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SPECIFIC GUIDELINES IN TEST CONSTRUCTION

Compiled by Mr. Jeremiah A. Morales, LPT

BARRIERS IN TEST CONSTRUCTION
1. Ms. Alanganin - confusing statements
2. Mr. Highfalutin - difficult vocabulary
3. Ms. Madaldal - excessive wordiness
4. Ms. Magulo - complex sentence structure
5. Ms. Malabo - unclear instructions
6. Ms. Foringer - linguisticall bound words

1. DISCRIMINATION
✓ A test should allow candidates at different levels to perform according to
their abilities.

2. LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
✓ The presentation of task should be arranged from easy to difficult.

3. APPROPRIATE SAMPLE
✓ The test should present a representative sample of the objectives, activities
and task taught or used in the classroom.

4. CLARITY OF TASKS
✓ Instructions should be simple and unambigous.

5. QUESTIONS AND TEXTS
✓ The selection of questions and texts will depend on the purpose and formats
chosen by the designer of the text.

6. TIMING
✓ Testers should give studenst a reasonable time to complete the test, since
too little time will show unreliable results.

7. LAYOUT
✓ Presentation, printing, spacing, font, size, style formats
(a,b,c...I,II,III,,IV...1,2,3...).
✓ Layout should be consistent.

8. BIAS
Teachers should avoid items or topics inclined to give an unfair advantage to a
particular group of students.

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