Test Plan Template

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Test Plan (Table of Specifications) Template
A Test Plan (Table of Specifications) classifies each test item according to what topic or concept it tests
AND what objective it addresses. The table can help you write a test that has content validity—there is a
match between what was taught and what is tested. The table helps insure that you
1. emphasize the same content you emphasized in day-to-day instruction (e.g., more items about
topic X and fewer about topic Y because you consider X to be more important and you spent
more time on X)
2. align test items with learning objectives (e.g., important topics might include items that test
interpretation, application, prediction, and unimportant topics might be tested only with simpler
recognition items)
3. do not overlook or underemphasize an area of content
You can create the Test Plan as you teach the class by inserting the topics/concepts covered each day,
and to the extent possible writing 1-2 test items while the class period is still fresh in your mind. If you
can create the plan as-you-go, it it still a good idea to use the plan as a guide when you sit down to write
the test.
Test Plan (Table of Specifications) Format
Subject Matter
Learning Objectives
concepts, topics, ideas
In these columns insert the learning objectives of the course or unit
Knowledge (recall)
Analyze
Apply
Interpret
Total
In this column insert the topics
and concepts from the course
material
Topic A
Topic B
Topic C
Etc.
Test Plan Template
CATL Workshop on Writing Better Objective Tests
Bill Cerbin, November 25, 2009

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