Matching Exercise

Jered Borup & Ben McMurryJanuary 28, 2010

Presentation Overview

Take matching quiz #1 (10 minutes)Review terminology associated with matching items (10 minutes)When to use matching items (10 minutes)Take matching quiz #2 (10 minutes)Advantages and disadvantages of matching exercises (10 minutes)Suggestions for Constructing Matching exercises (20 minutes)Quiz Creation Activity (20 minutes)

Sample Matching Exercise

10 minutes

Terminology

• Column A - Premises• Column B - Responses• Imperfect Match - Why is this important?• Homogeneity• Plausible responses• Distractors

When to use matching exercises

In small groups, make a list of possible relationships that may be tested with matching exercises. (2 minutes)

PersonsDatesTermsRulesSymbolsAuthorsForeign WordsMachinesPlants or AnimalsObjectsParts

When to use matching exercises

PersonsDatesTermsRulesSymbolsAuthorsForeign WordsMachinesPlants or AnimalsObjectsParts

AchievementsHistorical EventsDefinitionsExamplesConceptsTitles of BooksEnglish EquivalentsUsesClassificationNames of ObjectsFunctions

What part of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy do these assess? 

 

Advantages & Limitations

In small groups, make a list of advantages and one of limitations for matching exercises. (2 minutes)

Advantages• compact form• possible to measure a large

amount in a short time• Ease of construction• high degree of skill for

quality items

Limitations• overuse• focus on memorization• poor-items rapidly constructed• more irrelevant clues• difficulty in finding homogenous

materials• less significant items are added to

the test

Suggestions for Constructing Matching ExercisesIn small groups, review the section in the textbook regarding your assigned suggestion. (5 minutes) Be prepared to explain your suggestion to the class. (pgs. 189-191)1. Use only homogeneous material in a single matching exercise.– Include an unequal number of responses and premises and instruct

the students that response may be used one, more than once, or not at all.

– Keep the list of items to be matched brief and place the shorter responses on the right

– Arrange the list of responses in logical order, place words in alphabetical order, and numbers in sequence.

– Indicate in the directions the basis for matching the responses and premises.

– Place all the items for one matching exercise on the same page.

Application . . . .

1. In your group, create a short matching exercise following the suggestions in the book. (5 minutes)

2. In your group, review your quiz using the checklist on page 191. (2 minutes)

3. Give your quiz to Jered (jeredborup@gmail.com)4. As a class, discuss the experience of making the matching exercise

(5 minutes)5. In your group, take the quizes of your classmates (10 minutes)6. In your group, critique the matching exercises. (10 minutes)7. Discuss as a class what you have learned.

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