PRINCIPLES OF TEST CONSTRUCTION

JENNIFER O. AGAS
Resource Speaker
Activity

1. Form a group consisting of 10 members

2. Select your leader and presenter

3. Answer the questions that follow within 10

minutes
1. What are the basic concepts related to the word TESTS? Make a
semantic web. Explain the relationship.
2. Make an acronym of the word ASSESSMENT by considering the principles
of a high quality classroom assessment

A-
S-
S-
E-
S-
S-
M-
E-
N-
T-
DepEd Order No.8 s 2015

• Policy Guidelines on Classroom

assessment for K12 Curriculum program
Kinds of Assessment

• Formative
• Summative
The Purpose of Testing
The Purpose of Testing
Possible reasons for faulty test questions:

 Questions are copied verbatim from the

book or other resources
 Not consulting the TEACHER’S GUIDE
 Much consideration is given to reduce
printing cost
 No TOS or TOS made after making the test
BARRIERS IN TEST CONSTRUCTION
Table of Specifications (TOS) Format
Writing Test Questions
Remembering
Questions for Understanding
Questions for Applying
Analyzing
Analyzing: sample key words
Questions for Analyzing
Evaluating
Evaluating: sample key words
Questions for Evaluating
Creating
Questions for Creating
Analysis: Reflective Questions

1. What does assessment reveal about you as a TEACHER? What

does it give you as a facilitator of learning?

1. React on this:

“The question you give in the test determines the level of students’
learning from you as a teacher”