PREPARING

GOOD ESSAY TEST

ESSAY TEST

Essay tests are assessment tools which

consist of specific question or problem
wherein the examinees respond in one
or more sentences. It is widely
considered to measure students’
ability to think and express their
ideas critically within a certain period
of time.
SUGGESTIONS IN CONSTRUCTING ESSAY
TEST

1.Essay test must be

planned in advanced by
the teacher to have
effective results.
 2. Major aspects of the lesson must be framed in
preparing the questions of essay test, hence,
careful and even distribution of the lessons must
be observed.
3. After the test has been planned and
questions have been written
tentatively, precautions on the causes
of unreliability must be taken.
4. In assembling the questions into its
final form, the teacher must be careful
that questions are phrased clearly so
that the scope of the questions is clear
to you.
5. Time limit on the
coverage of each question
must be considered to give
students adequate time to
answer.
EXPLANATION OF THE
USE OF EXACT MEANING

1. What does the

passage “Time is gold”
mean?
 ANALYSIS
What are the qualities of
Gerald Anderson which will
make you understand why
Filipinos admire him?
STATEMENT OF RELATIONSHIP

 Why is knowledge in
Computer helpful in
studying Statistics?
ADVANTAGES OF ESSAY
TEST
EASY TO
CONSTRUCT
ECONOMICAL
SAVES TIME
AND ENERGY
Trains the core of
organizing ideas.
Minimize guessing
Develops critical
thinking
Minimize cheating
Develop students’
ability to express their
own ideas.
DISADVANTAGES OF ESSAY TEST

Low Validity
Low reliability
Low practicability
Encourage bluffing
Difficult to correct or score
Disadvantage to students
with poor penmanship