(F) L4: Learning Evaluation Flashcards
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Refers to a single article, unit or part of a test
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Item
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Refers to a short/small oral or written test
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Quiz
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Refers to a set of questions, problems or exercises to determine periodic knowledge, abilities and aptitude
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Test
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Refers to a set of questions, problems or exercises in a broader scope to determine what the students know or have learned
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Examination
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Refers to a record of points of the number of items that a student has answered correctly
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Score
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Refers to the assignment of numbers to objects or events that are determined
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Measurement
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Refers to the process by which information is obtained and is relative to some known objective or goal such as a test
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Assessment
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Refers to a process of obtaining information that will help make a judgment about a situation
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Evaluation
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According to the magic triangle, what lies on top?
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Learning objectives
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What 2 elements of the triangle are based on the learning objectives?
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Learning evaluation and learning actvities
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What are the 3 processes in the teaching-learning process?
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- Learning objectives
- Learning evaluation
- Learning activities
12
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What does formative mean?
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During the process
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Refers to getting the value or worth of the students’ learning
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Evaluation
14
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Decision-making is based on what 3 factors?
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- Observation
- Analysis
- Judgement
15
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We can measure the extent of learning by assigning what?
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Grades
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This type of test refers to “after the process of teaching”
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Summative
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Incentive to learning is aka?
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Motivation
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An examination is given to _______ students to study
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Motivate
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“Student scores will help them know which lessons to focus on” applies to feedback to the _______
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Student
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“Student scores will help them realize any changes they should make to help out students” applies to feedback to the _______
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Teachers
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If the feedback from the evaluation indicates that there is something wrong with the learning activities, the teacher can _______ the learning activities
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Modify/change their methods of teaching
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This test determines the students’ previous knowledge or skills
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Pre-Test
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This test determines the students’ readiness for a subject
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Pre-requisite Test
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This test diagnoses a student’s difficulties or weaknesses
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Formative Test
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This test certifies students’ performance
Post-Test
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This test:
➢ Diagnostic
➢ Measures the progress or gains made by the student
➢ Done during the period of instruction
➢ Useful in monitoring and guiding the student
Formative
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This test:
➢ Certifying
➢ Usually given at the end of a unit, period of instruction, or a program
➢ Used to determine the students’ aptitude and justify whether they should be promoted or receive the degree
➢ Used for selection of students for school admission or for providing scholarship
➢ Protects the society by preventing incompetent individuals from practicing a profession
Summative
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Refers to the acceptable level of performance/standards that should be met; should be given from the start
Criteria
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Refers to the following:
- it measures what is supposed to be measured
- there should be no outside factor that would interfere with the process of evaluation
Validity
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2 types of validity:
- all content is measured; the subject matter or behavior that is intended to measure
Content Validity
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2 types of validity:
- predicts future performance, behavior, or score
- predicts performance in another domain of situation
Predictive Validity
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Refers to the following:
- the consistency with which the tool or instrument
measures a given variable
- the degree of confidence which can be placed in
the result of the test
Reliability
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T or F: Reliable results are necessarily valid, but valid results are not necessarily reliable
False (Valid results are necessarily reliable, but reliable results are not necessarily valid)
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Refers to the following:
- agreement on correct answer
- there shouldn’t be different answers, only one answer
- the extent to which independent and competent
examiners agree on what constitutes a correct and good answer for each of the elements of the measuring tool
Objectivity
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Refers to the following:
- the simplicity of usage
- depends on the time required to construct an examination, to administer, to score, and to interpret results
- should never take precedence over the validity
Practicability
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The content to be covered is found where?
In the blueprint, table of specification, or grid
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Refers to the taxonomy of levels of learning
Level to be tested
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T or F: The larger the sample of questions, the more reliable the test
True
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For T or F type of questions, how long is the recommended time of testing?
1 minute and 30 seconds
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For objective type (e.g. MCQ) questions, how long is the recommended time of testing?
1 minute
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For short sentences type of questions, how long is the recommended time of testing?
2 minutes
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For limited essay questions, how long is the recommended time of testing?
10 minutes
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This is the section of a multiple-choice item that poses the problem that the students must answer
Question Stem
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T or F: Clearly and directly ask what you need to know or what you want the student to answer
True
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T or F: Keep the reading time of question to a maximum
False (minimum; avoid paragraphs that will consume more time to answer)
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T or F: Responses must be clear and concise
True (choices should not be too long either)
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T or F: Give hints/clues to the correct answer
False (remove any clues that can make the answer obvious)
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T or F: Use both plausible and implausible choices in MCQs
False (don’t include choices that are obviously wrong)
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Refers to the name of a person or a thing from which a new thing or situation is named after
Eponym (e.g. guillotine = from Mr. Guillotin)
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Refers to initial letters that stand for the words from a phrase
Acronym
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Refers to the shortened form of a word or phrase
Abbreviations
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T or F: Using eponyms, acronyms, and abbreviations can be exclusively known by some
False (must be universally known)
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T or F: In making questions, maximize negatively phrased statements
False; minimize them (e.g. which of the following is NOT)
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T or F: Use “all of the above” and “none of the above” regularly
False (sparingly)
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Which is more preferable between “all of the above” and “none of the above” ?
“All of the above”
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T or F: Avoid interrelated items (cascading)
True (avoid questions you won’t be able to answer if you couldn’t answer the previous question)
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Refers to the following:
- most widely used selection type item
- is versatile; can test a greater variety of learning or instructional objectives
- permits a wide sampling of content
MCQs
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T or F: Properly constructed Multiple Choice Questions can measure higher levels of cognitive skill
True
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MCQ parts:
- may be in a form of question or incomplete statement
- after reading this, the students must be able to have a tentative answer, even before reading the distracters
Stem
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Refers to the repetition of words or materials in the options
Redundancy
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Another term for the correct answer among the choices in a MCQ
Key
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Another term for the incorrect answers among the choices in a MCQ
Distracters
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Refers to when the correct answer is the longest choice
Length clue
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An example of this improper question construction factor is when the question asks about the origin of
the French guillotine and one of the choices is Dr. Guillotin
Verbal clue
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Refers to when there is "a/an" or "is/are" in the question
Grammatical clue
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What do you call the ff. set of words?
Usually, Often, Generally, All,
Always, Never
Specific Determiners
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T or F: Avoid lifting statements verbatim from textbooks when making MCQs
True
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What do you call the responses, options, or distracters in MCQs?
Alternatives
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What is the most popular format of alternatives in MCQs?
4 options (1 correct answer, 3 distracters)
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T or F: Your alternatives must be options from common errors or misconceptions
True
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Refers to being arranged in ascending or descending order (MCQ parts)
Number options
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Refers to being arranged alphabetically (MCQ parts)
Single word
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What are the 2 lists in a matching type?
Premises and Responses
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Premise or Response:
- numbered items on the left
- longer and more complex
- acts as stems
Premises
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Premise or Response:
- lettered items on the right
- shorter and simpler
- acts as the alternatives
Responses
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This type of test:
- clearly explains the basis for matching in the directions
- examinees select the lettered item that is associated with the numbered item
Matching Type
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T or F: All items in matching types should be heterogenous and logically arranged
False (homogenous)
e.g. all items on the left are diseases while all items on the right should be antibiotics
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T or F: In matching type, the number of premises should exceed the number of it
responses
False (reverse)
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T or F: In matching type, indicate whether a response may be used more than once
True
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What is the minimum and maximum amount of responses for a matching type question?
5-15
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T or F: All the premises and responses should be in one page in a matching type test
True
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This test:
- a question is given, and the examinees supply the word/s to answer it
- easy to construct and provides less opportunity to guess
Supply Type
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These people should be capable of judging various answers as there may be partially correct ones
Correctors
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In supply type questions, put the blank near what part of the sentence?
End
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What is the recommended maximum amount of equal length blanks per item in supply type questions?
2
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This test:
- is designed to test the ability to identify correctness of statements of facts or principle
- is the lowest level of assessing knowledge and comprehension (50/50 chance of guessing)
- has items that contain only 1 idea
True or False
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This test:
- provides data about the worth of the item
- shows the level of difficulty and the ability to discriminate between test-takers who know the
materials and those who don’t
- can be done digitally or manually
Item Analysis
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These can be subjected to item analysis
Objective test items
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Manual or Computerized Item Analysis?
- arrange the corrected papers by rank from highest (top) to the lowest (bottom)
- get the highest (top) 27% and the lowest (bottom)
27%
Manual
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Refers to the percentage of students who got the item correctly
Difficulty Index (item difficulty)
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T or F: The higher the difficulty index, the harder the item
False (higher = easier, lower - harder)
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What is the recommended difficulty index in item analysis?
0.50
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This measures the effectiveness of a test in separating high scorers from low scorers and it can be used for selecting students for scholarships or admissions
Discrimination index (item discrimination)
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What is the difficulty index range?
0 to 1
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What is the discrimination index range?
-1 to +1
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What does a high discrimination index score mean?
Student answered correctly
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What does a low discrimination index score mean?
Student answered incorrectly
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What does a discrimination index of 0.35 and higher mean?
Excellent
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What does a discrimination index of 0.25 to 0.34 mean?
Good
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What does a discrimination index of 0.15 to 0.24 mean?
Item needs revision
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What does a discrimination index of 0.15 and lower mean?
Discard the item
