly define and situate the task within a problem situation as well as the type of thinking required to
answer the question or test.
D. Present tasks that are fair, reasonable and realistic to the students.

32. Which of the following is an example of extended-response essay question?

A. Identify at least 3 ways of supporting the government actions.
B. Explain how each of the government actions help in solving the problem?
C. How can the people contribute to the development of the country?
D. Can the people help solve the problems of the country?

33. These are all guidelines in preparing problem-solving test items except
A. Use problems that were previously solved.
B. Identify and explain the problem clearly.
C. Be specific and clear of the type of response required from the students.
D. Specify in the directions the bases for grading students’ answers/ procedures.

34. In this reliability factor, conditions such as perseverance and motivation are considered.
A. The number of items in a test
B. The individual differences in participants
C. The number of participants
D. The External Environment

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35. What is the probability of reliability when the number of test items are high?
A. Low C. Not determined
B. High D. Unknown

36. Which of these is not a factor in measuring reliability?

A. The number of items in a test C. The number of participants
B. The individual differences in participants D. The External Environment

37. The result of the examination showed that most of the students got low to failing test scores. The
examination committee were looking into the possibility that the students took the exam during summer and
there was not enough ventilation in the exam center. Which factor of reliability are they considering?
A. The number of items in a test C. The number of participants
B. The individual differences in participants D. The External Environment

38. There were 75 students in the examination room that usually holds 50 students. Which of these factors is
not considered for the examination conditions?
A. The number of items in a test C. The number of participants
B. The individual differences in participants D. The External Environment

39. What type of reliability test is used when group of students are required to take the same test within
6months?
A. Test-retest reliability C. Split-half
B. Parallel form D. Test of internal consistency

40. It is the easiest form of validity to apply to research. However, it doesn’t generally include muchin the way
of objective measurements. Therefore, it is often criticized as the weakest form of validity.
A. Construct Validity C. Criterion-related validity
B. Face Validity D. Formative Validity

41. This type of validity is used when two or more measures are present for each examinee that measure the
same characteristic. The scores on the measure should be correlated
A. Concurrent Validity C. Divergent validity
B. Convergent validity D. Sampling Validity

42. Inter-rater reliability test

A. is applicable when the assessment requires the use of multiple evaluators
B. will work when assessment tool has a large number of items, for scales and inventories
C. applicable for tests that measure stable variables (aptitude/psychomotor)
D. applicable if there are two versions of the tests; usually done when the test is repeatedly used for
different groups (entrance exams, licensure exams)

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43. In this reliability test, the following are done:

● determine if the scores for each item are consistently answered by the examinees
● determine and record the scores for each item to see if the responses are consistent with each other
A. Test-retest reliability C. Split-half
B. Parallel form D. Test of internal consistency

44. Parallel form of reliability test

A. is applicable when the assessment requires the use of multiple evaluators
B. will work when assessment tool has a large number of items, for scales and inventories
C. is applicable for tests that measure stable variables (aptitude/psychomotor)
D. is applicable if there are two versions of the tests; usually done when the test is repeatedly used for
different groups (entrance exams, licensure exams)

45. This type of validity is used when the components or factors of a test are hypothesized to have a negative
correlation. An example to correlate are the scores in a test on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
A. Concurrent Validity C. Divergent validity
B. Convergent validity D. Sampling Validity

46. This type of validity ensures that the measure covers the broad range of areas within the concept under
study.
A. Concurrent Validity C. Divergent validity
B. Convergent validity D. Sampling Validity

47. Teacher Naning wanted to teach her pupils folk dancing. Her check-up test was a written test on the steps
of folk dance. What characteristic of a good test does it lack?
A. Objectivity C. Validity
B. Comprehensiveness D. Reliability

48. Teacher Abner used the table of specifications when he constructed his Final Examination. The students can
be assured that the test has:
A. Clarity C. Face Validity
B. Content Validity D. Sampling Validity

49. When teacher Luis made sure he used uniform fonts, format, margins and logo, we ensured
A. Face Validity C. Formative Validity
B. Content Validity D. Criterion-related validity

50. The Math program made in 2018 was aligned with the Revised Basic Education Curriculum (RBEC) but
was declined by the principal, what was not met?
A. Face Validity C. Formative Validity
B. Content Validity D. Criterion-related validity

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