Fill+in+the+Blank

Fill in the Blank

1. Question Type:  · Fill-In-The-Blanks

2. Define:  · A type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s)  · Link Retrived on 01/18/11 : [] 3. Advantages and Disadvantages:

 · Limits guessing  · Can be constructed quickly  · Vocabulary can be assess easily  · The correct answer may not be as obvious as multiple choice  · May be appropriate for students who can’t formulate answers on their own ( e.g. ESL) ||  · May be numerous possible correct answers and is therefore harder to mark than multiple choice  · Understanding is likely to be trivial / recall/ knowledge level – not higher level thinking  · Can be ambiguous to what the teacher is looking for, Might confuse students if context of sentence is not obvious <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 16pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -13.5pt;"> ·  Fill-in-the-Blank questions are certainly more difficult to use for test of conceptual and procedural understanding and ability    ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Advantages || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Disadvantages ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 17.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -13.5pt;"> · Easy to write

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Links Retrived on 01/18/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: [] <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">[] <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Characteristics <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">· Fill in the blanks questions allow student to fill in one or more short answer

<span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 5. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tips on creating question <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Leave only important terms blank. <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Provide a word Bank <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Let students know if spelling counts <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Links Retrived on 01/18/11 : []
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 4.7pt; margin-top: 0in;">Keep items brief.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 4.7pt; margin-top: 0in;">Limit the number of blanks per statement to one, at the most two for older students.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 4.7pt; margin-top: 0in;">Limit the response called for to single words or very brief phrases.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 4.7pt; margin-top: 0in;">Try to put the blanks near the end of the statement
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 4.7pt; margin-top: 0in;">Try to ensure that only one term fits each blank.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 4.7pt; margin-top: 0in;">Indicate the units if the answer called for involves a numerical measure.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 4.7pt; margin-top: 0in;">Ensure that there is only one answer to limit confusion when marking or give students credit for unanticipated yet correct responses.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. Examples <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Good Example ** <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) A plant cell has two additional features compared to an animal cell. The [__cell wall]__ is a unique structure in plant cells, and the ___[chloroplast]___ are a unique organelle to plant cells. <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) The hereditary information is located within the ___[nucleus]___. <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3) The ___[mitochondria]__ __produces energy in both plant and animal cells.__ __<span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Bad Example **  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">A. An animal cell can have __ _[cilia]_ __and/or a__ _[flagellum]_ __where as a plant cell would not.__ __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">*question could be misleading to students because we teach them that plant cells are unique from animal cells because they have chloroplasts and a cell wall. Students may see the two blanks and not read the question clearly and fill in the opposite answers. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">B. Lack of water to a plant will cause it to __

[wilt/die] __because the__ [vacuole/cytoplasm]__ will have shrunk.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">*question has too many possible answers and not one specific word

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">7. Considerations for identified students <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Supplementary word banks <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Give the students hints about the type of word ( i.e. verb, noun, etc) <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Have the students complete the test orally <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Don’t mark for spelling <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> Links Retrived on 01/18/11 : [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8. Other useful information <span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How to create tests questions and rubrics with Microsoft Office <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Link Retrived on 01/18/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: []