Development of Classroom Assessment Tools

DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT TOOLS

JOEY MARIE S. REVELO

Secondary School Teacher I

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

A Table of Specifications is a plan to help teachers decide the subject matter in which to test. Instructional objectives specify the actual learning behavior, and test items that are designed to elicit those behaviors (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.

Steps in constructing the table of specifications:

1. Define the content categories.

2. Define the skills.

3. Determine relative weights.

4. Complete the entries.

Checklist for specification table

* Are the specifications in harmony with the purpose?

* Do specifications reflect the nature and limits of the domain?

* Do specifications indicate the types of learning outcomes to be measured?

* Do the specifications indicate the sample learning outcomes to be measured?

* Is the number and types of items/tasks appropriate?

* Is the distribution of items/tasks adequate?

* Is the number of items adequate to represent the domain?

Types of Classroom Tests

A. Objective Test

* Short-Answer Items/Free Response Items/Completion Items

* Alternate-Response Tests

* Matching Exercises

* Multiple Choice

B. Essay Items

* Restricted Response

* Non-Restricted/Extended Response

Short-Answer Items/Free Response Items/Completion Items

It is one in which each item appears as a direct question or an incomplete statement. Responses to both must be supplied by the pupil/student instead of choosing or selecting from among the options supplied by the teacher.

Advantages

1. Short-answer items are easy to construct.

2. Short-answer items require the students to supply the answer.

3. Many short-answer items can be included in a test.

Limitations

1. Short-answer items are generally limited to...