( TEST ADMINISTRATOR’S HANDBOOK 2012 Regional Achievement Test

For Grade 6 and Fourth Year)

TOPIC INTRODUCTION PART I – TEST INFORMATION TEST MATERIALS

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TEST BOOKLETS

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ANSWER SHEETS

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TEST ADMINISTRATOR’S HANBOOK PART II – TEST ADMINISTRATION TEST PROPER ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTION OF ANSWER SHEETS AND TEST BOOKLETS DISMISSING THE EXAMINEES PACKING THE TEST MATERIALS AND PREPARING THE REPORTS

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Objectives :

   assess the extent of cognitive performance of the examinees. The data generated from the test results will be used in identifying strengths and weaknesses in each learning area, and to serve as bases for enrichment/ remedial instruction.

Part I- TEST INFORMATION

 The learning areas to be tested and other related information are shown below:

LEARNING AREAS Grade 6 Fourth Year

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ENGLISH FILIPINO MATH SCIENCE HEKASI/ ARAL PAN MSEP/ MAPEH EPP

No. of items 50 50 40 50 50 50 50 Time Allotment 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN No. of items 50 50 50 50 50 50 Time Allotment 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN 60 MIN

TEST MATERIALS

 TEST BOOKLETS – There is a test booklet for every subject area both for Grade VI and Fourth year. These booklets can be identified by their respective color , as follows:

Subject Area

Grade 6 (Cover Color whole page ) Fourth Year (cover color text only white background ) Math Science English Filipino HEKASI MSEP/MAPEH EPP

Yellow Blue Pink Red Orange Purple Green Yellow Blue Pink Red Orange Purple

• • ANSWER SHEETS – Each examinee shall be given an answer sheet wherein he/she shall write his/her name, gender, school, grade/year, district, and division.

TEST ADMINISTRATOR’S HANDBOOK – One (1) handbook per testing room.

PART II – TEST ADMINISTRATION

Testing room and Examinees seating arrangement 1. The testing rooms shall be adequately supplied with clean chalkboards, eraser, pieces of chalk and armchairs or desks for 35 examinees in Grade 6 and 30 examinees for Fourth Year. Test schedule shall be written on the blackboard a day before the examination.

2. Examinees upon admission shall be seated alphabetically with the boys first, followed by the girls. The seating arrangement is illustrated below:

Grade 6

1 14 15 28 29 2 3 13 16 27 12 17 26 30 31 Teacher’s Table 4 11 18 25 32 5 10 19 24 33 6 9 20 23 34 7 8 21 22 35

Fourth Year

TEST PROPER ORIENTATION

 See Handbook for details

Selection of Schools to be tested:

  Elementary -100% for Central Schools and 25% for non-central Secondary - 100% for division lead schools and 25% for regular schools • Distribution of test materials: Test materials will be directly distributed to the schools divisions from the publisher/printer

Test administration

    One (1) room examiner per testing room. He/she must come from other district within the division.

One (1) chief examiner per testing school. He/she must come from other district and must be preferably a Principal/Head Teacher. Chief Examiner will receive test booklets from the division offices.

One (1) supervising examiner per 3 or less testing rooms. He/she must come from other division.

Note: Test booklet will be opened in the presence of supervising examiner.

Checking and Consolidation of Test Results:

 Supervising examiner will be the one to check the answer sheets, consolidate the test results and do the item analysis.

Submission of Consolidated test results: March 9, 2012

Assignments:

Panay Area  Iloilo City- Guimaras  Antique - Iloilo   Aklan -Capiz Roxas City –Passi City Negros Area   Negros Occ. – 1 st 2 nd District –San Carlos City, Escalante City ( 4ES), (1 Sec) –Cadiz City    3 rd 4 th 5 th District- Silay City District – Bacolod City, Bago City District- La Carlota City   6 th District – Kabankalan City & 5 th Cadiz City –Sagay City District

No. of Supervising Examiners Needed:

Division

Aklan Capiz Antique Iloilo Iloilo City Guimaras Roxas City Passi City

Elem

98 100 115 287 37 30 16 13

Secondary

31 43 37 37 28 11 6 13

No. of Supervising Examiners Needed:

Division

Bacolod City Bago City Cadiz City Escalante City Kabankalan City La Carlota Negros Occ.

San Carlos City Sagay City Silay City

Elem

43 19 22 10 24 7 212 24 18 14

Secondary

26 19 9 9 10 13 75 6 13 14

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