Preparing The Table of Specification

Mary Eunice D. Quijano

BSE 301- English

Preparing The Table of

Specification

Steps in Preparing the Table of

Specification:

1. List down the topics covered for inclusion

in the test.

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2. Determine the objectives to be assessed

by the test.

3. Specify the number of days/hours spent for

teaching a particular topic.

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4. Determine percentage allocation of the test items for each of the topics covered. The formula applied is as follows:

% for a topic = Total Number Of Days/ Hours Spent The total number of hours/days spent teaching the

topic

Example: Mrs. Garcia utilized 10 hours for teaching the unit on Pre Spanish Philippines. She spent 2 hours in teaching the topic, “Early Filipinos and their Society”. What percentage of test items should she allocate for the topic?

% for a topic = 2 10 = 0.20 (20%)

5. Determine the number of the items for each topic. This can be done by multiplying the

percentage allocation for each topic. This can be done by multiplying the percentage

allocation for each topic by the total number of items to be constructed.

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Example: Mrs. Garcia decided to prepare a 50- item test on the unit,

“Pre Spanish Philippines”. How many items should she write for the “Early

Filipinos and their Society”?

50 items x 0.20 = 10 items

6. Distribute the numbers to the objectives. The number of items allocated for each objective depends on the

degree of importance attached by the teacher to it.

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OBJECTIVES

TOPIC Know-ledge

Compre- hension

Applica-tion

Analysis

Total

The Nature of Economics

2 2 1 5 10

Economic System

3 2 3 2 10

Law of Supply and Demand

3 3 3 6 15

Price Elasticity 2 3 3 7 15

Total 10 10 10 20 50