Table of Specification

Direct and Indirect Assessment

Direct Assessment: Assesses the way you say you will. When the student is assessed in the condition as stated in the performance or behavioral objectives (e.g., on a written examination, in a lab setting, given tools, materials, and equipment).

Indirect Assessment: Assessment different than the way you said you would. Not done as referenced by the condition (e.g., walking up to someone and asking for the answer to a question, presenting a problem, than expecting academic knowledge).

Three Table of Specification examples are (Direct Assessment Table, Indirect Assessment Table, and Course Content Assessment Table).

Table of Specifications

Course Content Assessment Table

|Objectives by Unit or |Relative Emphasis of |Knowing |Understanding |Doing |Being |Item |Objectives to Be Included in the|
|Content Area |Unit or Content Area | | | | |Totals |Assessment |
|I. Fund. Of Metals | | | | | | |√ |
|1. Types of Equip. |25% |4 |2 |1 |2 |9 |Assess as you said you would in |
|2. Types of Metals |10% |1 |0 |1 |2 |4 |the condition |
|3. Safety | |3 |1 |1 |2 |7 | |
| |20% | | | | | | |

Direct Assessment Table

|Objectives by Unit or Content Area |Relative Emphasis of Unit or Content Area |Objectives to Be Included in the Assessment |
|I. Fund. Of Metals |