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STEP 2
Module 3 Lesson 1: The Table of Specifications
Note –taker
Name: Michael John P. Lambonao Section: ED12 - EDB
Directions: Go through the discussions in the slides carefully to answer the queries. Write the answers in
your own words. Send this to me via email when you are done.

Guide Questions Answers

What is the Table of Specifications or TOS? The Table of Specifications, or TOS, is an important
document that must be obtained before a teacher
may begin creating test assessments.

Where do you get the topics to be included in the The TOS can be found in the curriculum guides and
TOS? course syllabi.

How do you obtain the total number of minutes for The total number of minutes allotted for each topic
all the topics? is determined by the subject and year level listed in
the curriculum guide.

How do you obtain the total number of test items? The overall number of exam items will be
determined by the grade level you are instructing.

How do you calculate the total test items per topic? Total number of items divided by total

number of minutes = result x allotted

minutes of a topic

What are the levels of difficulty In the TOS? Give The TOS is divided into three degrees of difficulty:
each percentage.
Easy (30%),

Average (50%), and

Difficult (20%)

What are the thinking levels in the TOS? Knowledge, understanding, application, analysis,
synthesis, and assessment are the TOS thinking
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levels.

What thinking levels belong to EASY? Easy is in charge of knowledge and comprehension,
which accounts for 30% of the exam items.

What thinking levels belong to AVERAGE? Average is in charge of application and analysis, which
accounts for 50% of the test items.

What thinking levels belong to DIFFICULT? Difficulty is responsible for 20% of the test items,
including synthesis and evaluation.

TRUE or FALSE FALSE

Teachers can have all items easy or difficult.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

Balance of difficulty levels as well as thinking time is

observed in a valid test.

What is the basis for the 30% - 50% - 20% The normal curve, often known as the "Ideal
balancing of items? Distribution," is used to create the items.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

If EASY has 30% of the test items, this means

Knowledge and Comprehension will have each 30%
of test items.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

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If AVERAGE has 50% of the test items, this means

Application and Analysis will have each 50% of test
items.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

If DIFFICULT has 20% of the test items, this means

Synthesis and Evaluation will have each 20% of test
items.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

Values with decimals must be rounded off

immediately.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

The checking of the horizontal and vertical sums is

likened to that of a Sudoku.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

If the items are arranged vertically, this means the

teacher wants to cover all topics but only one
difficulty level.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

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If the items are arranged horizontally, this means

the teacher wants to cover one topic but with many
difficulty levels.

TRUE or FALSE TRUE

The TOS must be submitted after the test draft is

given.

Write 10 facts you have learned about this topic, as well as 5 questions you want answered.

Facts I learned Questions I have

1. It is an important document that a teacher 1. Why is it necessary to have a TOS in place

must create before moving on to the
creation of summative assessments.
2. The TOS, as well as our exam papers,
serve as a template for the teachings or
sessions.
3. A covered subject, representative numbers
of skills, cognitive levels, levels of difficulty,
intelligences, hours/minute of instruction,
exam type, and number of items must all be
carefully considered while creating the
design.
before doing assessments?
2. How will the assessment be handled if the
instructor does not have a TOS?
3. What happens if the supervisor does not
approve the TOS?
4. To what is the TOS being compared?
5. Can TOS and TOS-based exam papers be
created every grading period?

4. Before conducting the test, a well-written

TOS must be presented to a supervisor and
authorized.

5. The TOS might be found in the curriculum

guides or course syllabi.

6. A legitimate exam paper is one that is

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based on a TOS that has been authorized.

7. 30% of the exam items will be for the easy

level, 50%for the average level, and 20%
for the difficult level, among the three
degrees of difficulty in TOS.

8. Knowledge, understanding, application,

analysis, synthesis, and assessment are
the thinking stages in the TOS.

9. The formula for calculating the number of

items in each topic is as follows: Result X
Allotted Minutes of a Topic = Total number
of items divided by total number of minutes

10. There will be three levels of difficulty in TOS

creation: easy, average, and difficult.