PREPERATION OF QUESTION PAPER

Introduction
The realization of examination goals and objectives in the educative process, is based on the occurs
any of judgment and interference made by discoing makers at every stage. To arrive at the good design the
test, measurement, and evaluation are being used in all educational institution.

Definition
It is a device or procedure for confronting subject with a standard set of question or task to which the
students are to respond independently and the result of which can be treated as a quantities comparison of the
performance of the difference
Purpose of evaluation
1. It is used for sound educational decision making, to attain educational goal and to estimate it
achievement, teaching learning situation, and clarifies the aims of education.
2. It helps in the improvement of curriculum, to develop a scientific approach to educational problems, to
evaluate the status and changes in public behavior.
3. To disclose the people strength and weakness and to resolve the problem.
4. It aids in pupil’s teacher planning
5. It familiarizes the teacher the nature of learning development and process.
6. It realtes measurement to goal of the instructional program.
7. It serves as a method of improvement.
8. It acts as a guide principle for supervisory techniques.
9. To determine the level of knowledge and understanding of class in various time.
10. To determine the level of clinical performance in various stage.
11. To become aware of specific difficulties of individual students.
12. To encourage the students learning by measuring the achievement and informing them of their
success.
13. Used for critical thinking and making judgment and application of principles.
14. To estimate the effectiveness of teaching learning techniques instructional media to reach the goal.
 ESSAY TYPE
Definition
An essay test present one or more question or other tasks that require extended written response from
the person being tested.
Ropert LE and David AF
It requires the student to structure a long-written response unto several paragraphs
-William W and Stephen GJ.
Types
Based on the amount of freedom given to students to organize his ideas write answer.
Essay types is divided into.
❖ Extended Question
❖ Restricted Question.
Extended Question
• Ni restriction is placed on the students as the points he will discuss and type of organization he
will use.
• Most important pertinent and relevant material whenever he wishes can be used.
• This permitted the student to and evaluate factual knowledge
• Organize his ideas in logical and coherent fashion.
Restricted response:
In restricted response student is more limited or restricted in or as to form and scope of her action
answer because student is specifically total the content in his/her answer to be made.
PREPARATION:
• Give adequate time and thought to the preparation of an essay question so they can be
reexamined and revised.
• While forming the question should be kept in mind that the maximum subject matter content is
covered.
• Use word such as based on Widman, s seven major categories.
1. what, who, when, which, where
2. list
3. describe
 4. develop
5. summarize
6. contract
7. compare
8. explain
9. discuss
10. evaluate
Ws Monoe and Re carter.
• Analysis, application, causes, classification, comparison, of two ideas or things in general,
comparison of two things on a single basis, criticism, decisions, for and against, evaluation
recall basis, formulation, illustration, new method of procedure selective recall basis.
• The expected length of the answer of each question should be indicated on the paper.
• Indicate clearly the values of the question and time suggested for answering.
• There should be no overall choice in the question paper.
• Question should be such they require examines to show the reasonable common Andes over
the essential knowledge to the subject matter being evaluated.
• Question should be framed that the entire examiner sees the answer in the same manner as
examiner wants.
• Question should be explicit
• Time allotted should be correctly considered should be calculated according though rewords
written.
• The number of questions may be large and the respected answer with in the responsible limit
• Use novel type of question whenever possible
• They should be a clear instruction to student about the time, mark, special purposes
• Organize his ideas in logical and coherent fashion
• Prepare a marking scheme suggesting the best possible answers and the mark given to the
various point of the model answer.
• Use appropriate method to minimize bias,
• Pay attention to significant and relevant aspect 6f answer
Advantages
• Test the ability to communicate in writing depth of knowledge and understanding
• The student can have free to communicate his independent ability and thinking.
• The student can demonstrate her ability organize ideas and express them effectively.
• It requires short time for the teacher to prepare the test and administer.
• It can be successfully employed for all school subjects.
• Limitation.
• It is varied laborious and time consuming
• In attempting to identify the elements and attention can be given in superficial mean.
• Lack of objectivity
• Provide little useful feedback
• Takes long time to score
• Subjectivity of scoring
• Biased judgment by previous impression
• Mood of examiners
• First impression
• Imp[proper comparison of answers
• Scoring cost.
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UNIT TEST
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
RESTRICTED TYPE
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARK: 20
Long essay: (1X 4 X 2 X 3)
I.Define immunity? (1)
B) Different between active and passive immunity? (4)
c) List the general precaution to be taken while giving the immunization? (2)
d) Describe the hazards of immunization? (3)
Define hypersensitivity? (2)
b) List the Type of hypersensitivity reactions? (3)
c) Describe the Anaphylaxis reaction? (5)

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UNIT TEST
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
EXTENTED TYPE
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARK: 20

Long essay: (2X10=20)

I. Describe the health care delivery system in India?
II. Describe about contraceptives?
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UNIT TEST
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
RESTRICTED TYPE
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARK: 20
Long essay: (1X 4 X 2 X 3)
I. a) Define hypertension?
b) List down the causes of hypertension?
c) Explain the nursing management of hypertension?
2. A) Define Cerebra vascular accident
b) List down the clinical manifestation?
c) Describe the nursing management of patient with Cerebra vascular accident

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UNIT TEST
NUTRITION
EXTENTED TYPE
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARK: 20

Long essay: (2X10=20)

III. Describe various nutrition programs available in India?
IV. Describe about the various cookery and storage method of food?
 OBJECTIVE TYPE
Definition
Objective type is that one can be provided with the single pre ermined test of correct answer so that the
objective option or judgment in the scoring procedure is eliminated.
- RL ebel and DA Frisbe 1986
Objective test items are the items that can be objectively scored items on which person select a response
from the list of option.
- WW iersma and G J ures 1990.

Classification of objective types

❖ Supply type or recall type:
✓ Short answer
✓ Sentence completion
❖ Recognition type
✓ Multiple choice item
✓ Alternative response items
✓ Matching
❖ Others
✓ Analogy
✓ Identification
✓ Contact depended type
 SHORT ANSWER TYPE

Definition
Short answer type is a test between an essay type and objective type test. In short answer type the
students or examinees to respond to the item with the work short phases number of symbols a short answer
test item aims to test the knowledge by asking student to apply a word phrase or number that answer a
question of complete sentence.

Advantages
❖ It is easy to constrict them as they measure only simple learning outcomes.
❖ They are useful for the recall of simple memorized fact and figure and it provide little
opportunity for guessing for student is required to supply information are to solve numerical
problem.
❖ They are useful ton test cognitive level of taxonomy
❖ This is used to examine the quality to interpret diagram chart groups.
❖ Marking is relatively objective as compared with essay type of question

Disadvantages
❖ They are not suitable for measuring complex learning outcomes.
❖ They are not useful for judging the power of analyzing and reasoning of the students.
Preparation
❖ A direct question is more desirable than an incomplete sentence.
❖ A scoring key should be prepared
❖ The number of words the answer should contain should be specified.
❖ Language of the question should be simple.
❖ Avoid picking of statement directly from text book
❖ Omit the key words
❖ Avoid excessive blanks in single item.
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UNIT TEST
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
SHORT ANSWER TYPE
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARK: 20

Short answer: (2X5=10)

1. Explain about then management of patient with anxiety?
2. Describe the role nurse in ECT?
 MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS
Meaning
They are the most flexible most effective or objective test type items consist if two parts.
The stem which penetrate present problem in the form of incomplete statement or question.
The option or response the list of possible correct answer possible distracters.

Preparation
❖ Have enough content in the stem with less distracter but avoid length items.
❖ Use positive statement in the stem if the negative statement is given underline it with capital
letter
❖ Stem consists of complete statement not just a single word
❖ Place all common elements in the stem to add up simplicity and compactness to the item.
❖ The stem of one should not suggest the answer of others.
❖ Eliminate all under related details from an item
❖ Avoid use of clues that may suggest correct answer.
❖ Variation of the multiple-choice format
❖ One correct answer.
Simplest test the students are require selecting the one correct t answer listed among
several possible but incorrect answers.
❖ Best answer:
The student is told to select the best answer.
❖ Analogy type:
The student is requiring reducing the relationship that exist between the first two parts
and then apply it to the third and fourth part. Usually third part is given and missing fourth part
is selected from the list of option on the basis of the existing between the first and two parts.
❖ Reserve type multiple choice item or narrative type.
All but one of the responses is correct. The student is asking to select the incorrect
response this is not recommended unless it is a must.
Limitations
❖ Difficulty to construct
❖ Require more skill and more time to prepare.
❖ Teachers cannot think always if possible, dissectors.
❖ Be sure that the distracters and the correct response possess homogeneity they should be fairly
similar in content or in the total number of words.
❖ It is impossible to obtain, more than three response do not waste time in trying to indent some
other.
❖ Advantages :
❖ Ensure objectivity reliability validity,
❖ Provide constructive criticism
❖ The range and variety of fact can be sampled in a given time.
❖ Provide detail feedback for both the student and the teacher.
❖ Easy and rapid score.
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UNIT TEST
MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPES

TIME: 30 MINUTES MARK: 1X10=10)

Fill in the blanks:

1. The temperature for the solution for the bowel wash should be-----------
2. Giving enema ------------------ position is used.

Choose the correct answer:

1. the medication applied directly to the skin and mucous membrane are known as
Tropical medication, oral medication, induction)
2. Washing or flushing of area using a large volume of fluid is called.
(Irrigation, instillation, inhalation,)

True or false-
1. Body temperature varies according to environmental temperature. ( true/false)
2. lotion thermometer is used for checking the body temperature (true/false)
 MATCHING TYPE

Meaning
This item forms the special form prepared in two columns one set is called response column and other
is called stimulus column the items have to be matched. The examinee is requiring making some sort of
association between each premise response.

Preparation of matching type

❖ Matching item should be same kind in nature
❖ No choice should be more then required answer.
❖ Number of items should be short
❖ Keep the stimuli and response column on the same page.
❖ Give some heading for both the column
❖ Item in of the two should be listed in logical order but item in other should be random
sequence.
❖ Clear cut direction should be given regarding column to be matched how the response is
written
❖ Answer choice is used for more then one.

Advantages
❖ The require little reading time many questions can be asked in limited number of times.
❖ Provide an opportunity to have large sampling of the content which ultimately increases the
reliability.
❖ An amenable to matching scoring or even with hand scoring the can be scored more easily then
essay or short answer type.
❖ Can be constructed easily and quickly
❖ Space can be saved less opportunity for guessing.
Limitations
❖ If sufficient care is not taken in their preparation, they may encourage serial memorization
rather then association.
 ❖ It is some time difficult to get cluster of question that are sufficient alike so that a common
response can be used.
❖ They are not success use to measure understanding or ability to discriminate due to difficult of
finding homogenous response that are answer to certain premises.

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UNIT TEST
NUTRITION
MATCHING TYPE
TIME: 5 MINUTES MARK: 5

MATCH THE FALLOWING ITEMS CORRECTLY:

A B
VITAMINS DEFICIENCY DISEASES
1. Vitamin A ------ Rickets
2. Vitamin C ------ Xerothalmia
3. Vitamin D ------ Burning feet syndrome
4. Vitamin B1 ----- Scurvy
5. Vitamin B 2 ----- Beri Beri
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UNIT TEST
NURSING FOUNDATION
MATCHIMG TYPE
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARK: 5

MATCH THE FALLOWING ITEMS CORRECTLY:

A B
1. lysis ----- polio vaccine
2. Diaphoresis ---- Gradual decline of fever
3. Euthanasia ------ Blood group O
4. Immunization ----- Excessive sweating
5. Universal Donor ---- Mercy Killing
 ALTERNATE RESPONSE TYPE

Meaning
It is a test item consists of a declarative statement or element that the [people are ask to mask true or
false, right or wrong, correct or incorrect, yes or no, fact or opinion, agree or disagree and the like
Classification
- true or false,
- right or wrong,
- correct or incorrect,
- yes or no,
- Cluster variety

True or false
Question are declared statement fallowed by true or false. It consists of statement or proposition in
which the examinee must judge as true or false.

Right or wrong
In this variety usually pairs of words are given here the student are directed to word that has opposite
meaning.

Correct or incorrect
In this statement student has to make every false statement true by crossing out the incorrect portion
which is usually underlined replacing it with correct word or phrases

Yes or no
This variety consists of direct statement that is to be answered with yes or no

Cluster variety
There is no incomplete stem or statement with several suggested answers to be judged as true or false.
Advantages
❖ Good for young children who has poor reading habits
they can cover large portion of the subject matter
❖ Provide high reliability for the unit of clustered time.
❖ Can be scored quickly reliably and objectively,
❖ Suitable to test belief misconception superstition
❖ Adaptable to most content area
❖ More easily constructed then other objective type
❖ Direction are easily understood
❖ Time saver
❖ Conveniently used to measure the ability
❖ To identify the correct answer
❖ To distinguee fact from opinion
❖ To recognize cost and effect relationship.

Limitations
❖ Undue influence by good or poor understanding luck in guessing
❖ More susceptible to ambiguity misinterpretation their fore reliability
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UNIT TEST
NUTRITION
SHORT ANSWER TYPE
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARK: 5
Alternative response type
True / false
Inadequate intake of iodine will cause Goiter (T/F)

Yes or no
Alexander Fleming invented microscope (Y/N)

Right / wrong:
Like- dislike
Health – wellbeing
Write “R” or “W” in the blank.

Correction variety
The square root of 49 is 9 -------------- T (F)
To make the statements true 9 is to be replaced by 7b or 49 to be replaced by 81.

Cluster variety:
The cardinal signs of diabetes mellitus are
Poly phage--------T/F
Poly daphnia--------T/F
Poly urea-------------T/F