TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Domingo L. Mendoza, Jr., Ed.D

Chief Education Supervisor - CID
 * TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
 test blueprint
 a written plan needed for the construction of an achievement test
 presents the a) learning outcomes to be tested, b)number of
recitation days, c) number of items for each learning outcomes to
be tested, d) percentage of items, e) item placement.

 LEARNING OUTCOMES to be tested are expressed as instructional

objectives.
 INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES are written in behavioral terms. It
contain both behavior and content or topic/subject matter.
 The number of recitation days – the number of teacher developed a
particular objective. It can be determined by looking at the lesson
plan in a particular grading period. Count the number of days
particular objective is covered.
 The number of items for each objective is determined by
the formula.
 Percentage of items
- tells the proportion of the entire test is given to each
type of competency/learning outcome/objective.

Item placement
 specifies the location of a particular number of items in
the entire test.
 use for easy reference to determine which of the
skill/competency is mastered or not mastered by the
students.
TWO WAY GRID TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Purpose: to assure that a particular test will measure

a representative sample of learning outcome and the
content to be covered.

 it indicates the objectives to be measured and their

classification according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives (Cognitive domain)
A Two-Way Table of Specification s in a Reading Test for Grade 6
Objectives Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Syn Evaluating Total Items Item
Placement

1. Identify synonyms and antonyms of 3 3 1-3

common words

2. Note explicit details in a paragraph 5 5 4-8

3. Get the main idea of a given paragraph 5 5 9-13

4. Classify ideas 5 5 33-37

5. Analyze data from table 5 5 25-29

6. Arrange events in a story 5 5 14-18

7. Infer details in passages that not explicitly 3 3 30-32

stated.

8. Make a 3-point outline 5 5 19-24

9. Draw conclusions from given data 6 6 38-42

10. Distinguish between fact and opinion 8 8 43-50

TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS 8 5 10 8 11 8 50

PERCENTAGE OF ITEMS 16 10 20 16 22 15 100

 Total no. of recitation days = 50
% of items = no. of items under a particular
category divided by the total no, of recitation
days multiplied by 100

 Percentage of items = no. of items under each

category divided by total number of recitation
days multiplied by 100