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At the end of the lesson, the students should: Topic: Steps in Developing Assessment Tools
Identify the different steps in developing test Concept: It includes the different steps needed in
items. developing good assessment tools. Following the
Discuss the steps in developing table of different steps is very important so that the test
specification items developed will measure the different learning
Construct a table of specification using the outcomes appropriately. In this case, the teacher
different formats can measure what is supposed to measure.
References:
Three volunteer from the class. The steps in developing assessment tools are as
Each volunteer will have to put pieces of stones follows:
in the assigned bottle with each corresponding 1. Examine the instructional objectives of the topics
time allotment. previously discussed.
The objective of the activity is to determine the
number of stones to be placed inside the It is needed so that the teacher can match his
bottles with a given time allotment. instructional objectives with the test items to be
constructed.
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TOS provides the test constructor a way to
ensure that the assessment is based from the
intended learning outcomes.
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Checklist for Constructing Test Items
6. Write directions.
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3d. Application
Additional information:
1. Subject is Basic Accounting
2. Topics for preliminary period is as follows:
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9. It is a chart or table that details the content and
level of cognitive level assessed on a test as well
as the types and emphases of test items.
10. The formula to determine the number of items to
be constructed for each subtopic covered in the
test.
11. Compute the number of items in each topic.
Number of items for the topic: Synthetic
division
Number of class session discussing the topic
is three (3) hours
Desired number of item is ten (10)
Total number of class sessions for the unit is
ten (10)
12. Compute the number of items in each topic.
Number of items for the topic: Addition
Number of class session discussing the topic
is five (5) hours
Desired number of item is twenty (20)
Total number of class sessions for the unit is
fifteen (15)
Answer key:
1. Examine the instructional objectives
2. Make a table of specification
3. Construct the test items
4. Assemble the test items
5. Check the assembled test items
6. Write directions
7. Make the answer key
8. Analyze and improve the test items
9. Table of specification
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11. 3
12. 6.66 or 7
13. Format 1
14. Format 2 or one-way TOS
15. Format 3 or two-way TOS
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