Writing Test Items to Evaluate Higher Order Thinking
Writing Test Items to Evaluate Higher Order Thinking by Thomas M. Haladyna, published by Pearson in August 1996, is a practical guide designed to assist educators in crafting effective test questions that assess higher-level thinking skills. This 272-page book focuses on various question types aimed at evaluating students’ abilities in writing, reading, mathematical and scientific problem solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking. It provides a comprehensive overview of item-writing strategies, including multiple-choice items, performance test items, and survey items, all supported by practical examples.
Readers will find that this book emphasizes the selection of appropriate item types for the material being assessed, making it a valuable resource for both preservice and inservice teachers. Each chapter includes item-writing templates to facilitate the development of effective assessment tools. By focusing on composition within language arts, this edition serves as a useful reference for educators seeking to enhance their assessment techniques and improve student evaluation methods.
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Here’s a book intended to help readers develop better test questions — aimed at measuring their students’ (or future students’) higher level thinking abilities such as writing, reading, mathematical or scientific problem solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking. This book is practical in its approach — replete with examples — and focuses on many different question types with the main objective being to select the item type most appropriate for the material being measured. It covers multiple-choice items, designing performance test items, creating and scoring portfolios, and writing survey items. Item-writing templates are provided in each chapter. Preservice and inservice teachers.
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