FOR TEST TAKERS
·
Read
the directions. There are usually two lists that need to be
matched. Take a look at both lists to get a feel for the relationship and build
your confidence.
·
Use one
list as a starting point and go through the second list to find a match.
This process organizes your thinking. It will also speed your answers because
you become familiar with the second list and will be able to go straight to a
match that you saw when looking through the lists a previous time.
·
Move
through the entire list before selecting a match. If you make a
match with the first likely answer, you may make an error, because an answer
later in the list may be more correct.
·
Cross
off items on the second list when you are certain that you have a match.
This seems simplistic, but it helps you feel confident and stay organized.
FOR TEST CONSTRUCTORS
·
Review
your teaching objectives to
make sure that a matching component is appropriate.
·
Keep matching items brief, limiting the list of
stimuli to 10-15.
·
When possible, reduce the amount of reading time by including
only short phrases or single words in the response list.
·
Use the more involved expressions in the stem and keep the responses
short and simple.
·
Arrange the list of responses in some systematic order if possible
(chronological, alphabetical).
·
Make sure that there are never multiple correct responses for
one stem (although a response may be used as the correct answer for more
than one stem).
·
Avoid
breaking a set of items (stems and responses) over two pages.
(Students go nuts flipping pages.)
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