PROFED 6: ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING 1

TRUE or FALSE

DATA, DARLENE
DELOS SANTOS, IVONNE
ELLERMA, AIVHIE
IRANZO, LEI ANNE
JUNTILLA, JAMAICA MAE
LOPEZ, ELYZA NICOLE
What is True or False Questions?

− True/false questions are only composed of a statement. Students respond to the

questions by indicating whether the statement is true or false.

− Are most often used to assess familiarity with course content and to check for
popular misconceptions.

− Allow students to respond quickly so exams can use a large number of them to
test knowledge of a broad range of content.

Ideal Usage of True or False

• True/false questions are best suited to assessing surface level knowledge but can
be crafted to assess higher order thinking. Like multiple choice, students can
process and respond to true/false quickly, allowing the test designer to assess
more content areas in an exam.

DO’S OF CREATING TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

• Avoid using the words "always", "never", "often" and other adverbs that tend
to be always true or always false.
EXAMPLE: Christmas always falls on Sunday because it is Sabbath day.

• Avoid trick statements with some minor misleading word or spelling anomaly,
misplaced phrases, etc.
EXAMPLE: The principle of our school is Mr. Albert P. Panadero.

• Do include plausible distractors (incorrect choices) in your true or false

questions. These options should challenge learners and make them think.
EXAMPLE: The sun revolves around the Earth.

DON’TS OF CREATING TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

• Don't use negative sentences. Adding the word "not" to a true sentence, and
especially using double negatives, is not the best way to make a true/false
question.
EXAMPLE: Wolves are not farm animals.

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 • Do not give a hint (inadvertently) in the body of the question.
EXAMPLE: The Philippines gained its independence in 1898 and therefore
celebrated its centennial year in 2000.

• Don't use statements directly from the text. Rephrase them so students must at
least have comprehended the material as opposed to recognizing it.

ADVANTAGES OF USING TRUE OR FALSE ITEMS

▪ SIMPLICITY AND EASE OF CONSTRUCTION

These questions have a straightforward structure. As a result, they serve as a
great starting point for learning how to write effective questions.
▪ COVERAGE OF KNOWLEDGE
True or false questions allow you to cover a wide range of knowledge areas.
▪ PROMOTES ACTIVE RECALL
True or false questions prompt students to recall specific information from
memory, reinforcing learning and retention of material.
▪ ENCOURAGEMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING
While true/false questions may seem simple, they still require learners to
evaluate statements critically and decide whether they are true or false.

DISADVANTAGES OF USING TRUE OR FALSE ITEMS

• Measures only low level of learning - facts, knowledge, comprehension

• Students have a 50 percent chance of being correct, just by chance.
• May be perceived as an unfair judgment of learning.
• Encourages guessing since there are only two alternatives.

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CONTRIBUTION OF EVERY MEMBER (GROUP 2)

Data- Ppt and Advantage

Delos Santos - Ppt and Do's

Ellerma - Ppt and Description

Iranzo- Ppt and Don's

Juntilla - Ppt and Ideal usage

Lopez - Ppt and Disadvantage

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