Structured tests
GUIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVE TESTS
What are structured base tests?
• Structured base tests are those that offer
alternate responses as true and false, identification and
location of knowledge, hierarchy, relationship or
correspondence, according to article 211 of the Regulation
General of the Organic Law of Intercultural Education (LOEI).
What is an item?
• It is the basic unit of observation of an objective test.
used to measure formal knowledge, skills
cognitive skills acquired through experience and learning
complexes.
• It does not require personal judgments from the evaluator or of
interpretations to qualify the correct answers. It has
a previously established and agreed unique response from
in a collegiate manner.
What are the components of an item?
Example of components
The base or body The answer options
a. Bogotá
What is the capital? b. Quito
from Ecuador? C. Lima
The arguments:
a. Incorrect: It is the capital of
Colombia
b. Correct: It is the capital of Ecuador
Suggestions for designing a base test
estructurada
Suggestions for designing a baseline test
structured
Types of items by their response
Types of Formats
Simple Format
Examples of Simple Format
Ordering Format
Examples of Sorting Format
Format of column relationship
Example of column relationship
Completion Format
Examples of completion
Element selection format
Example of element selection
Learning activities
• Diseñe dos ejemplos de ítems por cada formato estudiado: