Developing Test Specifications(Test Blueprint)Assessment of Learning

Test Specifications

1. What is the objective of the assessment?

2. For whom is the assessment intended?

3. Under what conditions will one administer the assessment?

4. What are the parameters within which the test developer and administrator must operate?

The Assessment Objectives

• Type of information one might need• Intended setting

The Audience

Characteristics of WHO will be assessed

Cognitive skills and abilities Attentiveness Level of maturity Experience of formal assessment

Environmental Limitations for the Assessment

How much time will the students have to complete the test?

Must they work independently. Are hand calculations, dictionaries and laptop

computers allowed? On selected response items, are students encourage

to guess? Is there an adjustment in score for guessing? Is a sheet with a list of formulae allowed in the Math

test?

Preparing for the Test Blueprint

1. Preparing a list of instructional objectives

2. Outlining the course content

3. Preparing the two-way chart

4. Checklist for Reviewing Test Specifications

It includes

# of teaching hours ÷ total # of teaching hours X total # items

# of teaching hrs.

Total # of teaching hrs.

X Total # of items ═ ?

Formulae: