Types of questions

Digital test programs have greatly improved in recent years and offer a variety of types of questions. It is important that the question type matches the type of knowledge you want to test. Because of the wide variety of question types, it is possible to also test complex cognitive skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation).

Below, you will find the different types of questions. If you wish to view the list immediately, go to the next screen.

 

 

Multiple choice

The student selects one answer from a list of possible answers. The most common example is a true / false question.

+ Automatic scoring

+ Ability to diminish a lot of questions in a short time frame

– High chance when geussing

– Low authenticity

Multiple answer possibilities

The student can choose more than one answer from a list of answers.

+ Automatic scoring

+ Ability to diminish a lot of questions in a short time frame

– High chance when geussing

– Low authenticity

Planning/matching

The student organizes, matches or categorizes certain elements. One example is that you ask the student to place a certain number of answers in the correct order.

+ Automatic scoring

+ Ability to diminish a lot of questions in a short time frame

– High chance when geussing

– Low authenticity

– More complex scoring procedures

Correction/replacement

The student replaces or corrects certain elements in a text, graph or table. An example here is that you ask the student to describe the misspelled words.

+ Automatic scoring (consider typos)

– High chance when geussing

– Low authenticity

Fill-in exercises (with text or numerical data)

The student completes a sentence with one or several words, or answers a numerical question. An example is an item in which your student should fill in the missing words in a text. Here the student’s success will/can also be based on the fact whether his/her answers are correct and matches the different answers that you, as a teacher, have provided.

+ Automatic scoring (consider typos)

– Low authenticity

Short answer/essay

The student formulates his/her own brief answer (numeric or text) to an open question.

+/- Automatic scoring is barely possible (consider typos)

+ Higher authenticity

– Possibly there is a need for human interaction

Presentation/portfolio

The student performs a less structured task. One example is that your student performs a simulation and views the consequences of these actions.

+ Higher authenticity

– Because the task is less structured, there is a possibility that a human reviewer is needed.

– Complex scoring procedures with automatic scoring.

 

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