TOPIC 5

TEST BLUEPRINT / TEST

SPECIFICATION
SOLO & BLOOMS
TAXONOMY
A.PAVITTHRA
S.MOHITRAA SHAKTI
KHAIRUNAJWA KASNAN
SOLO TAXONOMY
SOLO -(structure of observed learning
outcomes) is a model of learning that helps
develop a common understanding & language
of learning that helps teacher and students to
understand the process.
Benjamin
Blooms
Taxonomy
Classification
system of
educational
objectives
Based on
level of
students
understanding
Necessary for
achievement
or mastery.
BLOOMS
LANGUAGE
ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

new_bloom.pdf

revised-blooms-chart.pdf
TEST BLUEPRINT/
TEST SPECIFICATION
DEFINITION OF TEST
BLUEPRINTS
TEST BLUEPRINT / TEST
SPECIFICATION
an outline of the test
that lists the learning
goals that students
are to demonstrate.
INITIAL STEPS IN TEST CONSTRUCTION
Create the detailed test specification of test blueprints.
Establish the overall content
Defining construct and content domain to be tested.
IDENTIFYING PURPOSES
Individual
- Placement, diagnosis, selection,
classification, progress.
Instructional / curriculum
- Adaptation, instructional
effectiveness, program effectiveness.
Subsequent steps
Technical reports
Item banking
Reporting results
Standard setting
Scoring
Administration
Test assembly and production
Test design
Item development
Creating the detailed test specification
Once you know the learning
objectives and question
types for your exam, you
should create an exam
blueprint.
An exam blueprint consists
of a chart representing the
number of questions you
want in your exam within
each topic and objective
level.
The blueprints:
1. Identifies the learning
objectives and skills to test.
2. Ensures that you obtain
the desired coverage of
topics for your assessment.
COMPONENTS OF TEST SPECIFICATION
TEST DESCRIPTION
TEST BLUEPRINTS
TEST DESCRIPTION
a written document that provides essential background
information about the planned exam program.
Information is used to focus and guide the remaining steps in
the test development process.
Information needed for the blueprints:
Who will be tested
Purpose of assessment
Overall test length, the test administration time limit, item types
(examples: multiple choice, essay)
Test administration mode (examples: pencil and paper, performance
based, computer based)
Scoring system (human raters or computer assisted)
Plans for the scoring procedures or scoring rubrics.

THE TEST BLUEPRINTS
frequently drawn directly from the results of content
and domain analysis
Content areas
have been determined to be the essential elements of
competency being assessed
Comprise the knowledge, skills,
and abilities.
proportions reflect the relative importance of each
content area to competency
specifies the number or
proportion of items for each
content area.
critical that your test blueprint and test items include
a substantial proportion of items targeted above the
Knowledge-level of cognition.
Example: knowledge, application
indicate the levels of cognitive
processing that the examinees
will be expected to use in
responding to specific items.
Writing learning objectives using
Blooms Taxonomy
Using Blooms Taxonomy as a guide, you can create learning
objectives and exam questions that activate and assess
different, as well as higher, levels of student thinking.

ADVANTAGES OF TEST BLUEPRINTS
Affords an opportunity to reflect upon whether or not your
test is measuring course learning goals.
Ensures that you have written or selected test items that give
appropriate emphasis to thinking skills.
Facilitates reporting outcomes assessment results.
to improve consistency across test forms.