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GED Testing Service, 2016
This guide is designed to help adult educators and administrators better understand the content of the GED® test. This guide is tailored to each test subject and highlights the test's item types, assessment targets, and guidelines for how items will be scored. This 2016 edition has been updated to include the most recent information about the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Teaching Guides, High School Equivalency Programs, Test Items

Kolstad, Rosemarie K.; Kolstad, Robert A. – Clearing House, 1982
Argues that multiple choice tests can be effective only if the items are written in a format suitable for testing the mastery of specific instructional objectives. Proposes the use of nonrestrictive test items and cites examples of such items. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Construction, Test Format
Haladyna, Thomas M. – 1999
This book explains writing effective multiple-choice test items and studying responses to items to evaluate and improve them, two topics that are very important in the development of many cognitive tests. The chapters are: (1) "Providing a Context for Multiple-Choice Testing"; (2) "Constructed-Response and Multiple-Choice Item Formats"; (3)…
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Construction, Test Format

Carlson, J. Lon; Ostrosky, Anthony L. – Journal of Economic Education, 1992
Discusses effects of test question order on student performance. Addresses (1) differences in the distribution of scores on each form of the examination; (2) effects on the validity of individual examination items; and (3) effects on the reliability of the examination instrument. Concludes that distribution of examination scores may be influenced…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Evaluation Research, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Lang, Robert M. – 1983
In this practical, easy-to-use guide, suggestions are made for setting educational objectives and preparing a teacher-made test. Specific suggestions are made for selecting items for essay tests, multiple choice tests, completion tests, matching tests, and true-false tests. (BW)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Essay Tests, Guidelines, Multiple Choice Tests

Kolstad, Rosemarie; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1982
Nonrestricted-answer, multiple-choice test items are recommended as a way of including more facts and fewer incorrect answers in test items, and they do not cue successful guessing as restricted multiple choice items can. Examination construction, scoring, and reliability are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests

Rakow, Steven J.; Gee, Thomas C. – Science Teacher, 1987
Reviews some of the ways researchers estimate readability with a focus on multiple choice test items in science. Presents criteria to consider for minimizing readability problems in test items. Examines samples from the National Assessment of Educational Progress test bank for readability. (ML)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Multiple Choice Tests, Readability, Science Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1987
This grade 12 Diploma Examination for Alberta (Canada) Social Studies 30 booklet is divided in two parts. Part A consists of 70 multiple-choice questions worth 70 percent of the total score. Part B consists of the written response section worth 30 percent of the total. The student must choose one of two topics for the essay. The essay scores are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Essay Tests, Foreign Countries
Student Evaluation Branch Bulletin, 1983
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information about the Alberta (Canada) Grade 3 Social Studies Achievement Test. The Bulletin includes a general description of the Achievement Testing Program, a description of the Grade 3 Social Studies Achievement Test, an outline of the objectives to be tested, and the test blueprint. Student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries

Nimmer, Donald N. – Clearing House, 1983
Outlines the benefits associated with true-false and multiple-choice tests and sets forth rules for writing effective items for such tests. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests

Kolstad, Rosemarie K.; Kolstad, Robert A. – Journal of Dental Education, 1991
A study evaluated the use of a "none-of-these" option on multiple-choice achievement tests in undergraduate dental education. Results indicated this option neither enhanced nor diminished examinee performance stability but did reduce the examinee's opportunity to select correct choices by means unrelated to course objectives, thereby enhancing…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Dental Schools, Difficulty Level, Higher Education
Valderrania, Isabelle – Francais dans le Monde, 1994
It is proposed that the multiple-choice test can be useful in helping language students understand the meaning of text better without overwhelming them. Techniques for drafting effective questions are discussed, and a sample list of questions is presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, French Literature, Instructional Materials, Language Tests
Mason, Victor W. – 1986
Part I discusses the many benefits of having an item bank of four-option multiple-choice questions for test construction in English language instructional programs. The advantages of the item bank include: increased effectiveness, efficiency, and professionalism among teachers and administrators in test development, design, writing, review, and…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, English (Second Language), Item Banks, Language Tests
Haladyna, Thomas M. – 1997
This guide is designed to help teachers create test items that measure a variety of higher level thinking abilities. Part One, "Foundations for Item Writing," provides a context for item writing. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the book and defines basic concepts, principles, and terminology. Chapter 2 integrates research literature to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Classification, Evaluation Methods
Kitao, S. Kathleen; Kitao, Kenji – 1996
A good knowledge of English vocabulary is important for anyone who wants to use the language, so knowledge of vocabulary is often tested. A test may test one or all of the types of vocabulary (active spoken, active written, passive listening, and passive reading), but the test maker should be aware of the differences among the types and which is…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Language Proficiency