TEST SPECIFICATIONS
Subject/ Level:…………………………. Term: ……………. Schoolyear: ……………
Prepared by:…………………………… Date: …………………...
*** COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to:
- Knowledge:
+ Learning outcome 1:
+ Learning outcome 2:
+…
- Skills:
+ Learning outcome 3:
+ Learning outcome 4:
- Attitudes:
+ Learning outcome 5:
Contents/ No of Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Creating Evaluating
Subskill(s)/ items Item Test Item Test Item Test Item Test Item Test Item Test
Topic(s) No. type No. type No. type No. type No. type No. type
No. Test type:
Weight
Summary of / Mark
CLO
item
Part 1 MC: multiple choice
Part 2 TF: True False
Part 3 MT: Matching Type
Part 4 SA: short answer
Part 5 PS: Problem solving
Total E: Essay
score (Others, please specify:………………………………………)
1
*** Notes:
Bloom’s Student Activity Words to Use in Item Stem
Cognitive Level
Knowledge Remembering facts, terms, Define, list, state, identify,
concepts, definitions, principles label, name, who?, when?,
(Remembering)
where?, what?
Comprehension Explaining/interpreting the Explain, predict, interpret,
meaning of material infer, summarize, convert,
(Understanding)
translate, account for, give
example, paraphrase
Application Using a concept or principle to Apply, solve, show, make use
solve a problem of, modify, demonstrate,
(Applying)
compute
Analysis Breaking material down into its Differentiate,
component parts to see compare/contrast, distinguish
(Analyzing)
interrelationships/ hierarchy of ____from ____, how does
ideas ____relate to ___, why does
____work
Evaluation Making a judgment based on a Appraise, evaluate, justify,
pre-established set of criteria judge, which would be
(Evaluating)
better?
Creation Producing something new or Design, construct, develop,
original from component parts formulate, imagine, create,
(Creating)
change, write a poem or short
story
