Rizal Technological University

College of Education
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
ENG111: Language and Literature Assessment

Workshop Information Overview

Workshop Title WRITING MULTIPLE CHOICE & ESSAY-TYPE TEST FOR
THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS

➢ Multiple Choice Test Writing 1 hour

Length ➢ Break 15 minutes
➢ Essay-type Test Writing 1 hour
➢ Checking 45 minutes
Total allotted time 3 hours
Proposed Date ➢ March 28, 2019
On a large class setting, to assess students learning and
Workshop Description understanding (before or after the lesson), multiple-choice tests are
often utilized. However, it can be challenging for teachers to write
good items that will require students to do more than memorizing
facts and details. On the other hand, an Essay-type test provides
opportunity to determine how well the students can think about a
specific topic or use the language of the discipline in responding to
the questions. But what is challenging in an Essay-type test is the
grading of the output thus it allows the students to display their
overall understanding of the content and demonstrate to think
critically, organize ideas, and be creative and original.

In this workshop we will explore how to create an effective

classroom multiple-choice test and essay-type test that are aligned
with the relevant learning objectives and how you can use this
information for your exams to improve teaching.

Workshop Objective At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

• Explain the strengths and weaknesses of multiple-choice

test and essay-type test;
• Assess the comprehension and critical thinking of the
learners not just recalling; and
• Create a highly relevant STEM for a multiple-choice test.
• Create relevant choices to the created STEM.
• Create a higher-order thinking question that will spark
learners writing skills in answering essay test.
• Create a rubric that will help assess and score the essay
test.
• Confidently create your own Multiple-choice and Essay
test
 Lists of Handouts, Provide a list of all handouts, Materials, and Supplies here:
Materials, Supplies • Pen & Paper
• Dry erase board with markers
• Laptops for web searching
• LCD Projector
• PowerPoint Presentation to show key points
Workshop Proper
Program Schedule/ I. Welcome and Workshop Overview
Outline
1.1. Doxology
1.2. Philippine National Anthem
1.3. RTU Hymn & March
1.4. Opening Remarks
1.5. Introduction of Workshop Instructors

II. Workshop Proper

Part I: Constructing a good Multiple-choice Test

10 min Introductions
15 min Guided writing of Multiple-choice test.
15 min reading of Literary piece and grammar rule
as source of the test.
20 min Creating own Multiple-choice test.
20 items (10 literature & 10 Grammar STEM)

Part II: Break (15 min)

Part Iii: Writing a good Essay Test

5 min Introductions
15 min Guided writing of Multiple-choice test.
20 min reading of Literary piece as source of the
test.
20 min Planning and Creating own Essay Test and
Rubrics - 10 item essay test.

Part IV: Checking of Output

III. Closing Remarks

IV. Closing Prayer

Evaluation Form Provide an evaluation form for your workshop based on the
following attached model.
Prepared by: CED-02-701A
Matutino, Josephine M.
Mendoza, Patrick B. Submitted to
Menes, Jayven M. Prof. Guillermo Miguel Ochoa
Metran, Maria Sophia M. ENG111 – Language & Literature Assessment
CED-02-701A