TY - JOUR AU - Calderón Badilla, Yency AU - Andrés Jiménez, Carmen AU - Montero Castro, Luis Eduardo PY - 2018/02/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Teaching staff perception from a distance university in Costa Rica about the preparation of written tests and the use of specification tables JF - UNED Research Journal JA - URJ VL - 10 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.22458/urj.v10i1.2022 UR - https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2022 SP - AB - <p>The elaboration of written tests requires a series of steps that determine the quality of the final product. We surveyed 33 teachers in a Costa Rican distance university and found that most complain of insufficient time given to elaborate tests. Not all teachers elaborate an item specification chart or discuss their work with their bosses, who provide the format and objectives. Nevertheless, all teachers check course contents before designing the exam. Teachers should be given more time and supervision to prepare tests.<strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> ER -