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For your first question, a Table of Specification (TOS) is very important in

the content for validity of test as it puts the one who gave the test and the
candidate on the same footing. This meas that both are thinking of the same
question, item, specification and other details. This is very important when
giving tests that has tendencies of multiple interpretation. For the second
question, a multiple type of question may be a good way to determine to
know a person`s quality of learning but may not be very applicable to a set
of manipulative skills. The best way to test a person`s manipulative skill is to
do an actual demonstration. The same type of demo is required for other
manipulative test like getting a driver`s license. In your case,if you want to
know a person`s skills on the microscope, have an actual test. Give him or
her a microscope with a subject on it, then give him or her instructions and
let him or her write what are his observation for every instruction.

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Comparison Bloom and TOS Required Competence

(Updated June 24, 2014. Note - Bloom's Taxonomy is not part of the exam -
but it will make use of Bloom's taxonomy in framing questions for the exam.
Always refer to the TOS for the exam's coverage. Please refer to the links
below to know more about the context of this blog post.)

Based on the above table, Comparing Bloom and the TOS Required
Competence, we can categorized the skills demonstrated or questions
cues according to: more frequent occurring, less and least.

The following Frequent Occurring in the 3 subjects:

Apply/use -Application
Identify -Knowledge
Recognize -Knowledge

The following Less Occurring in 2 subjects:

Differentiate -Analysis
Describe -Comprehension

The following Least Occurring in 1 subject:

Assess -Evaluation
Evaluate -Evaluation
Distinguish -Comprehension
Discuss -Comprehension
Explain -Comprehension
Use - Application
As to subjects Abnormal Psychology uses 6 various skills or questions cues,
while Industrial Psychology uses 5,Psychological Assessment uses 5,
and Theories of Personality uses 3.

It can be observed that question cues like identify and recognize considered
belonging to the basic and least complex of the cognitive system categories
are still the more dominant in at least 3 subjects. Although question cue
on application or knowledge utilization is appearing in the 3 subjects as well.

Examinees should therefore pay attention on these skills demonstrated or

questions cues. The TOS should be referred back in order to familiarize with
the possible framing of board exam questions and make use of the TOS as
review guide.

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Longer version of the matrix - Table of Compariso