Gary Gates

I agree Fred. Overly using the ability to test students could end up being a bad idea.

Fred Jean-Marie

Testing should be done on a weekly basis, assessing base knowledge.

douglas schneider

Hi Tony, I agree. I use some matching as well as mixing it up with several types of questions. Matching works well with recognition of classifications or market forms of different products for example.

toni leahy CHEP

Hi Ron,
Matching test work for us in culinary school for the temperatures, numbers and definitions that are so much a part of what we do. For us, they need to be used along with criticl thinking assessments re the science of what we teach.

Thanks.
Toni Leahy

Susan Polick

Hi Ron - Matching tets can test students' recognition of the relationships between events and dates, words and definitions,categories and examples,etc.

None of my faculty use tests that are totally matching, but most do include this assessment type as part of their tests.

Best wishes - Susan