I just
had a chance to read the test result
of my nephew’s who is on the first grade of primary school. Sadly, I found a question
which was so key-oriented.
The
question was as below (the real one is in Bahasa Indonesia);
“Orange is my
favorite fruit.
The colour of orange is... a) yellow, b) orange, c) green.”
My
nephew “luckily” answered option a), yellow, and his answer was correct.
I can say that it was so ironic since I am sure everyone must have ever seen orange in
those three colors! Further, there is no specific description of what kind
of orange that the question meant.
This
is not the first time I read such question. Another nephew of mine who was on
fourth grade once, also got the same question type. If I am not mistaken, the
question of his test was (in Bahasa Indonesia);
“Mother went to the market buying...
a) vegetable, b) medicine, c) shoes.” Which one is the correct answer in your opinion? My
nephew chose vegetable for the answer and it was correct according to the
teacher (or the answer key, I don’t know). If I were the student who got the
same question, I might cross all the answers, for all those three things do
exist in market, obviously. Another question I found was;
“On Sundays, children are lazy
to… a) get up early b) bathe c) do exercise.” How about the diligent children
who are always enthusiastic to do those things then? Aren’t they “forced” to be lazy on Sundays?
I can
say that this is an ironic phenomena since it still happens when today curriculum
emphasizes on creative learning way. The goal of the curriculum is aimed for a
betterment, I am sure. The problem is whenever the application is not in the
same way.
It
will be better if the questions (especially in multiple choice form) for students
are not ambiguous and subjective.
The question and answer should be clear, logical
and not answer key-oriented as well. If the questions like I stated above unluckily
still appears,
teachers should be tollerant and be willing to examine each option carefully, whether there are other
possibilities of the correct answer or not. Hopefuly, through this effort, students will be open minded
and stay creative on their thinking way.
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