Table of Specification

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of the Table of Specification
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
 Define Table of Specification (TOS)
 Discuss the importance of TOS in
test construction.
 Construct a table of specification.
WHAT IS A TABLE OF
SPECIFICATION?
 A plan prepared by a teacher a
basis for test construction.
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION?
 Ensure that a fair and
representative questions
appear on the test.
THINGS WE NEED
TO KNOW BEFORE
CONSTRUCTING
TABLE OF
SPECIFICATION
(TOS)
 The TOS requires a thorough
knowledge of Bloom’s Revised
Taxonomy.
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
 Is a classification of thinking
organized by levels of
complexity.
 Generating new ideas (designing, constructing,
planning, producing, inventing) CREATING
EVALUATINGJustifying a decision or course of action
(Checking, experimenting, judging)

Breaking information into parts to explore

understanding and relationships (comparing, ANALYZING
organizing, finding)
Using information in another familiar situation
APPLYING (implementing, carrying out, using, executing)

Explaining Ideas or concepts

(interpreting, summarizing, UNDERSTANDIN
paraphrasing, classifying, explaining)
G
REMEMBERIN listing, describing, retrieving, naming
Recalling information (recognizing,

G and finding)
HOW TO CONSTRUCT A
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION?
 Secure a copy of K-12
Curriculum Guide.
 Copy the learning competencies
or content area allotted by each
grading period.
 FIRST QUARTER - CREATIVE WRITING
Item Specification

(Type of Test and Placement)

Content Area Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
No. of Days Percentage % No. Items Easy (25 pts.) Average (15 pts.) Difficult (10 pts.)
Item # Item # Item # Item # Item # Item #

Nature and Importance of Creative

4 10 5 1-5          
Writing

Types and Techniques in Poetry 6 15 8 6-10 11-13       

Distinguishing Fiction and Non-Fiction 5 13 7   14-18 19-20      

Fictional Prose 4 10 5 21-25        

The significance of figurative language

8 20 10   26-30  31-35    
in Creative Writing

Structures of poem 7 17 8 36-40        41-43  

Types of Journal 6 15 7        44-50  

Total 40 100.00 50 25 15 10
Legend: A. Multiple Choice B. Categorizing C. Analyzing
 Allocate the number of days
needed in each learning
objectives and the percentage
using the formula:

no. of days in each content areas X 100

total number of hours
 FIRST QUARTER - CREATIVE WRITING
Item Specification

(Type of Test and Placement)

Content Area Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
No. of Days Percentage % No. Items Easy (25 pts.) Average (15 pts.) Difficult (10 pts.)
Item # Item # Item # Item # Item # Item #

Nature and Importance of Creative

4 10 5 1-5          
Writing

Types and Techniques in Poetry 6 15 8 6-10 11-13       

Distinguishing Fiction and Non-Fiction 5 13 7   14-18 19-20      

Fictional Prose 4 10 5 21-25        

The significance of figurative language

8 20 10   26-30  31-35    
in Creative Writing

Structures of poem 7 17 8 36-40        41-43  

Types of Journal 6 15 7        44-50  

Total 40 100.00 50 25 15 10
Legend: A. Multiple Choice B. Categorizing C. Analyzing
 Determine the number of item
using the formula:
No. of Items = Total number of Items x %

 Allocate the number of test items

for each topic in each
classification of objectives.
(60,30,20)%
 FIRST QUARTER - CREATIVE WRITING
Item Specification

(Type of Test and Placement)

Content Area Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
No. of Days Percentage % No. Items Easy (25 pts.) Average (15 pts.) Difficult (10 pts.)
Item # Item # Item # Item # Item # Item #

Nature and Importance of Creative

4 10 5 1-5          
Writing

Types and Techniques in Poetry 6 15 8 6-10 11-13       

Distinguishing Fiction and Non-Fiction 5 13 7   14-18 19-20      

Fictional Prose 4 10 5 21-25        

The significance of figurative language

8 20 10   26-30  31-35    
in Creative Writing

Structures of poem 7 17 8 36-40        41-43  

Types of Journal 6 15 7        44-50  

Total 40 100.00 50 25 15 10
Legend: A. Multiple Choice B. Categorizing C. Analyzing
 Put the total below each row.
 Placement of test items will be
determined when the test papers
was finished.
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