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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