what are the tips for solving questions of gap filing
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in English write quotes and phrases and some other example
in physics maths and chemistry :-
- first of all u write all the given data
- then write the formula
- solve it step by step
- do not merge many steps in one
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1. Keep them simple and clear
The question sentence must be written so that the idea you intend to elicit is clear. It should not be confounded by a bunch of complex concepts. Remember your goal is to ensure your learners can produce the term, not simplify the complex and magically come up with the right answer in the process or to have the learner try to figure out for herself what kind of information you’re looking for. Keep it simple.
2. Ensure there is only one correct answer for the blank
Since we create these questions with a particular term in mind, it’s easy to overlook the fact that similar concepts might also fit properly into the blank. You’ll know if this has occurred based on the responses you get. It’s important to fairly evaluate the responses you receive for their accuracy within the blank. Sometimes an answer you intended as wrong is actually correct given the sentence. So, sometimes this pinpointing to only one possibility takes a couple of rounds of refining the question.
3. Use the blank judiciously
Ensure that the sentence makes sense without the term in the blank, and that the intended term is easily derived from the sentence you do provide. Otherwise, it will likely be confusing, leaving learners to frustration and guesswork, which does not accurately test their knowledge.
4. Keep answers brief
Responses to these kinds of questions are usually a single word or couple of words representing a single concept. Thus, be sure to construct the question so that only a single item is left out.
5. Limit the number of blanks per question
Each question should have one or maximum two blanks, not more. The more blanks you put into the question, the less sense the sentence has and the more difficult (i.e. confusing) it is to answer.
6. Don’t give clues to the correct response in the question
This is always a challenge in developing good questions, but an important point to keep in mind. In fill-in-the-blank-type questions, one easy thing is to make the length of the blanks uniform. It’s too easy for learners to view the length of the blank and assume the target term fits there, so they search their internal information banks for a term of a certain length. This is not what you want, as it does not really test knowledge. Avoid this cognitive trick by making your blanks the same length.
7. Review it carefully
When you’re starting to create these kinds of questions, it’s a good idea to have someone familiar with the content take the assessment before publishing it. This provides a test for your questions. If you’re getting unintended responses that still fit with the sentence, revisions are necessary. For this reason, these kinds of questions are not the easiest to write—there is a lot of inherent gray area, so take great care to ensure the questions and their intended responses are clearly black and white.
8. Revise, tighten, clarify
Even for seasoned test creators, it’s not easy to write really clear sentences that point to only one possible correct response. The greater the variety of responses you get to a question, the less clear the question is and the more it needs revising.
The two most important things to keep in mind when developing test questions are: 1) ensure the question tests the target knowledge and only the target knowledge; and 2) be open to revising and tossing out poor questions. With these guidelines, you are well on your way to creating high-quality fill-in-the-blank-type questions.
The question sentence must be written so that the idea you intend to elicit is clear. It should not be confounded by a bunch of complex concepts. Remember your goal is to ensure your learners can produce the term, not simplify the complex and magically come up with the right answer in the process or to have the learner try to figure out for herself what kind of information you’re looking for. Keep it simple.
2. Ensure there is only one correct answer for the blank
Since we create these questions with a particular term in mind, it’s easy to overlook the fact that similar concepts might also fit properly into the blank. You’ll know if this has occurred based on the responses you get. It’s important to fairly evaluate the responses you receive for their accuracy within the blank. Sometimes an answer you intended as wrong is actually correct given the sentence. So, sometimes this pinpointing to only one possibility takes a couple of rounds of refining the question.
3. Use the blank judiciously
Ensure that the sentence makes sense without the term in the blank, and that the intended term is easily derived from the sentence you do provide. Otherwise, it will likely be confusing, leaving learners to frustration and guesswork, which does not accurately test their knowledge.
4. Keep answers brief
Responses to these kinds of questions are usually a single word or couple of words representing a single concept. Thus, be sure to construct the question so that only a single item is left out.
5. Limit the number of blanks per question
Each question should have one or maximum two blanks, not more. The more blanks you put into the question, the less sense the sentence has and the more difficult (i.e. confusing) it is to answer.
6. Don’t give clues to the correct response in the question
This is always a challenge in developing good questions, but an important point to keep in mind. In fill-in-the-blank-type questions, one easy thing is to make the length of the blanks uniform. It’s too easy for learners to view the length of the blank and assume the target term fits there, so they search their internal information banks for a term of a certain length. This is not what you want, as it does not really test knowledge. Avoid this cognitive trick by making your blanks the same length.
7. Review it carefully
When you’re starting to create these kinds of questions, it’s a good idea to have someone familiar with the content take the assessment before publishing it. This provides a test for your questions. If you’re getting unintended responses that still fit with the sentence, revisions are necessary. For this reason, these kinds of questions are not the easiest to write—there is a lot of inherent gray area, so take great care to ensure the questions and their intended responses are clearly black and white.
8. Revise, tighten, clarify
Even for seasoned test creators, it’s not easy to write really clear sentences that point to only one possible correct response. The greater the variety of responses you get to a question, the less clear the question is and the more it needs revising.
The two most important things to keep in mind when developing test questions are: 1) ensure the question tests the target knowledge and only the target knowledge; and 2) be open to revising and tossing out poor questions. With these guidelines, you are well on your way to creating high-quality fill-in-the-blank-type questions.
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