Sentence examples for item stems from inspiring English sources

In each test the item stems were identical, the only difference being in the number of options.

These results suggest that varied context of plants or animals in item stems on diagnostic assessments can provide teachers with a more complete picture of their students' ideas about natural selection prior to instruction.

In this paper, we explore high school students' response patterns to matched pairs of multiple-choice items about natural selection, varying item context through the use of plants or animals in the item stems.

However, students did respond more favorably to items with animals in item stems, so teachers would know that their students understand the concepts better when the items are framed with animals.

Only item stems and response options varied.

Subsequently, items were standardized in terms of item stems and response options.

One context that requires further investigation is the contrast of animal or plant in the item stem.

Future studies might more systematically explore the interaction of the organism used in the item stem with the intuitive ideas students draw upon when answering them.

Our analyses indicate that student responses differed significantly depending upon whether a plant or animal was used as the context for the item stem.

How does the use of a plant or animal in the item stem influence the frequency with which students choose responses linked to scientifically accepted ideas?   2.

All students answered 36 manipulated science items that either contained (text-picture) or did not contain (text-only) an RP that visualized the text information in the item stem.