4 construction of subjective items

7/25/2019 4 Construction of Subjective Items

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CONSTRUCTION

OF SUBJECTIVEQUESTIONS

PROF VINCENT PANG

FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONUNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH


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SUBJECTIVE TEST

is an essay test and can be defined as testwhere the candidate is given theopportunity to answer in his/her own

words. can be in one or several statements, one

paragraph or several paragraphs, or acomplete written composition.

The candidate is free to explain, narrate,and present ideas in his/her own words.


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TYPES OF SUBJECTIVE

QUESTIONS

1. Fixed Response Questions

2. Free Response


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Fixed Response Questions

Fixed response questions require the candidate to giveshort answers. These short answers would need thecandidate to answer in a sentence, a phrase or asimple but concise statement.

Often this question begins with:

What Give an example

State

Explain/Narrate

List out..

Describe

Define

Interpret

Identify


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Free Response

Allows the candidate to answer freely by writinganything that comes to mind.

The candidate is free to express his/her answeraccording to their understanding/knowledge,comprehension, views and opinions whetherthrough a few sentences or paragraphs.

These questions can test the candidates highercapacity skills such as analysis level, synthesisand evaluation.


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These prolong/extend questions

normally begin with words such as

Narrate

Discuss

Explain

Compare

Differentiate Evaluate

Summarize

Brief

Show

Plan

How

Why


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Subjective Test

should build/construct a test blueprint (JSU)

construct questions in essay form

the question should be clear and complete

State the type of essay question that is to be constructed

Ensure that the words used are at the same level of the

candidates language proficiency to suit the level of

competency/skill of the question

Make sure that the question constructed can be used to test

the candidates comprehension and ability on the course

syllabus

Each question should display the approximated marks


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The number of questions should be appropriate to

increase reliability

Decide on the appropriate time period/duration for

subjective test

Make sure that the instructions for the subjective test are

clear and precise

Option to choose question is best avoided for formative

assessment

Prepare a marking/grading scheme for each question of

the subjective testanalyticor holistic grading.

Inspect and check the essay questions


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Analytic marking

Marks given to points/processes etc asindicated in marking scheme

Needs very detailed making scheme

Alternatives for points


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Scoring rubric

A Description of the quality for A

B Description of the quality for B

C Description of the quality for C

D Description of the quality for D

E Description of the quality for E


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Competency Level

There are eleven steps of mental activity whenconstructing/building subjective questions such as thefollowing: What, Who, When, Which and Where

List

Outline Describe

Explain

Contrast

Compare

Discuss

Develop

Summarize

Evaluate


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The Advantages/Strengths of

Subjective Questions

Easier to construct and requires less time to prepare

Subjective question is suitable for many course syllabus

The question is suitable to measure the higher level fromanalysis to evaluation

The question can be used to test the candidates capability

in applying, analyzing and integrating ideas The chances for candidate to guess the answer is

minimized

Chances for the candidate to copy from others isminimized

Useful in detecting the source of weaknesses of thecandidate

Allows the candidate the opportunity to improve/practisetheir writing skills


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The Disadvantages/Weaknesses of

Subjective Questions

The areas/field to be tested is limited/confine

The candidate can predict the questions that will be asked in

the test

Not suitable to be employed especially for candidates whoselanguage proficiency is very weak

May have low level of reliability and validity

Marking/Grading of answer sheets may take a long

May have low objectivity due to the difficulty inmarking/grading consistently

Subjective question has low level of interpretability


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