Abstract
Tests offer scores that measure student learning and programs outcomes. Valid examinations are needed to accurately reflect scores related to dimensions of knowledge, analysis and different competencies in health education. The primary step in the process of exam development should be the construction of a test blueprint. The degree of alignment of a test with its blueprint is a critical element of content validity. However, the availability of a published blueprint does not ensure that instructors adhere to it when developing their tests. This article aims to present a tool for quantitative determination of the degree of consistency between the actual test and the developed blueprint. Ensuring the quality of the test blueprinting process, through objective verification of alignment of the test with the test blueprint, increases the extent of content validity of students' assessments.
•The construction of a test blueprint is the primary step in the process of test development to ensure content validity.•A crucial element of content validity is the degree of congruency between a test and its blueprint.•A published blueprint does not ensure that instructors adhere to it when writing their exams.•The authors present a tool for numerical verification of the degree of alignment of the actual test to the test blueprint.•Objective monitoring of test alignment to blueprint ensures alignment of the assessment to the intended learning outcomes.