Testing Guidelines

February 3, 2021
Ms. Eugenia V. Guerra

OIC President
Thru: Dr. Raymond B. Magno

Vice- President For Academic Affairs
Dear Ma’am:
As discussed during our faculty meeting dated February 3, 2021, the College Research and Extension
Office, thru the undersigned faculty member would like to provide some suggestions in establishing
uniform guidelines in the conduct of testing.
The objectives are as follows: Provide teachers the necessary content and technical assistance in writing
online exams and; administer among students a fair and challenging, assessment that accurately gauges
learning.
Sincerely yours,
Mr. Redentor T. Dumali

Faculty Research Associate
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I. Establishment of a Testing Committee
Committee members
• Testing Committee Chairman

• Subject Teachers
• Subject Leads
• Subject Area Coordinator
• Vice President for Academic Affairs
Duties and Responsibilities
The Testing Committee:
1. To determine objectively and expertly whether an examination content meets the requirements
concerning subject knowledge, insight, and skills.
2. To safeguard the quality of the midterm and final examinations.
3. To establish procedures and instructions within the framework of the college for assessing and
determining the results of examinations.
The Testing Committee Chairman:
1. Coordinate with the VPAA and respective Subject Area Coordinators on exam schedules and the
assigning of each Subject Lead and Technical assistant.
2. Meet with Subject Leads to discuss exam schedules and assist in the groupings of subject teachers for
departmental exams.
3. Provide support to other committees as requested.
4. Review the Committee charge to assure continued relevance and propose any changes to the Vice
President for Academics.
The Subject Area Leads
Each Subject Area Lead will be responsible for assisting in the following areas of concern:
• Help choose appropriate test item types in the Google form

• Determine how the exam aligns with course objectives.
• Writing instructions that are clear, explicit, and unambiguous.
• Writing instructions that preview the exam.
• Writing Word questions clearly and simply.
• Enlisting a colleague or Technical assistant to read through the exam.
• Schedule Technical training review before exam schedule.
The Subject Teachers
• Remind students of the exam schedule.

• Explain expectations to students. Be as clear as possible.
• Develop open-ended, complex questions that prioritize the thinking you want students to do.
• Coordinate content and exam parameters with their respective subject co-teachers.
• Remind students before they take the exam of the DFCAMCLP Code of Academic Integrity.
The Subject Area Coordinators
• Subject Coordinator models for other teachers both deep knowledge of content and excellence
in online test construction.
• Assist the Testing Chairman to other matters of concern.
The Vice President For Academic Affairs
• Assume Academic leadership in the conduct of On-Line exams
• Lead the review of Testing committee functions
• Implement college policies on On-Line testing
• Designate other responsibilities concerning On-Line testing to the Testing Committee Chairman
II. The Setting of Online Exam Guidelines:
On-Line Examination Rules
1. Internet Stability: Remind students to have a stable, uninterrupted internet connection for your
exam. If their internet access fails during the exam, results may be lost, thus, will need to
retake the exam.
2. Navigation Warnings: Once the student starts the exam, he/she is not allowed to refresh the
browser, use browser buttons, or navigate away from the exam screen until the exam has been
submitted. If a student navigates away from the exam, his/her progress may be lost and cannot be
recovered.
3. Submitting an Exam: Students must click ‘SUBMIT’ on the final exam question to record exam
answers in the system. Once the student click ‘Submit, he/she cannot return to review his/her answers.
4. Closed Book: Students cannot access any resources during the exam. This means no resources of any
kind are allowed, including LMS modules and LMS module resources, external websites, other software
applications, or any other hardcopy resources. All other web browser tabs must be closed during the
exam. Cell phones and all other electronic devices must be turned off for the exam.
5. Conduct The student may not receive assistance from the subject professor, or anyone else, during
the exam. The student may not ask questions, except in cases where there are technical issues with the
Google form exam. The subject professor must not interpret exam questions for the examinee as exam
questions require the examinee to make his/ her interpretations or assumptions.
6. Cheating Cheating is a serious offense and subject to disciplinary action. The Subject professor
overseeing the exam is responsible for ensuring that the exam rules are strictly followed. If an examinee
or professor is uncertain about a particular scenario or situation before the exam, contact the Testing
Committee Chairman to get clarification.
Any evidence of cheating that occurs during the exam should be noted in detail by the Subject professor.
The professor, class member-designate, or any other individual who knows or becomes aware that a
student may have cheated or have failed to follow the exam rules in any way, is obligated to notify the
subject professor. Any Testing Committee member who is aware of a subject professor neglecting
his/her invigilation obligations must immediately notify the Testing Chairman and the VPAA.
Some examples of this offense are:
• Any recording of the exam screens, including taking screenshots, pictures, or video,
• Copying the exam questions or answers,
• Leaving mobile devices/smartphones, other web browsers, software applications, or other
computers on during the exam,
• Bringing in resource materials other than those noted above (Closed book section),
• Allowing other individuals (other than the examinee) to take the exam.
7. Confidentiality: The exam is confidential. It cannot be copied, printed, saved, recorded, or

reproduced in any manner, at any time. The exam questions and answers cannot be disclosed or
disseminated to anyone before, during, or after the exam. Exam copies will not be provided for failed or
passed exams.
8. Time Allotted: Exams must be completed in one sitting. Each exam has a specific amount of time
allotted and a specific number of questions. Exams must be submitted within the time allotted before
the online exam timer expires. Once the timer expires. Subject professors must be present for the
entirety of the exam.
9. Attempts: Once a student opens the Google form exam, an attempt will begin. When the student
receives exam results, the exam is considered complete and cannot be restarted. The system will
automatically prevent a student from retaking the exam.
10. Special/Other Requests: If a student had a medical condition, learning disability, language barrier, or
other extraordinary circumstances that may affect their exam, he/she is advised to contact his/her
subject professor.
III. Guidelines in On-Line Test Construction
1. In preparation for the Examination, a copy of the Examination form is made available to the Testing
Chairman and the VPAA before the Examination date in certain cases.
2. Each subject teacher is encouraged to contribute to the construction of the On-Line Test. The testing
Committee dissuades the faculty from the usual manner of designating the writing of the exam content
to just ‘one subject professor.
3. A uniform Examination theme, headings, number of test items, and others shall be discussed by the
VPAA and Testing Chairman and agreed upon by the college faculty.
4. The Subject Lead acts as the exam content writer, while his/ her subject colleagues are the
contributors and collaborators.
5. All concerned subject professors under the guidance of their subject lead are required to engage
themselves in the dry run of their exam, before the scheduled examination date. The purpose of this is
to thresh out some areas of the exam that will necessitate review and corrections in both content and
technical aspects.
6. Utilize Higher-Order Levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy in writing exam content. The use of higher-order
level questions greatly minimizes the advantages of using outside resources during examinations. Thus,
faculty are encouraged to create test questions that utilize higher-order levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy that
would make it useless for students to use ‘outside resources’ during exams (e.g., textbooks, notes, and
the Internet). More specifically, test questions that require an application, analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation are preferred over recall and comprehension questions.
7. Effectively designed examinations can curb cheating on online tests. Subject professors are
encouraged to write high-quality multiple-choice questions. Below are guidelines for creating
question stems (the questions or incomplete statements), and associated alternatives (answer choices).
Guidelines for question stems include:
• Employ clear and straightforward language.

• Provide a single, definitive statement to be completed by one of the alternatives provided.
• Avoid unnecessary and irrelevant material just to add up on test items.
• State the stem in a positive form whenever possible.
• Include as much of the question in the stem as possible.
Guidelines for question alternatives include:
• Provide only one correct response.

• Ensure that all alternatives are grammatically correct and consistent with the stem and
parallel in form.
• Avoid common verbal associations to words in the stem.
• Keep the relative length of all alternatives consistent.
• Present only possible and attractive distracting alternatives.
• Avoid the use of overlapping alternatives as well as ‘always’ and ‘never’ choices.
• Provide at least three viable alternatives.
8. Subject teachers must withhold feedback until all students have completed tests/exams. Other than
grades, do not provide students with feedback on tests/exams until the testing window has closed.
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February 3, 2021

Ms. Eugenia V. Guerra

Thru: Dr. Raymond B. Magno

Mr. Redentor T. Dumali

I. Establishment of a Testing Committee

• Testing Committee Chairman

Duties and Responsibilities

The Testing Committee:

The Testing Committee Chairman:

3. Provide support to other committees as requested.

The Subject Area Leads

• Help choose appropriate test item types in the Google form

The Subject Teachers

• Remind students of the exam schedule.

The Vice President For Academic Affairs

• Assume Academic leadership in the conduct of On-Line exams

• Lead the review of Testing committee functions

• Implement college policies on On-Line testing

II. The Setting of Online Exam Guidelines:

On-Line Examination Rules

Some examples of this offense are:

7. Confidentiality: The exam is confidential. It cannot be copied, printed, saved, recorded, or

III. Guidelines in On-Line Test Construction

Guidelines for question stems include:

• Employ clear and straightforward language.

Guidelines for question alternatives include:

• Provide only one correct response.

Prepared by: RTD

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