GUIDELINES

IN
CONSTRUCTI
NG TRUE-
FALSE TYPE
 TRUE-FALSE TEST
-typically used to - the basic format is
measure the ability simply a declarative
to identify whether statement that the
or not the statement student must judge
of facts are correct as true or false

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 Suggestions for
Writing True-False
Test Items
1. Base true-false items upon
statements that are absolutely
true or false, without
qualifications or exceptions.

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Undesirable:
Nearsightedness is hereditary in
origin.

Desirable:
Geneticists and eye specialists
believe that the predisposition to
nearsightedness is hereditary.
 2. Express the item statement as
simply and as clearly as possible
Undesirable: When you see a highway with a marker
that reads, "Interstate 80 " you know that the
construction and upkeep of that road is built and
maintained by the state and federal government.

Desirable: The construction and maintenance of

interstate highways is provided by both state and
federal governments.

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 3. Express a single idea in each test
item
Undesirable: Water will boil at a higher
temperature if the atmospheric pressure on its
surface is increased and more heat is applied to
the container.
Desirable: Water will boil at a higher temperature
if the atmospheric pressure on its surface is
increased.
Water will boil at a higher temperature if
more heat is applied to the container.
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 4. Include enough background information
and qualifications so that the ability to
respond correctly does not depend on some
special, uncommon knowledge.
Undesirable: The second principle of education is
that the individual gathers knowledge.

Desirable: According to John Dewey, the second

principle of education is that the individual
gathers knowledge

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 5. Avoid lifting statements from the
text, lecture or other materials so that
memory alone will not permit a correct
answer.

Undesirable: For every action there is an opposite

and equal reaction.

Desirable: If you were to stand in a canoe and

throw a life jacket forward to another canoe,
chances are your canoe would jerk backward

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 5. Avoid using negatively stated
statements
Undesirable: The Supreme Court is not composed
of nine justices.

Desirable: The Supreme is composed of nine

justices.

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 6. Avoid the use of unfamilliar
vocabulary

Undesirable: According to some politicians, the

raison d’etre for capital punishment is
retribution.

Desirable: According to some politicians,

justification for capital punishment is retribution.

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 7. Avoid specific determiner such as
“never”, “always”, “none”, “some”,
“may” and etc.

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 8. Directions should indicate where or how
the students should mark their answer.

9.Construct items that measure important

objectives.

10.Approximately half of the statements

should be false (if the answer is false.)

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 Guidelines:
1. Avoid writing a very long statement.
2. Avoid trivial questions.
3.It should contain only one idea in each item
except for showing relationship between cause
and effect.
4.It can be used for establishing cause and effect
relationship.
5. Avoid using negative or double negatives.

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 Guidelines:
6. Avoid specific determiners such as never,
always, none, some, may etc.
7. Avoid grammatical clues that could led to correct
answer such as the article (a, an,the)
8. Avoid statement directly taken from the textbook.
9. Directions should indicate where or how the students
should mark their answer.
10.Construct items that measure important objectives.
11. Avoid placing items in a systematic order ( TTFF,
TFTF)

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 IDENTIFICATION TEST
-a recall tye of -a form of a
examination and Restricted
usually demands Response Test and
only a shot answer often used to test
key facts and terms

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Guidelines:
1. Give the students a reasonable basis for the
responses desired. Avoid indefinite statement
2. Avoid giving students unwarranted clues to the
desired response
3. Minimize questions that call for a sheer
memory work unless the answer has important
analytical significance.
4. Write questions that are specific and can be
answered in few words, phrases or short
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sentences
 COMPLETION TEST
-it requires students to answer a question or
to finish an incomplete statement by filling
in the blank with the correct word or
phrase

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 Suggestions
for Writing
Completion
Type of Test

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 1. If at all possible, items should require a
single-word answer or a brief definite
statement. Avoid statements that are so
indefinite that they may be logically answered
by several items
Undesirable:
World War II ended in __________.

Desirable:
World War II ended in the year __________.

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 2. Omit only significant words from the
statement

Undesirable:
Every atom has a central ______ called a nucleus.

Desirable:
Every atom has a central core called a(n) _______.

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 3. Do not omit so many words from the
statement that the intended meaning is lost

Undesirable:
The _____ type of test item is usually more _____
than the _____ type.
Desirable:
The supply type of test item is usually graded less
objectively than the _____ type.

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 4. Avoid grammatical clues to the correct
response

Undesirable:
A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge
is called an ______.
Desirable:
A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge
is called a(n) ______.

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 4. Avoid grammatical clues to the correct
response

Undesirable:
A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge
is called an ______.
Desirable:
A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge
is called a(n) ______.

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5. Avoid lifting statements directly
from the text, lecture or other
sources.
6. If the problem requires a
numerical answer, indicate the
units in which it is to be
expressed.
7. Word the statement such that the
blank is near the end of the
sentence rather than near the
beginning. This will prevent
 Undesirable:
_______ is the measure of central tendency that is
most affected by extremely high or low scores.

Desirable:
The measure of central tendency that is most
affected by extremely high or low scores is the
_______.

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 KNOWLEDGE IS AS VAST AS
THE OCEAN. NAVIGATE YOUR
WORLD. KEEP LEARNING.

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 Thank You
and
MABUHAY!

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