Chapter 3 Development of Assessment Tools: Knowledge and Reasoning

3.1 Types of Objective Tests 1. Alternative Response Test 2. Multiple Choice Test 3. Matching Type 4. Enumeration 5. Essay Assess first four to five levels of hierarchy of educational objectives Testing HOTS

LEVEL KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION APPLICATION ANALYSIS

OBJECTIVE Identify Subject-verb agreement Forming appropriate verb forms Determine subject and predicate Formulating Rules on agreement Writing of sentences observing rules on subject-verb agreement

ITEM NUMBER 1,3,5,7,9 2,4,6,8,10 11,13,15,17, 19 12,14,16,18, 20 Part 2

NO. 5 5 5 5 10pts

% 16.67% 16.67% 16.67% 16.67% 33.32%

SYNTHESIS 3.2 Planning a Test and Constructing Table of Specification - Identify test objectives to be comprehensive means to cover various levels of Blooms taxonomy Topic: Subject Verb Agreement TOTAL Objectives: Knowledge: Identify the subject and predicate Multiple Prototype TOS from the book Comprehension Determine the appropriate form of a verb to be choice used given the subject of sentence Application: Write sentences observing rules on subject-verb - Modified Essay PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY STANDARDIZED TOS FORMAT agreement Analysis: Break down a given sentence into its subject and - Enumeration Behavioral Objectives predicate Instructional Content Synthesis: Formulate rules to be followed regarding subject- - Modified Essay Objectives Area K C Ap A S E verb agreement - Deciding on type of objective test Objectives dictate the kind of objective test 1. 1. - Preparing a Table of Specification a test map that guides the teacher in 2. constructing a test 2. -Constructing the test items Rule: Create more test items (double the number) 3. - Try-Out and Validation Purpose is to determine: 3. a. Item characteristics through item analysis TOTAL b. Test characteristics: Validity, Reliability, and Practicality -

30

100%

No. of Items

% of Emphasis

Teaching Time

20 20 20 60

33.33% 33.33% 33.33% 100%

3hrs 3hrs 3hrs 9hrs

Each objective/hierarchy is well represented Balance between items that test the lower level thinking skills and those higher level thinking skills W/o TOS the tendency is to focus on too much facts or concepts and in the knowledge level.