Objective &

Subjective Tests

Objective Tests

Objective tests

has right or wrong answers

and marked objectively.
easy to prepare and take,
quick to mark
usually has only one
potential correct answer and
they leave no room
foropinion.

Examples Of Objective
Tests

Multiple Choice Questions

Fill In The Blank Questions

1. All spiders have ____________

2. Solar energy is an alternative

___________ source

True and False Questions

1. An invention results when existing cultural
items are combined into a form that did not
exist before.
A)true
B)false
2. Language is an example of a cultural universal.
A)true
B)false

Constructing Questions

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Effects and Criticism of

Objective Questions

students are encouraged toward rote

learning and other surfaceprocessing strategies.
encourage teachers to place
undue emphasis on factual
knowledge and disregard the
understanding of students in the
classrooms.
could narrow instruction to the
detriment of higher-order skills.

Subjective Tests

challenging and
expensive to
prepare, administer
and evaluate
correctly

require answers in
the form of
explanations.

also use your mind

and your feelings
to make logical
claims.

Have to provide
examples and
evidence, as well
as justification for
any opinions you
express.

commonly called
constructed
response (CR)
items.

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Why subjective tests?

must care about whether you are
gaining a deep understanding.
to see evidence that you understand
concepts behind the facts, so you
must demonstrate in your answers
that you can discuss the subject
matter with a well-constructed
argument.