Consolidated Item Analysis for the First Periodical Test: A basis for making review material

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This paper presents a Consolidated Item Analysis of First Periodical Test in Grade 10 Science which will be used as a basis in making a review material. The most important part of the assessment is the interpretation and use of the information that is gleaned for its intended purpose through item analysis. Item Analysis provides statistics on the overall test performance of individual students, helps teachers diagnose student's mastery, provides information to topics that might be least understood by students, and examines student response to individual test questions to assess learning. During the quarterly exams, there are some skills not mastered by the students. This motivated the researcher to make a review material which will be of great help for remedial instruction.

METHODS

This study was composed of respondents from 645 Grade 10 students who are currently enrolled in Dacanlao Gregorio Agoncillo National High School. The respondents will serve as the variables for the research study. To achieve the main goal of the research study, the researcher made use of data gathering instruments like test scores. A pilot test will be administered to the student-respondents. The scores will be tallied and interpreted by the researcher to determine the mastered and least mastered skills. The skills and competencies not mastered by the students were used to make a review material.

RESULTS

Based on the consolidated item analysis of the first periodical test in Grade 10 Science, the following competencies were mastered by the students: to describe the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters and major mountain belts; describe the different types of plate boundaries; explain the different processes that occur along the plate boundaries; and describe the internal structure of the earth. Theleast mastered competencies were to describe the possible causes of plate movement and enumerate the lines of evidence that support plate movement.

DISCUSSIONS

It was suggested by the researcher that science teachers should allow remedial teaching to help students with difficulties in learning. A Review material was made to address the least mastered skills of the students. It was appropriate to use intervention material instead of review material in remedial instruction to get much better results.