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Matching Type Exam

This document discusses matching type questions, which require students to match items in one column to the correct corresponding item in a second column. It provides guidelines for writing effective matching questions, such as keeping the directions brief and clear, limiting the number of items, and ensuring each item only matches to one response. The document notes advantages of matching questions are that they are simple to construct, reduce guessing, can cover more content than multiple choice, and are quick to score. Disadvantages are they often involve only recall-level thinking and can be difficult to generate plausible premises.

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Matching Type Exam

This document discusses matching type questions, which require students to match items in one column to the correct corresponding item in a second column. It provides guidelines for writing effective matching questions, such as keeping the directions brief and clear, limiting the number of items, and ensuring each item only matches to one response. The document notes advantages of matching questions are that they are simple to construct, reduce guessing, can cover more content than multiple choice, and are quick to score. Disadvantages are they often involve only recall-level thinking and can be difficult to generate plausible premises.

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Matching Type

Questions

Matching Type Test


- These are used to measure the learners
thinking at the lower levels of knowledge and
comprehension. They are relatively easy to
construct and can be corrected quickly. In a
matching test, there are usually two columns of
items. For each item in one column, the
students are required to select a correct item.
The items may be names, concepts, places,
phrases or events.

Rules/Guidelines for Writing Matching


Questions
1. The directions should be brief and clear.
2. The entire matching questions should appear

on a single page.
3. Place shorter responses on Column B.
4. Limit the number of items within each set.
Ideally, the minimum is five and the
maximum is ten per set.
5. There should be more items in column B
than there are items in column A.

6. Column A items should be numbered, as they will be


graded as individual questions and column B items
should be lettered.
7. Arrange the options and items alphabetically or
numerically.
8. All responses in Column B should be plausible answers
to the premises in Column A. Otherwise, the test loses
some of its reliability because some answers will be
give-aways.
9. Every premise should have only one correct response.
Obvious, but triple-check to make sure each response
can only work for one premise.
10. Ensure your premises dont include hints through
grammar (like implying the answer must be plural) or
hints from word choice (like using the term itself in a
definition).

Advantages of Matching Type Test


1. The matching type test is simple to construct
2.
3.
4.
5.

score.
It reduces the effects of guessing.
Covers more content than multiple choice in
one question.
Allows the comparison of related ideas,
concepts, or theories.
Good for covering topics that would have
repeating multiple choice questions.

6. Relatively easy and quick to mark.


7. Takes away bias from marking, especially
bias due to poor writing skills.
8. Easily administered to a large number of
students.
9. Provide scoring efficiency and accuracy.
10. Require short periods of reading and
response time.

Disadvantages of Matching Type Test


1. It tends to ask students to associate trivial

information.
2. Uses only knowledge (lowest) level
questioning.
3. Can be difficult to generate a sufficient
number of plausible premises.
4. Guessing could lead to overestimation of
learning of a subject.

Example:

Matching Type Questions
Matching Type Test - These are used to measure the learner’s thinking at the lower levels of knowledge and
Rules/Guidelines for Writing Matching Questions 1. The directions should be brief and clear. 2. The entire matching question
6. Column A items should be numbered, as they will be graded as individual questions and column B items should be lettered.
Advantages of Matching Type Test 1. The matching type test is simple to construct score. 2. It reduces the effects of guess
6. Relatively easy and quick to mark. 7. Takes away bias from marking, especially bias due to poor writing skills. 8. Easily
Disadvantages of Matching Type Test 1. It tends to ask students to associate trivial information. 2. Uses only knowledge (l
Example:

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