Influence of Table of Specification on the Construction of Ordinary Level Physics Examination in Cameroon

A table of specification is fundamental in a test construction. The use of table of specifications when construction a teacher made achievement test and standardized test is very essential, because it will make the test valid and reliable. Unfortunately, because of lack of inadequate training on its use, it is usually not used by many teachers when constructing a test. The results from these types of assessments are likely not to be valid and reliable. In this situation, some topics that the teacher spent little time in teaching may carry more weighting leading to students' poor performance in the subject Physics . Most teachers and administrators are still relatively blank as far as skills in test construction and interpretation are concerned. Classroom test provides teachers with essential information that they can use to make decisions about instructions, students learning and student grades. This paper is centred on the following meaning of weighting, table of specification, the purpose of the table of specification, the benefits of a table of specification in test construction, what should be taken into account when building a TOS, a practical example of TOS, Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives and item analysis. The importance of table of specifications and the inherent dangers of not using it are highlighted and recommendations to ameliorate the situation are proffered. Awandia Joseph Tazitabong | Dikande Alain Moise | Ndifon Isaiah Ngek "Influence of Table of Specification on the Construction of Ordinary Level Physics Examination in Cameroon" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd53979.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/physics/other/53979/influence-of-table-of-specification-on-the-construction-of-ordinary-level-physics-examination-in-cameroon/awandia-joseph-tazitabong