TEST ADMINISTRATOR’S HANDBOOK 2012 Regional Achievement Test (For Grade 6 and Fourth Year) Table of contents TOPIC PAGE INTRODUCTION PART I – TEST INFORMATION 1 TEST MATERIALS 2 TEST BOOKLETS 2 ANSWER SHEETS 2 TEST ADMINISTRATOR’S HANBOOK 3 PART II – TEST ADMINISTRATION 3 TEST PROPER ORIENTATION 3 DISTRIBUTION OF ANSWER SHEETS 4 AND TEST BOOKLETS DISMISSING THE EXAMINEES 5 PACKING THE TEST MATERIALS AND PREPARING THE REPORTS 6 6 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 No. of items Time Allotment No. of items Time Allotment ENGLISH 50 60 MIN 50 60 MIN FILIPINO 50 60 MIN 50 60 MIN MATH 40 60 MIN 50 60 MIN SCIENCE 50 60 MIN 50 60 MIN HEKASI/ ARAL PAN 50 60 MIN 50 60 MIN MSEP/ MAPEH 50 60 MIN 50 60 MIN EPP 50 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 ) Math Science English Filipino HEKASI MSEP/MAPEH Yellow Blue Pink Red Orange Purple EPP Green Fourth Year (cover color text only white background ) 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 Teacher’s Table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 29 30 31 32 33 34 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. – 1st District –San Carlos City, Escalante City 2nd ( 4ES), (1 Sec) –Cadiz City 3rd District- Silay City 4th District – Bacolod City, Bago City 5th District- La Carlota City 6th District – Kabankalan City & 5th District Cadiz City –Sagay City No. of Supervising Examiners Needed: Division Elem Secondary Aklan 98 31 Capiz 100 43 Antique 115 37 Iloilo 287 37 Iloilo City 37 28 Guimaras 30 11 Roxas City 16 6 Passi City 13 13 No. of Supervising Examiners Needed: Division Elem Secondary Bacolod City 43 26 Bago City 19 19 Cadiz City 22 9 Escalante City 10 9 Kabankalan City 24 10 La Carlota 7 13 Negros Occ. 212 75 San Carlos City 24 6 Sagay City 18 13 Silay City 14 14 THANK YOU!