1. Examining the Examinations: A Content Analysis of the Test Papers in Industrial-Technical Degree Programs
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Ranec Azarias, Michael Vincent Holmes, and Crysma Angeli Gacutan
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Cultural Studies ,Public Administration ,Social Psychology ,Sociology and Political Science ,Visual Arts and Performing Arts ,General Mathematics ,Strategy and Management ,Communication ,Geography, Planning and Development ,General Social Sciences ,Ocean Engineering ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Development ,Urban Studies ,Philosophy ,History and Philosophy of Science ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Architecture ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Business and International Management ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,General Environmental Science ,Civil and Structural Engineering - Abstract
Test construction is vital in the process of assessing students’ learning. This motivated researchers to investigate the multi-faceted nature of test construction. Interestingly, reviewed studies indicate the need to conduct continuous investigations on test construction given the different educational reforms and paradigm shift in education. With this premise, this study was implemented to determine the common types of tests given in English, Math, Science, Filipino, and Technology courses of industrial-technical students. It also determined the teachers’ committed violations on the rules, principles, and guidelines of test construction. Through content analysis of the test papers, the study found that the common types of test given to industrial-technical students are multiple choice, identification, and enumeration; essay, alternate response, and completion tests. In addition, the violations surfaced on basic principles in test construction, constructing test instructions, and writing multiple choice, identification test, enumeration; essay, alternate response, and completion tests. Hence, teachers need to diversify the types of tests given to students and follow the rules, principles, and guidelines in test construction.
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- 2023