What are the major criteria for selected response tasks?
The following are some of the common criteria used to evaluate selected response items: • The students who answer the item correctly should do so because they understand the material, not because they have good test taking skills. • The item matches the objective it is testing. • The item is clearly stated. • The reading level of all items is appropriate. • The item avoids negatives, especially in the case of true/false items. • One item does not give away the answer to another. • The item is not tricky. • The item clearly has a correct response. • The number of items reflects the weight given to and time spent on various objectives. • The items ask for more than rote memory.
