Title: Scoring the Test

Learning Outcomes: Can effectively score the given test and score the given situation.

Learning Objectives: (1) Enumerate the different guidelines in scoring the test. (2) Explain the different reminders in scoring the test.

Content Exploration

Important Points to Remember:

1. The best procedure in scoring objective tests is to give one point of credit for each correct answer.
2. In case of a test with only two or three options to each item, the correction formula should be applies. For two-option test, correction formula is score equals right minus wrong (S=R-W), where S is the score; R is the right response; and W, the wrong answer. For instance, the number of right is 20 and the wrong answer is 7, the score is 13.

For a three-option test, the correction formula is score equals right minus onehalf wrong (S=R-1/2W) or (S-R-W/2). For example, the correct answer is 25 and the wrong answer is 9. To substitute, the score is 20.5. S=R-W/2 or S=25-9/2=20.5. An item without any answer at all is not considered wrong answer because the student did not guess, so he left it blank.

1. Moreover, correction formula is not applicable to four or more options in an item and also to elementary grade pupils.
2. In case a correction formula is employed, students should be informed beforehand so that they would not guess in answering the items.

Exercise 1

Directions: In your own words, explain the reminders in scoring the test.

Give a situation.

Answer:

Exercise 2

Direction: Give your score to the given situations.

Situation No. 1: Teacher A gave a 15 -item alternative response type of test to her students An alternative response type of test is a true or false. Since the directions state that it was a correct minus wrong, Peter tried his best not to answer test items where he is not very sure. Five items were left blank while only ten items have answers. However, there was one item where which was incorrectly answered. What should be the score of Peter in the test? Answer __________________

Situation No. 2: Teacher Zarra gave a three option test which was equal to ten items. John the brightest among the class got one mistake. What should be his score?

Answer __________________

Situation No. 3: Ma'am Teresita gave a 20-item alternative response type of test. Billy got 15 correct answers. Out of 20 items, he left two items blank. What would be his score?

Answer_____________________