ADDIS ABABA CITY ADMINSTRATION EDUCATION BUREAU
FOR THE YEAR 2017 E.C FIRST SEMESTER GRADE 9 BIOLOGY
EXAM
Table of Specification
December 2017 E.C
Introduction
The table of specifications provides a listing of the major content areas, time spent/ frequency
allotted for each unit and cognitive levels intended to be included on each test form. It also includes
the total number of test items should be including within each of these content and cognitive areas.
Creating a test blueprint will help us to plan which questions are needed to include in our exam and
ensure that it adequately assesses the learning competencies of the discipline. A test blueprint
defines the knowledge and skills we want to assess and will enable us to build purpose-driven,
successful assessments, Tests, Exams etc. Procedures to be follow in the preparation of table of
specification are:
1. List down the topics covered for inclusion in the test
2. Determine the competencies to be assessed by the test.
3. Specify the number of periods spent for teaching a particular topic.
Determine the number of the items for each topic = Time spent/frequency per topic x Total number of items
Total frequency in the grading period
FIRST SEMISTER TOS SUBJECT BIOLOGY GRADE 9TH GRADING PERIOD 58 SCHOOL YEAR 2017 E.C
Topic Time Dimensions Total number of test
spent Remem Understand Applying Analyzin Evaluatin Creating items
bering ing g g Actual Adjusted
1.1 Definition of Biology 2 1T/F 1.37 1
1.2 Why do we study Biology? 2 1MC 1.37 1
1.3. The Scientific Method 3 1MC 1ESSA 2 2
1.4. Tools of a Biologist 4 1T/F 1MC 1MC 2.67 3
1.5. The Light Microscope 2 1MC 1MC 1.37 2
1.6. General Laboratory Safety Rules 2 1MC 1.37 1
2.1 Characteristics of living things 1 1T/F 0.72 1
2.2. Taxonomy of living things 3 1MC 1MC 2.17 2
2.3. Relevance of classification 2 1MC 1.44 1
2.4. Linnaean system of nomenclature 2 1MC 1.44 1
2.5. Common Ethiopian animals and plants 3 1MC 1MC 2.17 2
2.6. The five-kingdom system of classification 6 1T/F 2MC 1T/F 1ESSA 4.33 5
2.7. Renowned Taxonomists in Ethiopia 1
3.1. What is a cell? 1 1Match 0.68 1
3.2. Cell theory 2 1 Match 1.37 1
3.3. Cell structure and function 3 2 MC 1 Match 2.07 3
3.4. Types of cells 3 1T/F 1Match 2.07 2
3.5. Animal and plant cells 2 1Match 1.37 1
3. 6. Observing cells under a microscope 2 1 MC 1.37 1
3.7. The cell and its environment 5 1MC 2MC 1MC 3.55 4
3.8. Levels of Biological Organization 1 1 1(I)1T/F 0.68 1
4.1. Introduction to reproduction 1 1MC 0.66 1
4.2. Asexual reproduction 1 1MC 0.66 1
4.3. Types of asexual reproduction 4 1MC 1ESSA 2.66 2
Total 58 15 12 4 3 3 2 39.56 40
Topic Time Domains Total number of test
spent Re Unders Apply Analy Evaluatin Creating items
/Freq me tandin ing zing g Actual Adjusted
uency mb g
eri
ng
1 15 3 3 1 1 2 10.03 10
2 18 4 4 1 1 2 12.41 13
3 19 6 4 1 2 1 13.1 13
4 6 2 1 1 4.14 4
T0tal 58 15 12 4 3 4 2 39.56 40
True/False =5, Match =5, Choice =20 Blank space =5 defin. =5
