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In addition, you will examine the nuances of identifying and designing effective short answer and essay test items. The learner will understand assessment as a means of evaluating how students learn, what they know, and are able to do. . 2.1 Apply item writing commandments/guidelines to create and/or evaluate effective selected-response test items. 2.2 Apply item writing commandments/guidelines to create and/or evaluate effective constructed-response test items. Analyzing and Constructing effective selected-response and constructed response test items:
 * ONLINE SESSION ONE: Selected-Response & Constructed Response Test Items****Introduction**: In this session, you will be introduced to the 5 item-writing ‘commandments’ that will support your efforts to design and/or identify effective selected-response and constructed response test items**.** Guidelines to consider when using commercially produced and/or teacher created selected response test items will be presented and practiced. You will work with the four most common kinds of selected response items: binary-choice, multiple binary-choice, multiple-choice, and matching.
 * Objectives:**
 * Summary of the content of this section:**
 * 5 overarching item-writing rules
 * Item-writing guidelines for Binary-Choice test items
 * Item-writing guidelines for Multiple Binary-Choice test items
 * Item-writing guidelines for Multiple-Choice test items
 * Item-writing guidelines for Matching test items
 * Item-writing guidelines for Short-Answer test items
 * Item-writing guidelines for Essay test items


 * __//DIRECTIONS://

Activity # 1 - Interactive PowerPoint and online discussion groups __** The suggested time-line here is to aim __**to complete the discussion/activities for the Selected Response items no later than Saturday of week # 1**__. To keep the discussion moving, PLEASE be sure to begin entering the 10 Selected Response discussions NO LATER THAN TUESDAY OF WEEK ONE. . . then aim to keep engaged with your group so that you can all share in the tasks involved. __**You will be asked to self-evaluate and complete peer evaluations related to the group work in these activities.**__

You will need to open and view a short PowerPoint segment entitled //Selected Response Tests// ; this PowerPoint presentation details the ‘//5 Commandments for test item construction//’ as well as item writing guidelines for binary-choice, multiple binary-choice, matching, and multiple-choice test items.

The PowerPoint has been attached here for your convenience.



Throughout the PowerPoint ( at 6 different intervals) you will be directed to **__ PAUSE __** and click on the "Discussion" tab located on your group page. The discussion prompts for each section will be a series of exemplars and non-exemplars of effective binary-choice, multiple binary-choice, matching, and multiple-choice test items.

You will participate in ** __5__ ** of these throughout your viewing of the PowerPoint presentation on __**Selected Response Tests.**__

You will also need to post your group project for multiple binary-choice test items on your **__Group home page.__** To access your Group page click your group name (to the left of this page). Activity # 2 - Interactive PowerPoint and online discussion groups   __** The suggested time-line here is to aim __**to complete the discussion/activities for the Selected Response items no later than Saturday of week # 2**__. To keep the discussion moving, PLEASE be sure to begin entering the 10 Selected Response discussions NO LATER THAN TUESDAY OF WEEK TWO. . . then aim to keep engaged with your group so that you can all share in the tasks involved. __**You will be asked to self-evaluate and complete peer evaluations related to the group work in these activities.**__
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You will need to open and view a short PowerPoint segment entitled //Constructed Response Tests// ; //–// this PowerPoint presents the item writing guidelines for short-answer items and essay items.

The PowerPoint has been attached here for your convenience.



Throughout the PowerPoint ( at 2 different intervals) you will be directed to __PAUSE__ and click on the "Discussion" tab located on your group page. The discussion threads for each section will be a series of exemplars and non-exemplars of effective short answer and essay test items.

To access your Group page click your group name (to the left of this page).You will participate in __ 3 __ of these throughout your viewing of the PowerPoint presentation on Constructed Response Tests.