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Objective type
Short answer type
Essay Type
1. OBJECTIVE TYPE
An objective type of test item is one which the response will be objective.
Objective type test item broadly classified into two:
o Supply type ( Recall Type)
The respondent have to supply the responses.
o Selection type ( Recognition Type)
The respondent have to select the responses from among the given
responses.
A large amount of study material can be tested in a very short period time
Economy of time.
Objectivity of scoring.
No bluffing
It reduces the subjective element of the examiner to the minimum.
If carefully planned, it can measure the higher mental process of understanding,
application, analysis, prediction and interpretation.
Problem of cheating.
Inefficiency in testing complicated skills
High printing cost.
Emphasis on testing superficial knowledge.
A question requiring three value points at most may be defined as a short answer
question.
Value points diminish the subjectivity.
Help in ensuring wide coverage of content.
3. Essay type
Easy to prepare.
Useful in measuring certain abilities and skills.
Permit the examinee to write down comprehensively what he knows about
something.
Promote originality and creative thinking.
Possibility of guess work can be eliminated.
Reduce chance on the spot copying.
Low printing cost.
Minimum validity.
Lack of reliability.
No objectivity.
Rote memory is encouraged.
It is a time consuming test item