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TOS Construction PDF
TOS Construction PDF
Components of TOS
• Topics discussed
• Number of hours or meetings the topic was discussed
• Total number of hours used in discussing topics
• Total number of test items to be constructed
When to construct TOS?
No. of Teaching
Hours
% of test items
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Two-way TOS Format
Analyzing
Item Specification
Evaluating
Creating
TOTAL
Topics
No. of Teaching
Hours
% of test items
Remembering
Easy
Understanding
Applying
Average
Two-way TOS Format
Analyzing
Evaluating
Difficult
Creating
Steps in Constructing Two-Way TOS
STEP 1: Determine the topics to be included in the test based on the course outline.
Easy Average Difficult
% of test items
Understanding
Remembering
Hours
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
Concepts in
Assessment
TOTAL
STEP 2: Determine the number of hours allotted (or you spent) for each topic.
(based on the Course Outline)
% of test items
Remembering
Understanding
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
Concepts in 6 54 hrs. – 12 hrs. = 42 total session hours per sem
Assessment
3 hrs. for midterm exam
Target Setting 6 Time 3 hrs. for final exam
Allotment 6 hrs. for contingencies
Designing and
Developing
9 42 /2 = 21 hrs. per term
Assessment
Tools
TOTAL 21
STEP 3: Determine the total number of test items.
% of test items
Remembering
Understanding
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
Concepts in 6
Assessment
Target Setting 6
Designing and
Developing
9
Assessment
Tools
TOTAL 21 50
STEP 3: Determine the total number of test items.
No. of Teaching
% of test items
Remembering
Understanding
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
Concepts in 6 14 𝑻𝑶𝑻𝑨𝑳 𝑵𝑼𝑴𝑩𝑬𝑹 𝑶𝑭 𝑰𝑻𝑬𝑴𝑺
= 𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑼𝑳𝑻 𝑿 𝑨𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑫 𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑨 𝑻𝑶𝑷𝑰𝑪
Assessment 𝑻𝑶𝑻𝑨𝑳 𝑵𝑼𝑴𝑩𝑬𝑹 𝑶𝑭 𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑺
Target Setting 6 14 50
= 2.38 2.38 𝑥 6 = 14.28 𝑜𝑟 14
21
Designing and
Developing
9 22
Assessment
Tools
TOTAL 21 50
Step 5: Determine the percentage of test items per topic.
% of test items
Understanding
Remembering
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
Concepts in 6 14 28% 𝑵𝒐. 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔
Assessment 𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟎%
𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑵𝒐. 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔
Target Setting 6 14 28% 𝟏𝟒
𝒙 𝟏𝟎𝟎% = 𝟐𝟖%
Designing and 𝟓𝟎
Developing
9 22 44%
Assessment
Tools
TOTAL 21 50 100%
STEP 6: Determine the total number of items for each level of difficulty..
Step 6: Determine the total number of items for each level of difficulty.
% of test items
Understanding
Remembering
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
Concepts in 6 14 28%
Assessment
% of test items
Understanding
Remembering
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary 𝟏𝟒 𝒙 𝟎. 𝟑𝟎 = 𝟒. 𝟐 𝒐𝒓 𝟒 𝟏𝟒 𝒙 𝟎. 𝟐𝟎 = 𝟐. 𝟖 𝒐𝒓 𝟑
Concepts in 6 14 28% 4 7 3
Assessment
𝟏𝟒 𝒙 𝟎. 𝟓𝟎 = 𝟕
Target Setting 6 14 28%
N𝒐. 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝒙 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒚
Designing and
Developing
9 22 44%
Assessment
Tools
% of test items
Understanding
Remembering
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
Concepts in 6 14 28% 2 2 4 3 3 0
Assessment
Designing and
Developing
9 22 44% 5 2 6 5 4 0
Assessment
Tools
% of test items
Understanding
Remembering
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
Concepts in 6 14 28%
2 2 4 3 3 0
Assessment
Designing and
Developing
9 22 44% 5 2 6 5 4 0
Assessment
Tools
% of test items
Understanding
Remembering
Evaluating
Hours
Analyzing
Applying
Creating
Topics
Preliminary
2 2 4 3 3
Concepts in 6 14 28% 0
(1-2) (11-12) (16-19) (31-33) (41-43)
Assessment
3 1 5 2 3
Target Setting 6 14 28% 0
(3-5) (13) (20-24) (34-35) (44-46)
Designing and
Developing 5 2 6 5 4
9 22 44% 0
Assessment (6-10) (14-15) (25-30) (36-40) (47-50)
Tools
Step 11: Always have your TOS side by side with your examination
draft.
Step 12: Make sure you have followed the number of items, levels of
difficulty, and levels in the bloom’s taxonomy as basis for
your test construction.
SEMA 30083 – Assessment in Learning 1
Midterm Examination, First Semester SY 2021-2022
Table of Specifications
Preliminary
2 2 4 3 3
Concepts in 6 14 28% -
Assessment (1,2) (11-12) (16-19) (31-33) (41-43)
3 1 5 2 3
Target Setting 6 14 28% -
(3-5) (13) (20-24) (34,35) (44-46)
Designing and
Developing 5 2 6 5 4
9 22 44% -
Assessment (6-10) (14-15) (25-30) (36-40) (47-50)
Tools