2.

5 The Writing of Binary Item Test (BIT)

This type of test requires the examinee to recognize and mark an item as true or false. Other
possibilities options: agree or disagree, yes or no, valid or invalid, fact or opinion, and cause or
effect. Reganit et al. (2010), provided the checklist for writing True or False Test.

Checklist for Writing True or False Items

FACTORS YES
1. Was each item expressed in clear, simple language? ✔

2. Was lifting statements verbatim from the text avoided? ✔

3. Have negatives statements been avoided where possible? ✔

4. Have specific determiners, such as all, may, and sometimes been ✔

avoided?

5. Have double-barreled items (part true and part false) been avoided? ✔

6. Have trick questions been removed? ✔

7. Is each item satisfies a true or false option? ✔

8. Is there approximately the same number of true and false items? ✔

9.   Have the items been edited? ✔

 

Pointers on Writing True or False Items (Cresencia Laguerta, 2014)

1. Construct items that measure essential objectives.

2. Avoid using specific determiners.
3. Avoid using trick questions.
4. Limit each statement that is being tested.
5. Avoid excess use of negative words and phrases.
6. Approximately half of the statement should be false.
7. Avoid qualitative terms like best, some, many, and several.
 

Advantages of the True or False Test (Arnulfo Reganit, 2014)

1. Item Sampling

          Since true or false tests/items and answers tend to be short, teachers can examine
students on more materials that they can with any other type of test.

2. Ease of Construction

          Teachers can construct items of this type by lifting statements from the book and
rewording some of them to make false items.

3. Ease of Scoring

 Scoring is relatively mechanical as the students have to only agree or disagree with the item.

Disadvantages of the True or False Tests (Ronaldo Elicay, 2014)

1.  Emphasis on Rote Memorization

          Modern educational practices tend to lessen the emphasis on role memorization except in
gaining pre-requisite knowledge for more complex skills.

 2. Dependence on Absolute Judgment

 The T-F test presumes a dichotomous world, where things are either falsity or truth, and the
possibility of intermediate values is not readily admitted.

 3. Likelihood of Guessing

This type of test allows a high degree of guessing.

  

Types of True or False Tests (Ronaldo Elicay, 2014)

1. Simple True or False

Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise.

2. Modified True and False

Write TRUE if the statement is valid and FALSE if otherwise. If the statement is FALSE, underline
the word(s) that makes it wrong.

3. True or False with Correction

Write TRUE if the statement is valid and FALSE if otherwise. If the statement is false, rewrite or
change the statement to make it right.

4. Cluster True or False

                   Circle T if the statement is TRUE and F if it is FALSE.

5. True or False with Options

Example:          Write A if only the first statement is TRUE

                         B if only the second statement is TRUE.

                          C if both statements are TRUE.

                         D if both statements are FALSE.

6. Fact or Opinion

Example:      1. Identify if the statement is a FACT or an OPINION.

                    2. There are 12 months in a year

                    3. During March, it never rains.

7. Identifying Inconsistencies in a Paragraph

Example: Circle the word(s) in any part of the paragraphs that make(s) the statement(s) wrong.

 To a large extent, the grade a student gets may not truly reflect the authentic learning outcome
due to the flaws in the test construction administration. There are certain qualities a good test
must possess.
Reliability implies validity but not reverse. The latter refers to the efficiency with which the test
intends to measure. One of the factors that influence the validity of is directions, which inform
the teachers on how to score students' responses to the items. The arrangement of the items
must begin from difficult to easy. Necessarily, a test is administered with complexity, clarity, and
uniformity.