pdf THE ROLE OF ESSAY TESTS IN LEARNING Популярные

Kiyamova Guzal Ruziyevna

Kholikova Khusnora Ruzikulovna

Karshi State University (Uzbekistan)

The main advantages of essay and short answer items are that they permit students to demonstrate achievement of such higher level objectives as analyzing and critical thinking. Written items offer students the opportunity to use their own judgment, writing styles, and vocabularies. They are less time consuming to prepare than any other item type. Research indicates that students study more efficiently for essay type examinations than for selection (multiple choice) tests. Students preparing for essay tests focus on broad issues, general concepts, and interrelationships rather than on specific details. This studying results in somewhat better student performance regardless of the type of exam they are given. Essay tests also give the instructor an opportunity to comment on students' progress, the quality of their thinking, the depth of their understanding, and the difficulties they may be having.