The Development of a Standardized Knowledge Test Based on the 2019 Professional Teaching Standards in the Area of Application for Pre-Service Teachers Preparing for the Teaching License Examination

Abstract

The objective of this research was to develop a standardized test of professional knowledge based on the Professional Standards for Teachers B.E. 2562 (2019), specifically focusing on the application aspect, for teacher license examinees. The target groups consisted of: 1) three experts in measurement and evaluation, and 2) 210 students from the Faculty of Education who were preparing for the professional knowledge test administered by the Teachers’ Council of Thailand. The research instrument was a standardized test of professional knowledge focusing on the application aspect, designed as a 5-option multiple-choice test consisting of 74 items. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The statistics employed for data analysis included the Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC), difficulty index (p), discrimination power (r), and the Kuder-Richardson reliability coefficient (KR-20). The research findings indicated that the developed standardized test of professional knowledge and experience (application aspect) for teacher license examinees had an IOC ranging from 0.67 to 1.00. The difficulty index ranged from 0.25 to 0.80, and the discrimination power ranged from 0.20 to 0.45. The reliability coefficient of the entire test was 0.84