4. VALIDATION TOOL FOR STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT
(To be accomplished by the Head of the Validating Team)
Test Developer: Subject:
School Name: Grade Level:
Division: No. of Validation
Rounds:
Email Add.
5. Test
Materials Parameters Yes No
Table of
Specifications
1 Was the TOS constructed and
submitted prior to the writing of the
test questions?
2 Does the TOS follow the prescribed
template/format (correct header,
title, font, matrix, and signatories)?
3 Are the learning competencies with
LC Codes to be measured in the
test, written in the TOS?
4 Are the learning competencies, the
intended LCs as shown in the
MELCs manual?
5 Are the expected number of
sessions been followed?
6 Are the number of items for each
grade level been followed?
7 Are the item placements in
series/sequence, and in progressive
form (increasing difficulty)?
8 Are there no Creating questions for
multiple choice type of test?
9 Is the TOS signed by the test
developer and head of the
validating team?
6. S6MT-Ia-c-1
Directions: Give the legend of the learning competency code
1.
2. 3. 4.
6.
5.
Check point…
4 Are the learning competencies, the
intended LCs as shown in the MELCs
manual?
YES NO
8. Learning
Competencies
LC
codes
No. of
sessions
based
on LC
codes
%
No. of
Items
Cognitive Process Dimensions
TOTAL
Lower Order Thinking
Skills
Moderate Order
Thinking Skills
Higher Order
Thinking Skills
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
1.Learning
Competency S5MT-
Ia-b-1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7 8 9,10 10
2. Learning
Competency 11, 12 13 14, 15 16, 17
18, 19,
20
7
TOTAL 10 100% 30 4 4 3 4 3 3 30
Check point… 7 Are the item placements in
series/sequence, and in progressive
form (increasing difficulty)?
YES NO
9. Learning
Competencies
LC code
No. of
sessions
based
on LC
codes
%
No. of
Items
Cognitive Process Dimensions
TOTA
L
Lower Order Thinking Skills Moderate Order
Thinking Skills
Higher Order
Thinking Skills
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
1.Learning
Competency
S5MT-
Ia-b-1 1, 2 6, 11 7, 3 8 9, 10 10
2. Learning
Competency
4, 5 12 16, 14 15, 13
20,18,
19, 17
7
TOTAL 10 100
%
30 4 3 4 3 3 3 30
Check point… 7 Are the item placements in
series/sequence, and in progressive
form (increasing difficulty)?
YES NO
10. Test Materials Parameters Yes No
Table of
Specifications
10
Are there questions categorized according to the 21st-century skills
(Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Information Literacy)?
Problem Solving indicators: Identify association; Identify cause and
effect; Predict outcome; Identifies a strategy/method; Selects appropriate
methods to solve the problem; Identifies alternative methods to solve the
problem; Generates hypothesis about the problem; Modifies hypothesis to
other problems; and Generalizes hypothesis to other problems.
Critical Thinking indicators: Identifying that there is different information;
Differentiating between relevant and irrelevant information; Drawing only on
relevant information; Identifies the source of information; Evaluates the
credibility of the source; Develops the criteria for evaluation of the source;
States evidence; Links evidence to the argument; and Draws a conclusion
based on various evidence.
Informational Literacy indicators: Classify information; Organize structure
of the classification; Sequence the information; Acknowledge different types
of information; Present required information when explicitly asked; Interpret
questions or forms to provide appropriate information; Present information
in another medium; Organize information in another medium; and Re-
organize or sequence the information.
11. Test Materials Parameters Yes No
Test
Questionnaires
10 Are the directions clear?
11 Does each test item measure an important learning-outcome included in the table of
specifications?
12 Are the test items according to the rules of construction for the type(s) chosen?
All options are vertically arranged in alphabetical order (for one-word option, or for
persons’ names), according to length (shortest to longest for phrases), and
increasing number (for number options)
Questions are standalone and are homologous in sentence type throughout the TQ
Font styles and formats for main text, caption, references, citations, figure and table
titles are followed
TQ title and footer (identity markings) are followed
There are no widows and orphans
13 Are the questions or items for LOTS - Remembering and Understanding been
categorized/written according to Blooms Taxonomy?
14 Are the questions or items for MOTS - Applying and Analyzing been
categorized/written according to Blooms Taxonomy?
15 Are the questions or items for HOTS - Evaluating and Creating been
categorized/written according to Blooms Taxonomy?
12. Directions: Isulat ang IP kung ito ay input at OP kung output device.
___21. monitor ___24. printer
___22. mouse ___25. speaker
___23. keyboard ___26. flashdisk/USB
Learning Competencies (in the TOS) Rem Und App Ana Eva Cre
Nagagamit ang web browser at ang basic features ng
isang search engine sa pangangalap ng impormasyon 21 22
Nagagamit ang mga websites sa pangangalap ng
impormasyon
23 24
Nakokopya o nada-download sa computer ang nakalap
na impormasyon mula sa internet 25
Nakagagawa ng table at tsart gamit ang word
processing
26 27
Check point…
11 Does each test item measure an important learning-outcome
included in the table of specifications?
13. 1. What is the dissolved substance in a solution?
A. Solvent B. Solute C. Solution D. Syrup
Are the test items according to the rules of construction for the type(s) chosen?
All options are vertically arranged in alphabetical order (for one-word
option, or for persons’ names), according to length (shortest to longest for
phrases), and increasing number (for number options)
1. What is the dissolved substance in a solution?
A. Solvent
B. Solute
C. Solution
D. Syrup
14. Are the test items according to the rules of construction for the type(s) chosen?
All options are vertically arranged in alphabetical order (for one-word
option, or for persons’ names), according to length (shortest to longest for
phrases), and increasing number (for number options)
YES NO
2. Why is a salt solution considered as a homogenous mixture?
A. It can be diluted.
B. Its components are evenly distributed.
C. It is usually liquid.
D. It contains solute and solvent.
2. Why is a salt solution considered as a homogenous mixture?
A. It can be diluted.
B. It is usually liquid.
C. It contains solute and solvent.
D. Its components are evenly distributed.
15. 3. When did the People Power Revolution happen in
the Philippines?
A. February 23, 1986
B. after the Snap Election
C. March 1, 1956
D. after Valentines’ Day in 1986
A. February 13, 1986
B. February 23, 1986
C. February 25, 1986
D. February 28, 1986
Are the test items according to the rules of construction for the type(s) chosen?
All options are vertically arranged in alphabetical order (for one-word
option, or for persons’ names), according to length (shortest to longest for
phrases), and increasing number (for number options)
YES NO
16. 1. Who wrote poem “The Raven”?
A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. Elizabeth Browning
C. Jose Garcia Villa
D. Omar Khayyan
Are the test items according to the rules of construction for the type(s) chosen?
Eliminate repetitive information from response alternatives. Rather than
repeating redundant words or phrases in each of the alternatives, place
such material in the stem to decrease the reading burden and more
clearly define the problem in the stem.
Yes NO
1. The poem “The Raven” ______
a. was written by Edgar Allan Poe
b. was written by Elizabeth Browning
c. was written by Omar Khayyan
d. was written by Jose Garcia Villa
17. 37. The idea proposed by Alfred Wegener to explain the continental shapes and positions is known as _______.
A. Pangaea
B. Continental drift
C. Plate tectonics
D. Seafloor Spreading
38. The Seafloor Spreading Theory states that _______.
A. all continents are drifting.
B. ages of rocks near a ridge are older than the ones far from it.
C. fossils of plants and animals are found in almost all continents.
D. hot and less dense material from below the Earth's crust rises towards the surface at the mid-oceanic
ridge.
18. Font styles and formats for main text, caption, references, citations, figure and table titles are
followed
YES NO
What is the
recommended
font style?
Size?
How are the captions,
references, citations
figure written?
19. Font styles and formats for main text, caption, references, citations, figure and table titles are
followed
YES NO
How are the tables
written?
20. Widow: A widow occurs when the last line of a paragraph is not able to fit at the bottom of a page or column. Instead,
it sits at the top of the next page, looking out of place. (They have a past but no future.)
Orphan: An orphan is the exact opposite of a widow. It's when the first line of a paragraph sits at the bottom of a
page by itself. . (They have no past but a future.)
WIDOW: alone at the top
ORPHAN: alone at the bottom
There are no widows and orphans YES NO
21. Learning Competencies LC code
No. of
sessions
based on
LC
codes
%
No. of
Items
Cognitive Process Dimensions
TOTAL
Lower Order Thinking Skills Moderate Order
Thinking Skills
Higher Order Thinking
Skills
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Identify star patterns
that can be seen at
particular times of the
year
5FE-
IVi-j-
9
5 50% 10 1, 2, 3,4,5 6,7 8 9, 10 10
8. Which of the following constellations is most visible during October?
A. Cancer
B. Libra
C. Orion
D. Pegasus
13 Are the questions or items for LOTS - Remembering and Understanding been
categorized/written according to Blooms Taxonomy?
YES NO
14 Are the questions or items for MOTS - Applying and Analyzing been
categorized/written according to Blooms Taxonomy?
YES NO
15 Are the questions or items for HOTS - Evaluating and Creating been
categorized/written according to Blooms Taxonomy?
YES NO
24. Test Materials Parameters Yes No
Answer Key
16 Is there a prepared answer key that is similar to the TQ but with highlighted
answers in red?
17 Are the answers the only best/correct answers, and distractors are properly
constructed (not obvious)?