An Item Format Continuum for Classroom Assessment.

Autor/inn/en	Johanson, George; Motlomelo, Samuel
Titel	An Item Format Continuum for Classroom Assessment.
Quelle	(1998), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Educational Assessment; Essay Tests; Measurement Techniques; Objective Tests; Test Construction; Test Format; Test Items; Test Validity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Schriftlicher Sprachgebrauch; Messtechnik; Objektiver Test; Testaufbau; Testentwicklung; Test content; Testaufgabe; Testvalidität
Abstract	Many textbooks in educational measurement and classroom assessment have chapters devoted to specific item formats. There may be attempts to relate one item format to another, but the chapters and item formats are largely seem as distinct entities with only loose and uncertain connections. This paper synthesizes these discussions. An item format continuum is suggested. This continuum closely resembles the work of T. Rocklin (1992), R. Bennett (1993), and R. Snow (1993). There are seven broad categories of test items: (1) dialogue-oral; (2) performance; (3) project; (4) essay; (5) short answer; (6) multiple choice; and (7) true-false. Test validity has not been overlooked as a characteristic, but is simply not related to this continuum. Selecting an appropriate item format for a valid assessment of an instructional unit requires that the teacher match his or her objectives with item format characteristics. An appendix discusses the characteristics of the item formats in the continuum. (Contains 22 references.) (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01