Alignment between learning objectives and item types in assessments
|
Method |
Type
of Test Item |
Sample
Behaviors |
|
Conventional |
True/False |
identify, recognize, select, choose |
|
Matching |
identify, recognize, select, discriminate, locate | |
|
Fill-in-the-Blank |
construct, develop, discuss, define, generate, identify, solve, locate, state | |
|
Multiple
Choice |
choose, discriminate, identify, recognize, select, solve, locate | |
|
Short
Answer |
define, discriminate, evaluate, identify, locate, state, name, select, judge, solve | |
|
Essay |
construct, discuss, develop, evaluate, generate, judge, solve | |
|
Performance |
Performance/Product
Checklists |
construct, solve, develop, generate, locate, perform, operate |
|
Assessment
Rubric |
choose, construct, generate, operate, perform |
Alignment according to Gagne's taxonomy:
|
Method |
Type of Test Item |
Learning Domain |
|
Conventional |
True/False
|
Verbal Information Concepts |
|
Matching |
||
|
Fill-in-the-Blank |
||
|
Multiple Choice |
||
|
Performance |
Performance/Product
Checklists |
Procedures/Rules |
|
Assessment
Rubric |
Problem Solving/Cognitive Strategies |
