Test Items Rationale

I chose the test items that I chose because they are hands on. I remember growing up and learning better when I was doing hands on work, not just reading from a text book. I wanted to make worksheets that the children could work on and take home once they were completed. I think that this will help them to be excited about learning and showing their parents what they are learning. One of the guidelines given in the text for writing test items was “Match items to intended outcomes at the proper difficulty level to provide a valid measure of instructional objectives. Limit the question to the skill being assessed.” (Borish & Kubiszyn, 2010, p. 151) I feel that this mirrors what I was trying to do with my test items. I wanted them to be to the point and very easy for the children to understand.

I think that imagination is important so although I was trying to make it so there was only 1 possible answer for the questions, with the essay question I have hopes that the children will use their imagination and tell me 10 things that they have seen their parent(s) get at the store, or just list 10 of their favorite things at the store. It gives them a little bit of a break, but still requires them to count to make sure they have 10 things, incorporating the skills they were working on in the 4 previous test items.  


Kubiszyn, T. (2012). Educational Testing and Measurement: Classroom Application and Practice, 10th Edition (1st ed). John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781118562253/page/151