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Monday, April 11, 2011
Learned about making tests
After we discussed the information in class - I went back over all the tests I wrote this year and the last. Totally amazed at how many rules I broke and how bad the tests were. Equally bad were all the existing tests left for me when I took over the program. What I am able to salvage is that the intent of the questions are good and make sense but the muliple choice and matching need to be done over. I am in the process of doing this and will have ready for the final exams due sometime next month. It is also interesting to look at tests given by other teachers outside my group. Lots of room for improvement. I will never look at a test again without remembering details we learned. Great information.
Mike I realized the same thing about the tests I was giving my students. Although I did not make most of the tests I gave my students I see that there is room for improvement. The multiple choice questions are poorly constucted and the true false questions are not stuctured correctly. I am trying not to beat myself up about it too much since I really did not have the prior knowledge of designing tests. But like you, I plan to review the tests I have given in the past and make improvements based on the lessons learned in class.
ReplyDeleteHey Mike I totally agree with you -looking back at past tests we can see where we went wrong and make the needed adjustments so that our students can perform at higher levels. As a result of the new information we gained on creating tests we can improve on all tests in our archives. Great post Mike -all the best in all your tests.
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