TYPES OF TEST ITEMS 

Every teacher wants to find out the progress made by his pupil in the subject he teaches. Achievement in a subject at a particular stage has to be assessed in terms of his mastery in the curricular provisions anticipated for that stage as well as the realization of the objectives expected. A test designed to assess the achievement in any subject with regard to a set of predetermined objectives is called achievement test

ESSAY TEST 

The Essay test refers to any written test that requires an examinee to write a sentence, a paragraph or longer passages and that demands a subjective judgment about its quality and completeness when it is scored. The essay should have a structure which has three main parts: an introduction, a main body and a 

conclusion

After they have read an essay item, students should have a clear idea of how they should tailor their responses. Below are specific guidelines that can help to improve existing essay questions and create new ones. 

 Clearly define the intended learning outcome to be assessed by the item: 

 Avoid using essay questions for intended learning outcomes that are better assessed with other kinds of assessment: 

 Clearly define and situate the task within a problem situation: 

 Present a reasonable task to students: 

 The task can be written as a statement or question: 

 Specify the relative point value and the approximate time limit in clear directions: 

 State the criteria for grading: