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Mini task 2 | Types of Tests

Direction: Compose and organize information on why and when to use a specific type of test by
completing the table.

Types of Tests Why use it? When to use it?

1. Selected- -To assess a range of student knowledge

Response and skills, and you can score them faster
than other types of items.

2. Multiple-Choice Not only has it allowed learners to guess

from given list of alternatives/choices it’s
also helped develop students intuitive.

3. True or False Its quickly test students’ knowledge/ ability

to determine if the states is correct and
inspire critical thinking without the effort
(or perceived effort) of other question
formats and

4. Matching-Type Less chance for guessing than other When you need to measure the
question types. Can cover a large learner's ability to identify the
amount of content. Easy to read. Easy relationship or association between
to understand. similar items. They work best when the
course content has many parallel
concepts.

5. Constructed- Gives the student a chance to apply It enhance and complement the work
Response knowledge, skills, and critical thinking students do in a performance task or
abilities to real-world, standards-driven they can be used as stand-alone
performance tasks activities.

6. Completion Similar to matching and

true/false, completion questions are
considered better for assessing lower
levels of cognition, and are best to
check whether key facts have been
memorized

7. Identification

8. Enumeration

9. Extended-
Response Essay

10. Restricted-

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Response Essay

11. Problem-Solving

PCK2/METSTR6 - ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING 1

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