True Or False Items 1p1p38

TRUE OR FALSE ITEMS Libetad D. Dolot

True or False (Alternative Response) -are utilized to assess a student's ability to recognize the accuracy of a declarative statement. Due to the nature of this type of assessment, true-false statements are particularly useful in measuring a student's ability to differentiate between forcedchoice statements :

true-false

Correctincorrect

Yes- no

TRUE OR FALSE TESTS • Advantages of True or False Test • It covers a lot content in a short span of time. • It is easier to prepare compared to multiple-choice and matching-type of test. • Easy to construct.

• Disadvantages of True or False Test • Limited only to low level of thinking skills such as knowledge and comprehension, or recognition or recall information.

TRUE OR FALSE TESTS •

Advantages of True or False Test

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]It is easier to score because it can be scored objectively compared to a test that depends on the judgement of the rater(s).

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It is useful when there are two alternatives only.

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The score is easy to check and is more reliable than essay test.

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Disadvantages of True or False Test

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Dependence of absolute judgement at the teacher’s criteria for the evaluation of the truth or falsity of any statement.

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High probability of guessing (50%).

Types of True or False Tests:

Types of True or False Tests • Simple True or False • Modified True and False-underlining the word(s) that make the statement wrong. • True or False with Correction (e.g. 5x3=8 Answer: False 5+3=8 or 5x3=15) • Cluster True or False (e.g. T if TRUE, F if FALSE)

Types of True or False Tests • True or False with Options (e.g. Write A if only the first statement is TRUE. Write B if only the second statement is TRUE.) • Fact or Opinion-identifying if the statement is a FACT or OPINION. • Identifying Inconsistencies in a Paragraph

Guidelines in Writing True or False Test Items

In Writing True or False Items • Avoid writing a very long statement. • Avoid trivial questions. • It should contain only one idea in each item except for showing the relationship between cause and effect example: X

The true or false items, which is favored by all tests experts ,is also called an alternative- response item.

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The true or false items is also called an alternativeresponse item.

In Writing True or False Items • It can be used for establishing cause and effect relationship. • Avoid specific determiner such as “Never”, “always”, “all”, “none”, “some”, “may”, etc. • Avoid grammatical clues that could lead to a correct answer such as the article (a,an,the)

In Writing True or False Items • Avoid using negative or double negatives. Good Example: Bread and grain are at the bottom of the food pyramid. Poor Example:  Bread and grains are not at the top of the food pyramid.

In Writing True or False Items • Avoid statement directly taken from the textbook. • Avoid arranging the statements in a logical order such as (TTTT,FFTT,FTFT) • Directions should indicate where or how the students should mark their answer.

In Writing True or False Items • The number of true items must be the same with the number of false items. • Construct items that measure important objectives. • Avoid using trick questions. • Test designers should try to make all true-false items similar in length.

Application:

Instruction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong 1.

The true/false item is also called an alternativeresponse item.

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To limit response-bias, test designers should try to make all true-false items similar in length.

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One of the advantages of true or false item is , it is less discriminating than multiple choice item.

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One of the disadvantages of true or false item is, it often criticized for encouraging rote memorization.

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One of the disadvantages of true or false item is, it limited only to low level of thinking skills such as knowledge and comprehension, or recognition or recall information.

Answer: • 1. True • 2. True • 3. False • 4. True • 5. True

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