Simple recall and identification type of tests

SIMPLE RECALL TYPE TEST Arbitrarily defined as one in which each item appears as direct question, a stimulus word or phrase, or a specific direction

GUIDELINES: The test item should be so worded that the response is as brief as possible, preferably a single word, number, symbol, or very brief phrase.

GUIDELINES: The blanks provided for the responses should be in a column, preferably at the right of the items. Use a minimal use of textbook language in wording the language.

Use the direct-question form for it is easier to phrase and more natural for students. These are the interrogative statements of what, who, when, where, which and how many/much. Example: Who is the Father of Psychoanalysis? ____________ Where was the first experimental laboratory of Psychology established? ____________

IDENTIFICATION TEST It is a type of an examination which can be scored objectively. It usually demands a short answer and most often to test (remembering) key facts and terms.

GUIDELINES: Include in the stem all the qualifying terms or description in order to arrive at a definite answer. It is the center for speech information. ___________ Better: It is that part of the hemisphere that is responsible for speech formation. _____________

GUIDELINES: Give the students a reasonable basis for the responses desired. Avoid indefinite statements. President Noynoy Aquino was born. __________ Better: The birthplace of President Noynoy Aquino. __________

GUIDELINES: Avoid giving the student unwarranted clues to the desired response. Avoid lifting statements directly from the book. Guard against the possibility that one item or part of the test may suggest the correct response to another item.

GUIDELINES: The reponse must be brief as in a word, a symbol, a figure or simple phrase. The common error is for the teacher to give a concept, a phrase or symbol and the students are required to describe or define it. Wrong: Define the following terms: Personality Drug Dependence Synapse

GUIDELINES: Avoid giving grammatical clues to the answer expected. The 3 authors of the first performance test of intelligence. _______________ Improved form: The first performance test of intelligence was prepared by them. _____________