Objective test questions are those that require a specific answer.

An objective
question usually has only one potential correct answer, and they leave no room
for opinion. Objective test questions differ from subjective test questions, which
have more than one potential correct answer and sometimes have room for a
justified opinion.

Objective test questions may be constructed as a list of possible answers,

requiring the students to recognize the correct one from the list. These questions
include matching, true/false, and multiple choice. Other objective test questions,
like fill in the blank questions, require that the student recall the correct answer
from memory.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF OBJECTIVE TYPE TEST ITEMS

1. Multiple-choice questions

The multiple choice test is a form of assessment in which the students are asked
to select the correct or best answer out of the choices from the list.

Advantages

 Quick and easy to score, by hand or electronically

 Can be written so that they test a wide range of higher-order thinking skills
 Can cover lots of content areas on a single exam and still be answered in a
class period

Disadvantages

 Often test literacy skills: “if the student reads the question carefully, the
answer is easy to recognize even if the student knows little about the
subject” (p. 194)
 Provide unprepared students the opportunity to guess, and with guesses
that are right, they get credit for things they don’t know
 Expose students to misinformation that can influence subsequent thinking
about the content
 Take time and skill to construct (especially good questions)
 2. True-false questions

This type of test requires the examinee to recognize and mark an item as true or
false. Other possible options are agree or disagree, yes or no, valid or invalid, fact
or opinion, and cause or effect. They Are utilized to assess a student’s ability to
recognize the accuracy of a declarative statement.

Advantages

 Quick and easy to score

Disadvantages

 Considered to be “one of the most unreliable forms of assessment” (p. 195)

 Often written so that most of the statement is true save one small, often
trivial bit of information that then makes the whole statement untrue
 Encourage guessing, and reward for correct guesses

3. MATCHING TEST ITEMS

Matching test questions present learners with two items separated into two
columns and ask them to match items from the first column to the corresponding
items in the second.
4. Completion test
Importance of Objective Test Items

In education, the term Assessment refers to the wide variety of methods or tools
that educators use to evaluate the learning progress, skill acquisition, or
educational needs of students. Assessment is equally significant for students as it
enables them to check their understanding of the subject, to be aware of their
progress and use that awareness to adjust and advance their learning.
Assessment is an integral part of teaching learning process as it determines
whether the goals of education are being achieved or not.
Assessment (either summative or formative) is often categorized as either
objective or subjective. Objective Assessment is a way of examining in which
questions asked has a single correct answer. Objective question types include
true/false, multiple choice and matching questions. Objective Assessment has its
own importance as it can measure all levels of student ability from memory to
synthesis.
Multiple choice questions (MCQ) is a significant form of Objective Assessment. In
this tool of evaluating the learners are asked to choose only correct answer out of
the choices from the list. The concept of MCQs was developed by Benjamin D.
Wood and its popularity increased in mid 20th century when scanners and data
processing concept were developed to check the results. Some of the major
features of MCQs test are as follows:
 MCQs notably lower marking time and analysis of individual question is

more feasible.
 They have high reliability, validity and manageability.
 They are suitable for use in many different subject matter areas and can be

used to measure a great variety of educational objectives.

 MCQs are flexible to various levels of learning outcomes from simple recall

of content to more complex levels such as student ability to examine facts,

understanding concepts and principles.
 MCQs test extent of understanding across a much wider range of content.

A true and false test consists of a statement that requires a true or false
response. These test are factual based rather than opinion-oriented, and are
designed to quickly and efficiently test learner knowledge about a particular idea
or concept.

The matching test format consists of two columns, including one with a definition
or phrase, and another with a word, number, or symbol. These test measure the
student’s ability to connect words, complete sentences, or pair words with their
definition. As an objective form of evaluation, matching test format tests the
student’s knowledge of the subject matter and facilitate teacher to incorporate a
little variety into classroom activities.

At edulytic we strive to achieve the purpose of Objective Assessment by

providing the platform to students to evaluate their progress by taking multiple
tests. Students progress, accuracy, attempted and unattempted questions can be
tracked under parent and student dashboard. Two levels of practice tests are
designed at topic level for incorrectly answered questions, one which focuses on
immediate last test given and another which captures all incorrectly answered
questions for the same topic. A subject level practice test is also designed which is
enabled when the student takes all applicable tests available for a particular
subject.
Summing up altogether, Objective Assessment is a more comprehensive
evaluation of the student learning outcomes from basic recall to application,
analysis and evaluation.