Deck 9: Measuring Complex Achievement: the Interpretative Exercise

Question 1

A simple method for checking the adequacy of an interpretive exercise is to do which of the following?

A)attempt to answer the questions without the introductory material
B)read the exercise to students and obtain their feedback on it
C)read and answer the item to yourself, just as a student would
D)score the item after students have taken it and then review their answers

Answer 1

A

Question 2

If the higher achieving students in class can answer the questions on an interpretive exercise without looking at the introductory material but the lower achieving students can't, the exercise is likely

A)well constructed and valid.
B)well constructed and invalid.
C)poorly constructed and valid.
D)poorly constructed and invalid.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The interpretive exercise is least useful for measuring the ability to

A)appraise the plan for an experiment.
B)evaluate the adequacy of an experiment.
C)produce a product.
D)recognize the validity of conclusions.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Requiring students to recall an excessive amount of factual information in order to solve an interpretive exercise can result in lower

A)objectivity.
B)practicality.
C)reliability.
D)validity.

Question 5

Which of the following factors makes it difficult use interpretive exercises on a test?

A)administering them
B)constructing them
C)scoring them
D)relating them to learning outcomes

Question 6

One advantage of the interpretive exercise over the single multiple-choice item is that the interpretive exercise

A)can measure more complex outcomes.
B)is easier to construct.
C)is easier to score.
D)measures factual information more effectively.

Question 7

When compared to essay questions, interpretive exercises possess

A)greater validity.
B)lower standard deviation.
C)higher interrater reliability.
D)easier construction.

Question 8

One advantage of the interpretive exercise over performance-based assessment tasks is that the interpretive exercise

A)measures more important outcomes.
B)places less emphasis on reading.
C)provides a more structured task.
D)prevents students from cheating.

Question 9

The interpretive exercise is especially useful for educators because it assists in measuring the ability to

A)detect invalid inferences.
B)express original ideas.
C)recall information.
D)use grammar and spelling skills.

Question 10

The interpretive item is probably most effective for measuring which of the following?

A)a broad range of factual knowledge
B)higher-order thinking skills
C)the ability to organize ideas
D)the ability to present relevant arguments

Question 11

The introductory material used in an interpretive exercise should include which of the following qualities?

A)it should be based on pictorial material rather than written material
B)it should be complex and difficult enough that only the better students will answer correctly
C)it should be in harmony with the instructional objectives
D)it should be selected from the material that the student had studied during the course

Question 12

The type of interpretive exercise to use should be determined by which of the following?

A)the amount of reading required
B)the intended learning outcomes
C)scoring method to be used
D)types of test items to be written

Question 13

Which of the following types of test items are most commonly used with interpretive exercises?

A)alternative-response and key-type
B)key-type and multiple-choice
C)matching and alternative-response
D)matching and multiple-choice

Question 14

The test items in an interpretive exercise are most effective if they include which of the following qualities?

A)they are answered directly from the introductory material
B)they can be answered without any additional information
C)they contain only two alternatives
D)they require more than the recall of information to answer

Question 15

Using interpretive exercises will typically result in more effective

A)interpretive writing skills.
B)measurement of complex learning outcomes.
C)motivation to learn factual information.
D)sampling of course content.

Question 16

The use of interpretive exercises to measure complex learning outcomes reduces the influence of which of the following?

A)irrelevant factual information
B)students guessing answers
C)reading skills
D)thinking skills

Question 17

Which of the following is a common error made by test designers in constructing interpretive exercises?

A)including introductory material that is new to students
B)including material that requires a low level of reading skill
C)including items that can be answered on the basis of general knowledge
D)including too many items for each section of the assessment

Question 18

Which of the following "enabling skills" would most likely to lower the validity of an interpretive exercise?

A)imitating
B)reading
C)thinking
D)writing

Question 19

When testing very young students, it is best to use material that is

A)familiar.
B)humorous
C)visual.
D)interesting.

Question 20

The introductory material in the interpretive exercise is most effective if it

A)comes directly from the textbook.
B)is new to the students.
C)places a high demand on reading skill.
D)was thoroughly covered in class discussion.

Question 21

Which of the following would be considered a sound principle for constructing an interpretive exercise based on a reading passage?

A)offering students a minimum of six alternatives to choose from
B)using introductory materials that students have seen before
C)choosing a passage that is relatively brief
D)incorporating data from a table that is one page in length

Question 22

Keeping the introductory materials on an interpretive exercise relatively brief would assist students who may be experiencing issues of:

A)excessive page turning.
B)short-term memory.
C)long-term memory.
D)English grammar.

Question 23

Which of the following would likely be a legitimate use of the interpretive exercise?

A)answering reading comprehension questions
B)evaluating a work of art
C)judging a musical composition
D)describing a movie theme