This week, we begin to focus on the specific aspects of writing and creating test questions. The previous several classes have been focused more broadly on the theory or underpinnings of evaluation. The role of Fink's, Wiggins, and Bloom's in assessment will become more apparent this week.
Consider, for example, when writing a test questions such as "describe, name, and recall" require a different level of thought than questions such as "criticize, evaluate, and draw conclusions". Quite often, the first several modules in a course address lower level cognition. As the course continues, we move learners from simple to complex understandings of subject matter, so our emphasis shifts to higher levels of thinking.
This week, we will focus on writing basic test questions...here are a few resources as we get started:
Types of evaluation tools (also includes information on test plans and specification)
Mind map of Bloom's cognitive taxonomy
Mind map of Wiggin's facets of understanding
Mind map of Fink's taxonomy of significant learning
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