CONSRUCTING

THE TABLE OF
SPECIFICATION
 STEP 1
DETERMINE THE TOPICS TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE TEST
 STEP 2
DETERMINE THE NO. OF
HOURS/MINUTES ALLOTTED OR
SPENT FOR EACH TOPIC
 STEP 3
DETERMINE THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF TEST ITEMS
 STEP 4
DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF
ITEMS PER TOPIC OR CONTENT
AREA
 FORMULA:
TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS/TOTAL NUMBER OF
MINUTES= RESULT X ALLOTTED MINUTES OF A
TOPIC
 TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS : 60
TOTAL NUMBER OF MINUTES: 1260
ALLOTTED MINS OF A TOPIC : 180
60/1260=0.048
= 0.048 X 180
= 8.64
 STEP 5
DETERMINE THE LEVELS OF
DIFFICULTY AND THEIR
PERCENTAGES IN THE EVALUATION
EASY-30 % ( KNOWLEDGE
/COMPREHENSION
AVERAGE-50 % ( APPLICATION/ANALYSIS)
DIFFICULT-20 % ( SYNTHESIS / EVALUATION )
 FORMULA:
MULTIPLY THE ALLOTTED NUMBER OF
ITEMS PER TOPIC WITH THE LEVEL OF
DIFFICULTY
 STEP 6
WRITE THE ITEM PLACEMENT FOR
EACH NUMBER OF ITEMS
 STEP 7
COMPLETE THE TABLE OF
SPECIFICATIONS, MAKING SURE
EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE
 STEP 8
ALWAYS HAVE YOUR TOS SIDE BY
SIDE YOUR EXAMINATION DRAFT
 STEP 9
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THE
NUMBER OF ITEMS,LEVELS OF
DIFFICULTY,AND LEVELS IN THE BLOOMS
TAXONOMY AS BASIS FOR YOUR TEST
CONSTRUCTION
SAMPLE