ABSTRACT

This research was carried out to assess chemistry teachers’ knowledge of test construction procedures in chemistry objective test at senior secondary school level in Edo Central Senatorial district of Edo State.

The test construction procedures the researcher assessed were the basic steps in test construction which were agreed upon by world known psychometricians.  They are as follows:

1.                 Defining instructional objectives

2.                 Specifying content to be covered

3.                 Developing a table of specification or test blue print

4.                 Determining the types of items to be used.

5.                 Determining the item analysis of the test.

The study used a correlation research design for which three hypotheses were generated.  The first hypothesis sought to find out the relationship between male and female chemistry teachers as regard their knowledge of test construction procedure in chemistry objective test.  The second hypothesis was to find out if there is difference in knowledge of test construction procedure between experience and inexperience chemistry teachers.  The third hypothesis was to establish the difference in knowledge of test construction procedure between qualified and unqualified chemistry teachers.  T-test was used to test the different hypotheses.  All statistical analysis was carried out at α = 0.05.

          Results of data analysis showed that:

i.                   Knowledge of test construction procedure do not differ significantly between male and female chemistry teachers.

ii.                Experience chemistry teachers are more knowledgeable in test construction procedure than the inexperienced chemistry teachers.

iii.             Professionally qualified chemistry teachers are more knowledgeable in test construction procedure than the unqualified chemistry teachers.

Based on the findings and conclusions reached in this study, it was recommended that, teachers should be instructed on the proper techniques of test construction through seminars and workshops.  Finally, unqualified chemistry teachers should be encouraged to go for post-graduate diploma in education.

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