Test Item Formats III: Multiple Choice Items &True–False and Matching Items

Test Item Formats III: Multiple-Choice Items • Types, alternatives, evaluating quality By the end of this chapter, you will be able to: • State advantages of MCQs • Write stems and distractors • Identify types of MCQs • Evaluate sample MCQs. Nitko & Brookhart (2014), Ch. 7 Write one multiple-choice question with four alternatives. Test Item Formats IV: True–False and Matching Items • Attributes, strengths, weaknesses By the end of this chapter, you will be able to: • Write true–false items • Describe variations • Create matching items • Explain advantages/limitations. Kubiszyn & Borich (2016), Ch. 8 Create 5 true–false items for a given lesson.