RICHARD B. PAULINO
ILOCOS NORTE REGIONAL SCHOOL OF FISHERIES
LAOAG CITY
General Steps in Test Construction
DRAFT
PRODUCE A
T.O.S.
ORDER
TEST ANALYZE
SUBMISSION
◊ Test map that guides teacher in constructing
a test.
◊ Two-way chart which describes the topics to
be covered by a test and the number of items
or points which will be associated with each
topic.
◊ Table of specification is a plan prepared by a
classroom teacher as a basis for test
construction especially a periodic test.
What is the
importance
of TOS ?
• Help teachers frame the decision making
process of test construction and improve
the validity of teachers’ evaluations based
on tests constructed.
• Helping teachers to identify the types of
items they need to include on their tests.
*Validity – the extent to which the test measures what it intends to measure
• Identify the achievement domains
being measured and to ensure that a
fair and representative sample of
questions appear on the test.
2
% for a topic = = 0.20 (20%)
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4. Determine the number of the items for
each topic. This can be done by
multiplying the percentage allocation for
each topic by the total number of items to
be constructed.
Number of items for each topic = % for a topic x total number of items
EXAMPLE
• Mrs. Garcia decided to prepare a 50- item
test on the unit, “Measures of Central
Tendency”. How many items should she
write for the “Mean of Grouped Data”?
Number of items for each topic = % for a topic x total number of items