Technical Specification and

Social Content Guidelines

Consideration in
Constructing Summative
Assessment
(LAC SESSION 5)
March 24, 2023
LIEZEL O. RIOFLORIDO
Teacher I
 OBJECTIVES:
1.To create Table of Specification according to revised Bloom’s
Taxonomy
2. To construct items for summative assessment aligned in MELCs

3. To generate test items according to social content guidelines.

4. To apply technical specification in constructing test items.

 ASSESSMENT &
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
 What is
ASSESSMENT?
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 WHAT IS
ASSESSMENT?
 CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT
is an ongoing process of identifying,
gathering, organizing, and interpreting
quantitative and qualitative information about
what learners know and can do.
 How does
ASSESSMENT fit
into instruction?
 Teachers need to use a variety of
different strategies to assess student
readiness for a particular unit of study and
to plan their instruction around the needs
the students demonstrate.
What are the types of
ASSESSMENT?
 PRE- FORMATIVE SUMMATIVE
ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT
Assessment that is Assessment that Assessment that
WHAT IT used to collect gathers information shows what students
IS information
students.
about about
learning.
student
have learned.

Before a lesson During a At the end of

WHEN
or new unit of lesson or unit a lesson or
IT USED study. of study. unit of study.
To determine the To track students'
To provide evidence
WHY IT readiness level of progress and to
of what students
students and inform make changes to
IS USED instruction instruction.
learned.
 What is
SUMMATIVE TEST?
 SUMMATIVE TESTS
• are traditionally more structured and
standardized than formative assessment.

• are generally occur at the end of a given

learning period.
 Examples of summative assessments may include:

Written Assessment:
• Students will be tasked with writing an original piece, such as a
narrative or analytical essay.

Performance Assessment:
• With this type, students will be required to do an activity or
task that will showcase their abilities.
 Examples of summative assessments may include:

Standardized Assessment:
• Students will take an exam created for a given curriculum and will be
measured against existing rubric, shared with the students throughout
the course.

Oral Assessment:
• Students will craft and deliver an oral piece, such as a speech or
presentation.
 What are
ASSESSMENT
TOOLS?
 ASSESSMENT TOOLS
• It aids in assessing and evaluating
student learning and can provide
different options to assess students
beyond the traditional exam.
Which ASSESSMENT
TOOL were most
commonly used by
teacher?
The most widely used traditional assessment tools are:

• Multiple Choice Tests

• True/False Tests
• Identification
• Enumeration
• Essays
14 Rules in Writing
Multiple Choice
Questions
1. Use Plausible Distractors
2. Use a Question Format
Incomplete Statement Format: (less effective)
The capital of California is in ____________.

Direct Question Format: (more effective)

In which of the following cities is the capital of
California?
 3. Emphasize Higher-Level Thinking
Memory Only Example
Which description best characterizes whole foods?
a. orange juice b. bread c. rice d. mango
Memory-Plus Application Example
Sally’s breakfast this morning included one glass of orange juice (from
concentrate), one slice of bread, a small bowl of rice and a mango. What
“whole food” did Sally eat for breakfast?
a. orange juice b. bread c. rice d. mango
4. Keep Option Lengths Similar
5. Balance the Placement of the Correct
Answer
6. Be Grammatically Correct
7. Avoid Clues to the Correct Answer
8. Avoid Negative Questions
9. Use Only One Correct Option
10. Give Clear Instructions
11. Use Only a Single, Clearly-Defined
Problem and Include the Main Idea in the
Question
12. Avoid the “All the Above” Option

13. Avoid the “None of the Above” Option

14. Don’t Use Multiple Choice Questions

When Other Item Types Are More
Appropriate
 What are the
characteristics of
ASSESSMENT
TOOLS?
VALID
RELIABLE
EQUITABLE
STANDARDIZED
 REVISED
BLOOM'S
TAXONOMY
SAMPLE TOS &
TEST
SOCIAL CONTENT
GUIDELINES
• Social content guidelines refer to ethical
and cultural values that must be
respected in creating assessment items.

• Social content guidelines should be

considered in the creation of test items
as it ensures that the assessment is
relevant, ethical and free from bias
• Social content guidelines also refer to
principles and consideration in creating
test items sensitive to cultural
differences and values, as well as social
experiences and realities of the
learners.
 Why is it important to consider social
content guidelines in creating test items?
Considering social content guidelines is
important because it promotes equity and
inclusivity in assessment by recognizing
and respecting the diversity of learners.
What are the social content
guidelines to consider in
creating test items?
 The social content guidelines to
consider in creating test items are:
• Avoid stereotype and bias

• Use inclusive language and examples

• Incorporate local and cultural

perspectives
• Avoid controversial issues and subjects
with sensitive histories.
• Avoid using race, gender, sexual
orientation, or socio-economic status in a
way that may be discriminatory or
biased
 TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION