Evaluation Of General Chemistry Final Examination Of Certificate In Agricultural Sciences Students

Ruby Lyn V Gutierrez¹
Faculty, College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Engineering
Agriculture Department, Quirino State University, Diffun, Quirino, Philippines
blueruby25@yahoo.co.nz

Abstract

Effective assessment and evaluation strategies are vital aids for facilitators to create a positive learning environment and improve student outcomes. The study aimed to evaluate the General Chemistry Final Examination of Certificate in Agricultural Science Freshmen students in QSU CAFÉ-Agriculture Department, Diffun, Quirino. Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Table of Specifications were used to evaluate the final examination's cognitive level of development. The Desirable Characteristics of the test, for its validity, reliability, objectivity, and other conditions such as administrability, scorability, interpretability, economy, utility, fairness, practicability, efficiency, and ethics in the assessment were also used. Item analysis and plausibility of the examination procedure were also done for the Multiple-choice part of the examination. The Descriptive-Normative method and content analysis were further utilized. The findings showed that the examination is desirable. Moreover, the type of test and items of the examination were more from lower-order thinking skills. The multiple-choice type of exam was moderately difficult and low, and most of the items needed to be revised. The study recommended pursuing a strong and practical intervention program, basically a curriculum review to establish a student-centered pedagogical approach to address the challenges.

Keywords: Certificate in Agricultural Sciences, Desirable characteristics of test, evaluation, General Chemistry, item analysis,

Article Type: Open Access

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