MULTIPLE SELECTION

Multiple selection

- is a form of assessment in which respondents are asked to select the best possible answer (or answers) out of the choices from a list.

- is most frequently used in educational testing, in market research, and in elections, when a person chooses between multiple candidates, parties, or policies.

- particularly popular in the United States

- items of a multiple choice test are often colloquially referred to as “questions”, but this is a misnomer because many items are not phrased as questions.

- can be presented as incomplete statements or mathematical equations

- items are stored in an item blank

Advantages

- If item writers are well trained and items are quality assured, it can be a very effective assessment technique.

- If students are instructed on the way in which the item format works and myths surrounding the tests are corrected, they will perform better on the test.

- require less time

- more comprehensive evaluation of the candidate's extent of knowledge

- greater efficiency

- free-response items

- a better measurement tool

Disadvantages

- limited types of knowledge

- lower-order skills

-multiple choice tests are often chosen, not because of the type of knowledge

being assessed, but because they are more affordable for testing a large number of students

- possible ambiguity in the examinee's interpretation of the item

- failing to interpret information

- test-takers may attempt to guess rather than determine the correct answer

- even if students have some knowledge of a question, they receive no credit for knowing that information if they select the wrong answer and the item is scored dichotomously

- incapable of answering a particular question

Examples

1.What is the capital of China?

a. Beijing

b.Cambodia

c. Kabul

d. Kuala lumpur

2. What is the largest islands in the world?

a. Boracay Island

b. Greenland

c. Iceland

d.Ireland

3. Who is the King of the Franks?

a. Alexander the Great

b. Cyrus the Great

c. Charles the Great

d. Charlemagne

4. First President of the United Nations?

a. Mr. Carlos P. Romulo

b. Mr. Jose Maza

c. Mr. Henri-Paul Spaak

d. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

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Prepared by:Aiza M. Mission

Jerome V. Manuel

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