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A Table of Specifications provides the teacher with evidence that a test has content validity, that it covers what should be covered. Table of specification is a two-way chart which describes the topics to be covered by a test and the number of items or points which will be associated with each topic. According to Kolawole (2010), it is a two way chart which maps instructional objectives with course or subject contents. Table specification is a plan prepared by a classroom teacher as a basis for test construction especially a periodic test. It therefore helps to ensure that there is a match between what is taught and what is tested. Classroom assessment should be driven by classroom teaching which itself is driven by course goals and objectives. The purpose of a table of specifications is to identify the achievement domains being measured and to ensure that a fair and representative sample of questions appear on the test. It thereby provides the link between teaching and testing (Alvares, 2013).