Geography Test item specification for Grade 9- 10 Teachers
This assessment of Geography teachers for Grade 9 and 10 consists of two types of
tests. The test contains subject matter questions and pedagogy questions. It has also
a section with selected-response questions and a section with constructed-response
assignments. Each section counts for a percentage of the total score. The areas of
content assessed by the test, the approximate number of selected-response
questions and constructed-response assignments in each content area, and the
percentage of total test score derived from each test section are shown in the table
below. Further information regarding the content included in each subarea can be
found in the test framework.
Sub-area
Range of Multiple-Choice
objectives section
Number
of
Assignme
nts
approxima
te
I- Pedagogical
standard
IIWorld
Geography and
its influence on
contemporary
issues
IIIAfrican
Geography
IV- Ethiopian
Geography
Total
Written
Assignment
section
Total
Percenta
ge
of
Test
Score
Number
of
Assignm
ents
approxim
ate
Per Number
cent Assignments
age approximate
of
Test
Sco
re
0001-0003 25
20
2
8
27
25.7
0004-0012 25
20
1
4
26
24.8
0013-0014 25
20
1
4
26
24.8
0015-0016 25
20
1
4
26
24.7
80
5
20
105
100
100
of Percent
age of
Test
Score
Geography Test item specification for second cycle primary (5-8)
social science Teachers
This assessment of Social Science teachers of second cycle primary education
consists of two types of tests. The test contains subject matter questions and
pedagogy questions. It has also contains a section with selected-response questions
and a section with constructed-response assignments. Each section counts for a
percentage of the total score. The areas of content assessed by the test, the
approximate number of selected-response questions and constructed-response
assignments in each content area, and the percentage of total test score derived
from each test section are shown in the table below. Further information regarding
the content included in each subarea can be found in the test framework.
Sub-area
I- Pedagogical
standard
II
World
Geography
IIIAfrican
Geography
IV- Ethiopian
Geography
Total
Range
of
objecti
ves
Multiple-Choice
section
Written
Assignment
section
Total
Number of Percentag
Assignment e of Test
s
Score
approximat
e
Number
of
Assignme
nts
approxim
ate
Percenta
ge
of
Test
Score
Number
of
Assignm
ents
approxi
mate
Percent
age of
Test
Score
00010003
00040009
00100012
00130014
25
20
2
8
27
25.7
25
20
1
4
26
24.8
25
20
1
4
26
24.8
25
20
1
4
26
24.7
100
80
5
20
105
100