ENG520 Final Term Solved Papers Set 2

1. SSC stands for? (Secondary School Certificate)
2. HSSC stands for (Higher Secondary School Certificate)

3. ID (Item Description)

4. IRT (item response theory)
5. CRT (classical response theory)
6. CTT (classical test theory)
7. HST (High Stake Testing)
8. IBCC (Inter board committee of chairman)
9. BISEs (Board of intermediate and secondary education)
10. NEAS (National Education Assessment System)
11. PEAS (Provincial Education Assessment Centre)
12. EC (Education Commission)
13. PEC (Punjab Education Commission)
14. DFID (Development for International Development)

15. Widely perceived psychosocial theories. 2

16. Standardized achievement tests are frequently used in survey test batteries.

17. Tests conducted at each level from primary to higher secondary. (High stake testing)

18. In case of ____, interpreptations can only be made with reference to the constructions on which test was based by the developer. (Standardized test)
19. For which test we should take advantage of whatever the material is available. (High stake testing)

20. A raw score is a ___ summary of a student's test performance. (numerical)

21. In true or false statements one should avoid (Trivial) Statement

22. Matching exercise is used when measuring a student's ability to identify the relationship between a set of similar items, each of which has two components.
23. Matching is restricted to the measurement of factual information, based on rote learning.
24. Short answers are presented in the form of direct questions while completion items are incomplete statements.
25. Short answers and completion and fill in the blanks, under the range of objective test items.
26. In short answer test item teachers can control possibility of the guessing.
27. (Classical test) theories in Psychosocial measurement is known as true score theory.
28. In High Stake Testing take advantage of whatever preparation material is available.
29. In school education in Pakistan, high stake testing is conducted at each level from primary to higher secondary.
30. A derived score is a numerical report of test performance on a score scale that has well-defined characteristics and yields normative meaning
31. In case of standardized test, interpretation can only be made with reference to the constructions on which test was based by the developer.
32. Standardized achievement tests are frequently used in the form of survey test batteries.
33. Standardized Achievement Tests are highly technical.
34. Standardized Achievement Tests typically are norm referenced tests.
35. A system of number or values assigned to a work often combines with a level of performance. (Score)

36. Holistic rubric is probably more appropriate for essay type items

37. A rubric is an explicit set of criteria used for assessing a particular type of work or performance
38. The preparation of test items is greatly facilitated if the items are properly recorded.
39. Guessing is a standard test-taking strategy presented to examinees taking a multiple choice assessment.

Q. Types of essay question

Essay type questions are divided into two types

1. Restricted Response Items

Statements should not be quoted directly from the text. Evaluate essay responses anonymously.

2. Extended Response Items

It allows the students to determine the length and complexity of the response. This type of questions is most suitable for measuring higher level mental process skills like synthesis and evaluation.

Q3. types of exam body in pk

1. Examination commission conduct examination at grade 5 and 8 level
2. BISEs hold SSC and HSSC annual examinations
3. Boards of Technical Education conduct examination of various diplomas and certificates etc.

Q. What is difficulty in IRT

The application of Item difficulty in IRT is defined as the ability at which the probability of success on the item is .5 on a logit scale, which is also known as threshold difficulty. An item that has a high level of difficulty will be less likely to be answered correctly by an examinee with low ability than an item that has a low level of difficulty (i.e., an easy item).

Q3. limitations of true false

Most commonly observed limitations are:

i. All learning outcomes cannot be measured through alternative form questions. They are generally limited to lower level learning outcomes. ii. Ease of guessing correct answers when the answer is not known. With only two choices\ (true or false) the student could expect to guess correctly on half of the items for which correct answers are not known. iii. There is sometimes a tendency to take quotations from the text with a minor change in wording. iv. There may also be a tendency to include trivial material from the text. v. True-false items are prone to high guessing and can only be used for measuring lower level learning outcomes

Q3. limitations of matching exercises

learning.

Q. limitations of essay test items

1. The scoring is unreliable and time consuming.
2. Limited sampling of the content is possible.

Q. Define achievement test

A standardized achievement test a fixed set if items to measure defined achievement domain, specific direction for administrating and scoring test, and norms based on representative groups of individuals.