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Download full textEllington, Henry – 1987
The second of three sequels to the booklet "Student Assessment," this booklet begins by describing and giving examples of three different forms that short-answer questions can take: (1) completion items; (2) unique-answer questions; and (3) open short-answer questions. Guidelines are then provided for deciding which type of question to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Questioning Techniques
Ellington, Henry – 1987
Intended to provide a broad introduction to the subject of student assessment, this booklet begins by discussing the role of assessment in any systematic approach to course or curriculum design and explains the difference between assessment and evaluation. Four basic features of a good student assessment procedure are then discussed, i.e.,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Ellington, Henry – 1987
The first of three sequels to the booklet "Student Assessment," this booklet begins by describing and providing examples of four different forms that objective questions can take: (1) conventional multiple choice questions; (2) true/false questions; (3) assertion/reason items; and (4) matching items. Guidance is offered on how to decide which type…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Objective Tests
Ellington, Henry – 1987
The third of three sequels to the booklet "Student Assessment," this booklet begins by describing and giving examples of three forms that essay-type questions can take: (1) unstructured-essay questions; (2) structured-essay questions; and (3) short-notes questions. Guidelines are then provided for deciding which type of question to use in a given…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation
