探析“多项选择测试题型”的利与弊

On the Merits and Demerits of Multipl e -Choice Questions

多项选择题已成为英语测试或考试中常用的、主要的手段,用于测试学生的语法、词汇、听力以及阅读能力。但众所周知,任何一种测试手段再流行、再有效,也有其弊端。笔者就多项选择题的形式、测试的原则、应用多项选择题的利与弊作了陈述与对照分析,并对提高多项选择题测试的效度与信度提出了自己的见解。

Multiple -choice Questions have bec ome a usual and main means to test students' knowledge in grammar,vocabulary,listening a nd reading.However,there are merits and demerits in any ways of test-ing.This paper analyses the strong p oints and weak points of multiple -ch oice questions based on the forms and principles of testing.