FIAE: Chapter 6

This chapter really opened my eyes to how difficult creating a test may be, there is plenty to think about. First of all a teacher should not include unclear questions, where there may be many answers that could be right in one way or another, you do not want to confuse the student with the question itself. A student may get bored with a true and false test, instead include many different types of questions like multiple choice and short answer responses. Also make the test as simple as possible when it comes to the questions, if not much writing is needed for the response then avoid it by simply having them circle the answer. The test needs to be as clear and as organized as possible to avoid confusion. Also the answer should not be given away by a grammar clue. Including the students names and something about them into a test question can spice up the test, as well as some humor with puns relating to the subject. Lastly making the test easily gradable for the teacher is not always best for the students.