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ASSESSMENT OF ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENT OF ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS. CONSTRUCTING QUESTIONS. Construct questions that test HIGHER LEVEL PROCESSES SUCH AS ANALYSIS SYNTHESIS EVALUATION CREATIVITY. ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS. WHY/HOW TYPE QUESTIONS TEST HIGHER ORDER THINKING PROCESSES/SKILLS ENCOURAGE DISCUSSIONS AND

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ASSESSMENT OF ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

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  1. ASSESSMENT OF ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

  2. CONSTRUCTING QUESTIONS • Construct questions that test HIGHER LEVEL PROCESSES SUCH AS • ANALYSIS • SYNTHESIS • EVALUATION • CREATIVITY

  3. ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS • WHY/HOW TYPE QUESTIONS TEST HIGHER ORDER THINKING PROCESSES/SKILLS • ENCOURAGE DISCUSSIONS AND INDEPENDENT THINKING • TEACHER MUST: GIVE REGULAR PRACTICE IN ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS • ENCOURAGE FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE SKILLS

  4. SUGGESTIONS FOR CONSRUCTION OF ESSAY TESTS • ASK QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE THE EXAMINEE TO SHOW PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC TASKS E.G. SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION • MAKE QUESTIONS AS EXPLICIT AS POSSIBLE • TEST CONSTRUCTOR SHOULD PREPARE IDEAL ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS • INTIMATE THE EXAMINEE ABOUT DESIRED LENGTH OF THE ANSWERS

  5. CONT… • TEST CONSTRUCTOR SHOULD GET HIS TEST REVIEWED BY ONE OR MORE COLLEAGUES • QUESTIONS SHOULD BE CLEARLY WORDED SO THAT ALL EXAMINEES INTERPRET THEM IN THE SAME WAY AS THE EXAMINER WANTS

  6. SUGGESTIONS FOR SCORING ESSAY TESTS • PREPARE SCORING GUIDE IN THE FORM OF OUTLINE • PARTICULAR QUESTION SHOULD BE SCORED AT ONE TIME FOR ALL THE EXAMINEES • IDENTITY OF THE EXAMINEE SHOULD NOT BE COMMUNICATED TO THE EXAMINER • IF POSSIBLE APPOINT MORE THAN ONE EXAMINERS. THE EXAMINERS SHOULD NOT KNOW WHO IS THE OTHER EXAMINER

  7. CONT... • THE SUBJECT MATTER SHOULD BE SCORED SEPARATELY FROM GOOD HANDWRITING, BETTER LANGUAGE. • IF THEY ARE TO BE GIVEN ANY WEIGHT, IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY INDICATED

  8. SCORING ESSAY TESTS • SIMPLE SCORING SCHEME TESTS CONTENT OF THE ESSAY • DEATAILED SCORING TESTS CONTENT, ORGANIZATION, PROCESS OR OTHER FACTORS DESIRED • THE RATING METHOD GRADES ARE BASED ON GLOBAL IMPRESSION OF THE WHOLE RESPONSE

  9. HOLISTIC SCORING SYSTEM Holistic scoring is used for EXTENDED ESSAY TESTS OR TERM PAPERS It estimates the OVERALL QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE AND ASSIGNS NUMERICAL VALUE TO THE QUALITY TESTED RATHER THAN GIVING POINTS TO SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE.

  10. RATING SCALE FOR ESSAYS • QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF IDEAS 1 2 3 4 DETAILS UNRELATED TO FACTS ATTENTION TO FACTS RELEVANT DETAILS • LOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS • ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS • STYLE, INDIVIDUALITY • WORDING AND PHRASING

  11. THANKYOU

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