Fill-in-the-blanks Tests
I. Characteristic/Descriptions
II. Advantages
III. Limitations
IV. Guidelines
supply missing information
long-term memory retrieval
complete an idea
often answered with a single
free-response
reduce guessing
measure the extent to which the student understand the content
easy to construct
take less time to construct by the teacher and complete by the student
solicit very specific response
one correct answer may be tricky to construct
solicit unimportant pieces of information
encourage rote memorization of the text
avoid omission of irrelevant information
factually correct required answer
blank spaces occur at or near the end
omit key words only
direct question is more desirable
indicate units for numerical answer
avoid grammatical clues
avoid lifting statements directly from the source
single-word answer/brief and definite statements
Breakout Room#4
Angelen Espinosa
Arianne Gallego
Stephen Malunes
Angelica Say
Discipline -Specific Pedagogy
Professor: Ma. Christina T. Navarro, MAT RLL