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C. Check Your Knowledge
 
1.
One advantage of essay questions is that they can be graded quickly.
True
 False
   
2.
Essay questions are appropriate for measuring complex thinking skills.
True
 False
   
3.
Reliability of the scoring is a bigger problem in essay questions than in true-false questions.
True
 False
   
4.
It is acceptable to tell students how the essay question(s) will be scored before they write their response.
True
 False
   
5.
Which one of the following scoring methods is based more on overall general impressions of the student's work?
Analytic
 Holistic
   
6.
Which one of the following strategies is recommended by the authors of this module?
Write two or more shorter essay questions rather than one long one.
 Provide two essay questions, and let students choose one to answer.
   
7.
What are the names of two types of essay questions?
Open and restricted response
 Extended and restricted response
 Extended and short response
 Open and short response
   
8.
Which of the following conditions need to be considered when developing essay questions? For each one, indicate YES or NO.

Yes    No          Reading level of the students

Yes    No          Writing abilities of the students

Yes    No          Amount of content to be covered

Yes    No          Amount of time available for assessment

   
   
 

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