Checklist

Before you administer your test, go through this checklist. There will certainly be elements in the checklist for which you anticipate problems--identify the problems that you anticipate, and the solutions that you can think of to address the problems if they occur.

Checklist

 * 1) Are the directions to each section clear?
 * 2) Is there an example item for each section?
 * 3) Does each item measure a specific objective?
 * 4) Is each item stated in clear simple language?
 * 5) Is the item difficulty appropriate to ability?
 * 6) Is the language in items authentic enough?
 * 7) Is there ‘face validity’ in terms of objectives?
 * 8) Is the scoring method clear (answer key, marking criteria, partial credit)
 * 9) Have opportunities to cheat been minimized?
 * 10) Are there opportunites for students to be rewarded for creative or original thinking?
 * 11) Have you allowed time to put away the draft of the test and review it with a clear mind a few days later?
 * 12) Have you tried to take the test as a student?
 * 13) Have you timed yourself doing the test? You should be able to do the test in one-quarter of the time you have allowed for the students.
 * 14) Before running the test in class, has a colleague tried to do the test to point out any ambiguities or problems?