Enclosure No. 4: Session Guide v.

1, June, 2021

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF PANGASINAN II
Binalonan, Pangasinan

SESSION GUIDE

Session Number and Title 1. Revisiting Table of Specification and How to create/construct a Table of Specification
Duration 2 hours
Target Participants Proficient and Highly Proficient Teachers
Link to the Previous session/Topic
Link to the Next Session/Topic
Table of specification, sometimes referred to as test blue print, is a table that helps teachers align objectives,
How does this contribute to the program instruction and assessment. Gregory (2006) sees table of specification as an activity which enumerates the information and cognitive tasks on
outcomes which examinees are to be assessed. It is clearly defined as possible scope which laid emphasis of the test and relates other objectives to the
content in order to ensure a balanced test item.
Teacher should endeavor to construct a well test blue print that will help improve the validity of teacher evaluation based on given
assessment.
Teacher must ensure that the test is measure an adequate sampling of class content at the cognitive level that was taught.
Learning Objectives At the end of the session, the participants will be able to;
 Define Table of specification
 Enable every teacher to prepare and construct a TOS using Division New Format.
Key Understandings Session Guide provides a useful format for thinking about the activities and resources you’ll use to guide a group toward a learning objective.
1. Provide a clear guideline for your session
2. It helps you organize your session
3. It gives you foresight
4. It helps keep you in the right direction
5. It helps you manage your time.
References Div. Memo No. 313, s. 2018

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Do:
1. Greet the participants and make the feel
comfortable
2. Present the objectives of the session
At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:
 Define Table of Specification PowerPoint
INTRODUCTION  Discuss the importance of TOS in test construction Presentation 2 5 minutes
 Enable every teacher to prepare and construct a
TOS using the Division New Format
1. Define what is Table of Specification.
Say:
This session is focused on the preparation of Table of
specification for the construction of test items.
ACTIVITY Instruction:
Present and discuss the topic using PowerPoint
presentation PowerPoint
* Common observations of students on tet question Presentation 5 15 minutes
* Present the general steps in test construction

After the presentation asked the following:

 Who among you, participants have copied
questions verbatim from the book or other
resources?
ANALYSIS Note to the facilitator: PowerPoint 6-13 25 minutes
Try to gather from the participants their knowledge about Presentation
the construction of TOS
1. What is the importance of Table of Specification?
2. Why do we need TOS?

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Note to the Facilitator:
The following questions may help you to expound
more the knowledge of the participants about the
preparation of TOS.

1. Are they familiar with the different parts of TOS? PowerPoint

ABSTRUCTION 2. Have they tried to prepare TOS in their own area Presentation 14-20 45 minutes
of specialization?
Present the slides on the PowerPoint Presentation to
provide more inputs on about the topic.
Discussion on the different levels of cognitive domain
a. Remembering
b. Understanding
c. Applying
d. Analyzing
e. Evaluating
f. Creating

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APPLICATION Do: PowerPoint 22-31 25 minutes
1. How to create/construct a Table of specification? Presentation
2. Make a table of specification in one of your subject Sample TOS
area.
Say:
As a teacher in this new normal, how can you contribute
to the betterment of teaching as well as your professional
growth in this midst of pandemic?
Do:
Tell the participants to share their response with their
seatmates. After 2 minutes ask one participant to share in
the class his/her response.
CLOSURE Summarize the key points of the session and thank the
participants for their active participation.

PREPARED BY: NOTED CHECKED/EVALUATED

ALEFA MAY NILA N. TE LANI S. MINGRAJAL JIMMY A. LAROYA PhD JANICE M. RIVERA PhD
Teacher II Principal III Public Schools District Supervisor Senior Education Program Specialist
Human Resource Development