Different Formats

of
Table of
Specification

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A. Format 1 of a Table of Specification:
The first format of a table of specification is composed of the
specific objectives, the cognitive level, types of test used, the
item number and the total points needed in each item. Below
is the template of the said format.
Specific Objectives
Solve worded
problems in
consecutive integers.

Cognitive Level

Type of Test

Item No.

Total Points

Application

Multiple - Choice

1 and 2

4 points

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Specific Objectives refer to the intended learning outcomes
stated as specific instructional objective covering a particular
test topic.
Cognitive Level pertains to the intellectual skill or ability to
correctly answer a test item using Blooms Taxonomy of
educational objectives. We sometimes refer to this as the
cognitive demand of a test item. Thus, entries in this column
could be knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,
synthesis and evaluation.

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Type of Test Item identifies the type or kind of test a test item
belongs to. Examples of entries in this column could be
multiple-choice, true or false, or even essay.
Item Number simply identifies the question number as it
appears in the test.
Total Points summarize the score given to a particular test.

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Example on how to compute the number of items in each topic:
No. of item for the topic: Synthetic Division
No. of class session discussing the topic: 3
Desired number of items: 10
Total no. of class sessions for the unit: 10
No. of items = no. of class sessions x desired total no. of items
total no. of class sessions
No. of items = 3 x 10
No. of items = 30
10
10
Number of items for the topic Synthetic Division = 3

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B. Format 2 of Table of Specification (one way)
No. of class
sessions

No. of
items

12

Addition of Fraction

34

Subtraction of Fraction

56

Multiplication & Division

of Fraction

7 12

Application/Problem
Solving

13 - 20

Total

10

20

Contents

Basic Concepts Fraction

Cognitive Level
K-C

HOTS

Test Item
Distribution

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C. Format 3 of Table of Specification (two way)
Contents

Class
Session

Krathwohls Cognitive Level

REMEMBERING

UNDERS
TANDING

APPLYING

ANALYZING

EVALUATING

CREATING

Total
Items

Item
Distribution

Concepts

1-2

Z score

2
2
3
3

4
4
6
6

3-6
7 - 10
11 - 16
17 - 22

4
15

8
30

23 - 30

E score
Stanine
Percentile rank
Application
Total

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Note
:The number of item for each level will depend on the
skills the teacher wants to develop in his students. In
the case of tertiary level, the teacher must develop
more higher order thinking skills (HOTS) questions.