Table 1.

Descriptions of criteria of test content validity

Criterion	Description
Conformity
Curriculum	The assessed topics were contained in the syllabus
Opportunity	Questions were related to students actual experience
Specifications	Questions met the specifications of the critical thinking skills that were tested
Accuracy and clarity
Construct	Questions could assess what was required
Context	Students were familiar with the given idea
Component	Language, instruction, diagrams and material stimulus were clear to what pupils needed to do
Suitability
Difficulty level	The difficulty level of questions were in accordance with tested thinking skills
Important	Item idea and content was important in student’s learning
Fairness	The written items were not bias to the students, gender or specific communities

Source: Malaysian Examination Board (MEB) (2013)