Technical Layout

of the Quarterly
Examination
DIVISION TRAINING ON TEST CONSTRUCTION
FOR MASTER TEACHERS/ SCHOOLS’
REPRESENTATIVES

December 17-19, 2019

Otel Pampanga, Citybelt
Objectives for this interaction:
 To apply uniform guidelines in the
crafting and layouting of Quarterly
Examination
DIVISION GUIDELINES ON THE
LAYOUTING OF QEs
1. The total number of items per grade
level are as follow:
• Grades 1-2: 30
• Grade 3-4: 40
• Grades 5-12: 50
-Except for MAPEH which will be
decided by the EPS-I In-Charge
DIVISION GUIDELINES ON THE
LAYOUTING OF QEs
2. Paper size – 8.5 x 13 in.
3. Margins
• Top/Bottom: 0.5 in.
• Left and Right: 0.75 in.
4. Font size/Style
• Grades 1-3: Arial/Century Gothic – 14
• Grades 4-6: Arial – 12
• Grades 7-12: Arial – 11
DIVISION GUIDELINES ON THE
LAYOUTING OF QEs
5. For Grades 1 to 3, set single space after
each item for a breather, for Grades 4-6
at least .6 in. No space is allotted for
Grades 7-12 except for Main Heading
like Instructions and Titles or Types of
Test.
 DIVISION GUIDELINES ON THE
6.LAYOUTING OFuse
For Elementary, QEssingle column for
the choices. For secondary, 1 column for
longer choices (phrases, sentences and
photos or graphics and 2-4 columns for
shorter answers. Choices must be
arranged in any of the following format:
• Alphabetical
• Length (shortest to longest or vice
versa)
• Ascending and descending/ Lesser to
Greater or vice versa for figures
 DIVISION GUIDELINES ON THE
7.LAYOUTING
Capital lettersOF
areQEs
used for the choices
8. Practice consistency and parallelism in
the structuring and layouting of the
choices and stems.
9. When blanks (_________) are used,
these must be of the same length for
uniformity and to avoid giving clues to
the learners.
 DIVISION GUIDELINES ON THE
LAYOUTING
10. OF
The head of the QEsmust contain the
paper
following:
 DIVISION GUIDELINES ON THE
LAYOUTING
10. OF
The head of the QEsmust contain the
paper
following:
End of Session

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