Constructing Selected Response Types
Constructing Selected Response Types
selected-response
types
Constructing
selected-response
types
While supply formats require
learners to construct their
responses to questions or
directives, selected-response types
entails choosing the nearly best or
most correct option to answer a
problem.
There are three
sub-types
a. Alternative form or binary choice
provides only two options,
b. Multiple-choice type offers 3 to 5
options or solutions to a problems,
and
c. Matching type gives a set of
problems or premises and a set of
options which will be appropriately
paired.
1. Binary choice or
alternative form
Binary-choices item, also
called alternative response. The
most common binary-choice
item is the true/false question.
Other type of options can be
right/wrong, correct/incorrect,
yes/no, fact/opinion,
agree/disagree and so on.
Binary choice or
Alternative form
Sample/suggested
Variety Stimulus
response format
Stimulus Response
STEM-
a) An interrogative statement or Option to be selected is the
direct question that ends in correct answer or best answers.
the question mark
b) incomplete statement Letter or numeral of the selected
option or the chosen distracter
OPTIONS – 3 to 5 plausible
alternatives from which to select
the correct option.
Illustrative items
1. Direct question form (best answer version)