Planning A Test And Construction Of Table Of Specifications Flashcards
Important steps in planning the test objectives
Identifying the objective
Deciding the type of objective
Preparing a tos
Constructing the draft test
Try out and validate
If an object test is to be comprehensive,
It must cover the Blooms revised taxonomy
Identifying the subject and the verb in the given sentences
Remembering
Breakdown a given sentence into its subject and predicate
Analyzing
Write sentences observing rules on subject verb agreement
Applying
Determine the appropriate form of a verb to be used given the subject of the sentence
Understanding
Must be able to critic a text with incorrect subject verb agreement
Evaluating
Must be able to formulate rules to be followed regarding to the subject verb agreement
Creating
Test objective dictate the kind of objective test that will be decided and constructed by the teacher
Designing on the type of objective test
Tos
Table of specifications
Is a test map that guides the teacher in constructing a test
Table of specifications
Tos ensures that there is a balance between items
Lower level thinking skills and those which test higher order thinking skill
How many columns are there in the simplest tos
Four columns
Tos four columns
A level of objective to be tested
B statement of objective
C item numbers where such an objective is being tested
D number of items and percentage out of the total for the particular objective
What objective that students must be able to identify the subject and the verb in given sentence
Remembering
What objective must be able to break down a given sentence
Analyzing
What objective must be able to write sentences observing rules
Applying
What objective the students must be able to determine the appropriate form
Understanding
What objective must the students be able to critique a text
Evaluating
Objective must be able to formulate rules
Creating
The actual construction of test follow the tos
Constructing the test items
It is advice that the actual number of items to be constructed in the drop double the decide number of items
The general rule
If there are five remembering level items to be concluded in the final exam
Make at least 10
The test drop is tried out of the group of pupils or students
Item analysis and try out