Table of

Specification
A Table of Specification is a plan to help teachers
decide the subject matter in which to test.
Instructional objectives specify the actual learning
behavior, and test items are then designed to elicit
those behavior (Chase, 1999). It is a two-way chart
which describes the topics to be covered by a test
and the number or points which will be associated
with each topic.

To ensure that classroom tests measure a

representative sample of instructionally relevant tasks,
it is important to develop specifications that can
guide the selection of test items and assessment
tasks.