Testing Classroom and Assessment (EDU 404)

Assignment 2 (Fall 2019)
Total Marks: 20
(Topic 73-138)

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Q1: Choose any school/college grade and select any topic/ chapter of your interest in any subject; follow the guidelines for constructing items and do the following questions.

Construct two short answer questions of 1 knowledge level and 1 comprehension level also state the objectives being measured by each item. (4 Marks) Develop two restricted response questions of 1 application and 1 synthesis level and two extended response questions of 1 application and 1 synthesis level also state the objectives being measured by each item. (8 Marks) Construct eight multiple choice items of 4 knowledge level and 4 comprehension level. (8 Marks)
Note: Do not copy paste from handouts and the model answer. Model answer which is provided for your guidance how to write the answer. Here is attached the model answer.

Model Answer

Q1: Choose any school/college grade and select any topics/ chapters of your interest in any subject; follow the guidelines for constructing items and develop the following questions.
Grade: B. Ed
Book: Classroom Assessment
Topic: Types of Assessment

Construct two short answer questions of 1 knowledge level and 1 comprehension level also state the objectives being measured by each item. (4 Marks)
Knowledge Level
Objective: Student will be able to define the purpose of diagnostic assessment.
Question: What is the purpose of diagnostic assessment?

Topic: Norm and Criterion referenced assessment
Comprehension Level
Objective: Student will be able to describe the methods of interpreting results.
Question: Briefly describe the methods of interpreting results.

Develop two restricted response questions of 1 application and 1 synthesis level and two extended response questions of 1 application and 1 synthesis level also state the objectives being measured by each item. (8 Marks)
Restricted response Questions
Topic: Item Analysis
Application Level
Objective: Student will be able to find out the value of item difficulty and discrimination index.
Question: How would you measure item difficulty and discrimination index of two items by using their formulas?

Topic: Types of Assessment
Synthesis Level
Objective: Student will be able to classify the different types of assessment.
Question: Design a flow chart showing various types of assessment that can clearly discriminate each types of assessment.
Extended Response Questions

Topic: Types of Assessment
Application Level
Objective: Student will be able to explain diagnostic assessment with examples and its application in the classroom.
Question: When and how you (as teacher) can use diagnostic assessment in classroom? Explain with examples.

Topic: developing a test
Synthesis Level
Objective: Student will be able to develop a table of specification and also describe its usage.
Question: Develop a table of specification for test and also describe the advantages of using table of specification.

Construct eight multiple choice items of 4 knowledge level and 4 comprehension level. (8 Marks)

Topic: Item Analysis

High and low achievers are sorted out by? (Knowledge)
A. Difficulty level B. Discrimination index
C. Effectiveness of distractors D. Inter-rater Test item cannot discriminate low achievers and high achievers when its value is lower than? (Comprehension)
A. 30-70 % B. 70 %
C. 30% D. 40%