Deck 8: Writing Supply Items

Question 1

A weakness of the short answer question is that they

A) are too easy to answer
B) can potentially have several answers
C) don't require student differentiation
D) require time-consuming computation

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A major problem with using essay questions to evaluate learning is the difficulty of

A) administering
B) scoring
C) constructing
D) none of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The major disadvantage of an essay question is it's

A) comprehensiveness
B) ease of construction
C) reliability of scoring
D) none of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

For which of the following general outcomes is the essay item least appropriate?

A) Remembering
B) Creating
C) Application
D) Evaluation