ASSESSMENT OF ASSESSMENT OF ESSAY TYPE ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

CONSTRUCTING CONSTRUCTING QUESTIONSQUESTIONS Construct questions that test Construct questions that test

HIGHER LEVEL PROCESSES SUCH HIGHER LEVEL PROCESSES SUCH ASAS

ANALYSISANALYSIS SYNTHESISSYNTHESIS EVALUATIONEVALUATION CREATIVITYCREATIVITY

ESSAY TYPE ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONSQUESTIONS WHY/HOW TYPE QUESTIONS TEST WHY/HOW TYPE QUESTIONS TEST

HIGHER ORDER THINKING HIGHER ORDER THINKING PROCESSES/SKILLSPROCESSES/SKILLS

ENCOURAGE DISCUSSIONS ANDENCOURAGE DISCUSSIONS AND

INDEPENDENT THINKINGINDEPENDENT THINKING TEACHER MUST: GIVE REGULAR TEACHER MUST: GIVE REGULAR

PRACTICE IN ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONSPRACTICE IN ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS ENCOURAGE FEEDBACK TO IMPROVEENCOURAGE FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE

SKILLSSKILLS

SUGGESTIONS FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR CONSRUCTION OF ESSAY CONSRUCTION OF ESSAY TESTSTESTS ASK QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE THE ASK QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE THE

EXAMINEE TO SHOW PERFORMANCE OF EXAMINEE TO SHOW PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC TASKS E.G. SYNTHESIS OF SPECIFIC TASKS E.G. SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION INFORMATION

MAKE QUESTIONS AS EXPLICIT AS MAKE QUESTIONS AS EXPLICIT AS POSSIBLEPOSSIBLE

TEST CONSTRUCTOR SHOULD PREPARE TEST CONSTRUCTOR SHOULD PREPARE IDEAL ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONSIDEAL ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS

INTIMATE THE EXAMINEE ABOUT INTIMATE THE EXAMINEE ABOUT DESIRED LENGTH OF THE ANSWERSDESIRED LENGTH OF THE ANSWERS

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TEST CONSTRUCTOR SHOULD GET HIS TEST CONSTRUCTOR SHOULD GET HIS TEST REVIEWED BY ONE OR MORE TEST REVIEWED BY ONE OR MORE COLLEAGUESCOLLEAGUES

QUESTIONS SHOULD BE CLEARLY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE CLEARLY WORDED SO THAT ALL EXAMINEES WORDED SO THAT ALL EXAMINEES INTERPRET THEM IN THE SAME WAY AS INTERPRET THEM IN THE SAME WAY AS THE EXAMINER WANTSTHE EXAMINER WANTS

SUGGESTIONS FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR SCORING ESSAY TESTSSCORING ESSAY TESTS PREPARE SCORING GUIDE IN THE FORM PREPARE SCORING GUIDE IN THE FORM

OF OUTLINEOF OUTLINE PARTICULAR QUESTION SHOULD BE PARTICULAR QUESTION SHOULD BE

SCORED AT ONE TIME FOR ALL THE SCORED AT ONE TIME FOR ALL THE EXAMINEESEXAMINEES

IDENTITY OF THE EXAMINEE SHOULD NOT IDENTITY OF THE EXAMINEE SHOULD NOT BE COMMUNICATED TO THE EXAMINERBE COMMUNICATED TO THE EXAMINER

IF POSSIBLE APPOINT MORE THAN ONE IF POSSIBLE APPOINT MORE THAN ONE EXAMINERS. THE EXAMINERS SHOULD EXAMINERS. THE EXAMINERS SHOULD NOT KNOW WHO IS THE OTHER NOT KNOW WHO IS THE OTHER EXAMINEREXAMINER

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THE SUBJECT MATTER SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT MATTER SHOULD BE SCORED SEPARATELY FROM SCORED SEPARATELY FROM GOOD HANDWRITING, BETTER GOOD HANDWRITING, BETTER LANGUAGE.LANGUAGE.

IF THEY ARE TO BE GIVEN ANY IF THEY ARE TO BE GIVEN ANY WEIGHT, IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY WEIGHT, IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY INDICATEDINDICATED

SCORING ESSAY TESTSSCORING ESSAY TESTS

SIMPLE SCORING SCHEME TESTS SIMPLE SCORING SCHEME TESTS CONTENT OF THE ESSAYCONTENT OF THE ESSAY

DEATAILED SCORING TESTS DEATAILED SCORING TESTS CONTENT, ORGANIZATION, CONTENT, ORGANIZATION, PROCESS OR OTHER FACTORS PROCESS OR OTHER FACTORS DESIREDDESIRED

THE RATING METHOD GRADES ARE THE RATING METHOD GRADES ARE BASED ON GLOBAL IMPRESSION OF BASED ON GLOBAL IMPRESSION OF THE WHOLE RESPONSETHE WHOLE RESPONSE

HOLISTIC SCORING HOLISTIC SCORING SYSTEMSYSTEM

Holistic scoring is used for EXTENDEDHolistic scoring is used for EXTENDED

ESSAY TESTS OR TERM PAPERSESSAY TESTS OR TERM PAPERS

It estimates the It estimates the OVERALL QUALITY OFOVERALL QUALITY OF

PERFORMANCE AND ASSIGNS PERFORMANCE AND ASSIGNS

NUMERICAL VALUE TO THE QUALITY NUMERICAL VALUE TO THE QUALITY

TESTEDTESTED RATHER THAN GIVING POINTS TO RATHER THAN GIVING POINTS TO

SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE. SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE.

RATING SCALE FOR RATING SCALE FOR ESSAYSESSAYS QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF IDEASQUALITY AND ACCURACY OF IDEAS1 2 3 41 2 3 4

DETAILS UNRELATED TO FACTS ATTENTION TO FACTS RELEVANT DETAILSDETAILS UNRELATED TO FACTS ATTENTION TO FACTS RELEVANT DETAILS

LOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IDEASLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS ORGANIZATION OF IDEASORGANIZATION OF IDEAS STYLE, INDIVIDUALITYSTYLE, INDIVIDUALITY WORDING AND PHRASINGWORDING AND PHRASING

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