Are the response options for this item working as expected?

These instructions apply to questions 53–57. Instructions:  The alternative response question shown below was prepared for use in a science test. The intended correct answer is “False”. Evaluate this item in terms of how well it complies with the textbooks guidelines for writing this type of test item. Then answer the questions below. Item to analyze: True  or  False         Dolphins are the fastest and kindest creatures in the ocean.

A prerequisite skill that is most likely to lessen the validity of scores obtained from many context-dependent (interpretive) exercises is the students’ ________.

Questions 77-79 pertain to the matching item below. The matching item shown below was designed to assess the indicated learning objective: Learning Objective: Classifies examples and non-examples based on the test purposes. Matching Item to Analyze: _________ Identify the learning difficulties of students so they might be remediated. _________ Not an objective test. Authentic or alternative assessments. _________ Determine student ability before beginning instruction. _________ Assess learning achievement at the end of instruction in order to assign grades. A. Placement B. Summative C. Formative D. Performance   Consider the objective/item pairing above. Then answer the two questions that follow.  

A major advantage of developing criteria for judging performance prior to task administration is that this can ________.

According to a feminist approach, a radical notion of justice is more concerned with which of the following:

According to the guidelines provided in the text, which of the following is the best example of a properly written supply-type item?

A difficulty estimate (P) of .50 for a test item means that ________.

Course Feedback: Were any lessons or modules particularly engaging or beneficial to you? Which one(s) and why? (‘None’ if you have no feedback)

A study was designed to compare three groups on balance scores following three types of balance training.  33 patients are randomly assigned to the two groups in a pretest-posttest design.  An ANOVA resulted in F (2, 30) =3.25, p = .07,