ToS

Table of PEPITO D.
SINODLAY, MT-II

Specification
for Test
Agenda

ToS Defined.
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Sample ToS

The ToS and Bloom’s Taxonomy

 A Table of
Specification
(ToS) is the
What is ToS?
technical
term given to
a plan for
writing test
items.
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 A Table of
Specification
should reflect
What is ToS?
what has
been taught
in the
instructional
sequence.
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 Topic one
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
 QUESTION?
But, why write a ToS?
I know how to write test
items for a long time
already.
It just add to my work
load.

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 But…

The way to get started is

to quit talking and begin
doing.
Walt Disney

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 The Team

Name Name Name Name Name

School
Principal Robin Rafael Amor babe Evan Hoe Pepito

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Bloom: The Cognitive Pyramid
Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding / Comprehension

(knowledge) Remembering

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Cognitive Level

•KNOWLEDGE: remembering facts,

terms, definitions, and concepts.

•WORDS TO USE: what? List, name, define,

describe

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Cognitive Level

•COMPREHENSION: understanding the

meaning of…

•WORDS TO USE: explain, interpret,

summarize, give examples, predict,
translate
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Cognitive Level

•APPLICATION: selecting a concept,

and using it to solve problem; use,
apply, execute

•WORDS TO USE: compute, solve, apply,

modify, construct
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Cognitive Level

•ANALYZING: breaking materials

down to its parts, explaining
hierarchical relations

•WORDS TO USE: how does? Apply? Work?

Relate to?
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Cognitive Level

•SYNTHESIS / CREATING: producing

something original from the broken
parts of

• WORDS TO USE: how do the data support,

what predictions can you make,

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Cognitive Level

•EVALUATION: Making a judgment

•WORDS TO USE: what judgment can you

make, compare and contrast, which is
better…

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The Affective Pyramid

Internalization

Organization

Valuing

Responding

Receiving
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The Psychomotor Pyramid
Non-discursive
communication

Physical
Activities
Perceptual
Basic Fundamental
movement
Reflex Movement
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Content
Therefore,

•The Cognitive, Affective and

Psychomotor domains are
used in writing Lesson Plan
and ToS.
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 Topic Two
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION FOR TEST
Test Items Distribution

10% (evaluating
/ creating

30% (applying /
analyzing)

60% (remembering /
Understanding
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Test Items Distribution

•Total test Items: 50

•50 x 10% = 5 (C & E)

•50 x 30% = 15 (A & A)
•50 x 60% = 30 (R & U)
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 SAMPLE ToS : PR1
Contents / Instructional Objectives Total
Subject Items
Matter
K C Ana App Syn E 50
Nouns 5 (1-5)
Multiple
10 (11-20)
Identificat
5 (31-35)
Error
5 (4-50)pts 20
choice ion analysis (essay)

Pronouns 5(6-10)
Multiple
5(26-30)
Matching
5 (36-40)
Error
Write a paragraph 15
choice analysis describing your
pet. Use nouns,
Adjectives 5 (21-25)
Identificat
5 (41-45)
Sentence
pronouns and 10
ion completi adjectives properly. 5 Essay
on
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 SAMPLE ToS : PR1
Contents / Instructional Objectives Total
Subject Items
Matter
K C Ana App Syn E 50
Nouns 5 (4-50)pts 20
5 (1, 3, 5, 8, 10 5 (31-35)
10) (11,12,14,16, Error analysis
Multiple
choice
17,18,20, 22,
24, 25)
(essay)
Identificatio
n Write a paragraph
describing your
Pronouns 5(26-30)
15
5(2, 4, 6, 7, 9) 5 (36-40)
Multiple Error analysis
choice
Matching pet. Use nouns,
pronouns and
Adjectives 10
5 (19, 21, 23, 5 (41-45)
13,15) Sentence adjectives properly.
Identificatio
n
completion 5 Essay
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Types of Tests
Remembering Understanding

• Reading
• Enumeration
comprehension
• Easy multiple Choice • Filling-in the blanks
• Simple recall (who, • Matching
what, when, where) • Identification
• Moderate Multiple
choice

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Types of Tests

Applying Analyzing
• Essays
• Problem solving
• A. Short answer type
• Computation – one sentence only.
• Labeling • B. Long answer type
(paragraph with
intro., body, and
conclusion)
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Types of Tests

Evaluating Creating
• Essays
• Compare and
• Expository writeup
Contrast
• Describing a product
• Judging using
and functions
criteria

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Conclusion

The ToS is always the

partner of paper-n-
pencil tests. It is the
blueprint of the
coverage of the test.

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Thank you