The next content-validity issue that can be applied to the classroom test centers on the concept of test specifications. Don’t let this word scare you. It simply means that a test should have a structure that follows logically from the lesson or unit you are testing. Many tests have a design that
- divides them into a number of sections (corresponding, perhaps, to the objectives that are being assessed)
- Offers students a variety of item types
- Give an appropriate relative weight to each section.