Get Your Students Hired
I learned that a good evaluation of the mastery of students is a combination of well written questions from a variety of questions integrated true/false, fill-in, multiple choice. Understanding that using a rubric for grading essays so that the student understands what is expected will make it less subjective
Sometimes true and false questions can be confusing. You have to make sure you understand the content of the question before answering.
Because most of my proficiencies are calculated by live demonstration, this module was a great reminder of the importance of diversifying my testing structure and ensuring that I have a variety of question types. One aspect of mastery measurement and testing that I wish was focused on a little more was understanding the importance of the proper amount of time being allotted. Often, students will shut down if they see a test with many questions and a short amount of time. It takes them about half way through the test to settle down and realize they will have enough time.
Personally, I like to use a variety of true/false, matching, multiple choice and always through in a couple of essay or evaluation/synthesis. I do feel that true/false an multiple choice can offer a small reward and higher esteem for students who have test anxiety, while if worded correctly, can still demonstrate comprehension and even higher order thinking. When writing tests, I start with a list of the outcomes/objectives and make sure I am testing for those important concepts; and edit my questions for possible confusion or that lead to misinterpretation or multiple correct answers.
In this section we went over different testing strategies, and their pros/cons. It's interesting to see the different ways these questions can be useful to students depending on the context they're studying.
I've learned a number of considerations to consider when making multiple choice answers, and plan to implement them.
During evaluating students mastery of the course keep in mind the students ability to know, understand, and apply the key facts.
There are many different ways to measure student mastery. Creative assessment can help those who are not traditional learners demonstrate competency.
So many types of questioning. I think I would like to experiment with them to see what would work best in my class. As a welding instructor we do welding test to measure mastery of processes and task at hand.
True and false questions don't often have a place in mathematics as I need to see their process.
In my trade I prefer a hands-on testing as well as a paper test using true/false and multiple choice questions to get them to think. I avoid essay questions because not all of my students have the best vocabulary.
In this section I was able to understand how to develop questions in a way that will promote reliable outcomes of the students.
I prefer fill-in-the-blank questions over multiple choice. I've found they increase student knowledge retention instead of having a 25% chance at guessing the correct answer and walk away learning less.
Different style questions are needed to see mastery of lessons. Wording of the questions can make the question easier or harder to answer. Some questions that are not thought out can be answered by simply using prior knowledge and not what was taught in a lesson.
I don't remember doing analogies in school so when I took the Millers Analogy test I was not prepared.
This module explained how to properly assess student's knowledge by using a variety of methods such as true/false and matching.