Administration of LAPG 3 and NAT 6

The conduct of the Language Assessment for Primary Grades (LAPG) and the National Achievement Test for Grade Six (NAT G6) this school year 2015 - 2016 is scheduled on March 8 and March 10 respectively, according to DepEd Memorandum No. 1, s. 2016.

However, this had been superseded by a latest memo issued by Usec Dina S. Ocampo for their postponement.

Ocampo relayed the clarification as to the reason why these testings would be conducted on the later dates.

In an educative gathering of teachers in Cebu City, she announced that LAPG 3 and NAT G6 is postponed due to failure in the bidding process.

There is a video coverage to this effect posted in the social media by one of the teachers concerned.

The Bureau of Educational Assessment (BEA) which is the former National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC) shall the administer those testings.

Making The Most of SBM

Elementary and secondary school heads of the Division of La Carlota City convened for a 2-day seminar/workshop tackling the task on the implementing guidelines on the revised school-based management (SBM) framework, assessment process and tool as provided by DepEd Order No. 83, s. 2012.

Schools division superintendent Portia M. Mallorca of La Carlota City of Department of Education (DepEd) congratulated all school heads for a job well done in the latest National Achievement Test (NAT) of Grade 6 conducted by the National Education Testing and Research center (NETRC) in 2012.

Though, the Division of La Carlota City has not reached its target of 75% Mean Percentage Score (MPS), she praised them for having a favorably increase of the said MPS of every school.

This achievement has implied for the success of School-based management, according to Mallorca. In her opening remarks, she said that SBM is a success in the division of La Carlota for the division herself is an achiever as far as SBM implementation is concerned. She deplored that SBM is a problem once the fund is downloaded due to undue process of implementation.

Conduct of NAT Reliable?

The Department of Education (DepEd) through the National Education and Testing Research Center (NETRC) is administering the National Achievement Test (NAT) nationwide as scheduled.

This is to determine the academic performance of elementary pupils and secondary students in their basic learning areas like English, Filipino, Science, Mathematics, and Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies).

Does the results of this NAT reliable? It seems that the National Achievement Test (NAT) conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) posed in some aspect a suspicion as to reliability and validity as what one commented on a news report online.

This observant alleged that there were results in public schools, which are not "real score" of the students. But the results were rather "doctored" by the teachers themselves.

I don't know what is the bases for this allegation. This is quite misleading, inappropriate generalization. In our own division here in La Carlota, we have conducted an intensive review for our NAT takers every Saturday and in several minutes before the pupils go home in the afternoon.

Probably she aired this unfavorable general observation for she's affected by the higher Mean Percentage Score which the public schools got in the said NAT, while theirs in private schools, their MPS scored lower.

As a matter of standard operating procedure, the public school teachers especially who are assigned to conduct the test, are oriented carefully as to observe faithfully the honesty in the conduct of the said test.

Pre-Conference

In fact, before the conduct of this test, a conference was held on the proper conduct/administration of the test, the standard procedure, the security of test materials, among others.

Meaning everything is ironed out before the proper conduct of the test. Now which part is suspicious? the intensive supervision? Or other else?

Division Testing Coordinator  G. Tionsay Monitoring  the Pre_NAT

Directive to All Divisions and District Supervisors

The public school teachers are doing their best to excel in this NAT but not to cheat nor to "correct" the lower score to a higher one. The DepEd is aware of every result of the test and wants "to raise the learning outcomes among the schools which were classified under the Poor Achievement and Lower Average rate."

Therefore, Secretary Luistro issued DepEd Order # 72, s. 2011 directing all the divisions and the district supervisors to provide intensive supervision to those school which are poor achiever and with lower average rates. Now in complying this directive, the schools in public have shown a better development and even a notable achievement in this national achievement test.

This year's National Achievement Test is scheduled in the following dates:

March 6 is for the 4th year students of public and private schools. March 12 is for Grade 3 pupils of public and Madrasah schools. March 13 is for Grade 6 pupils of public and private schools

Conduct of Pre-NAT

Meanwhile, the Division of La Carlota has conducted its pre-NAT in Grade 3 and Grade 6, while the 4th students are having their actually testing today.

Ms. Gloria G. Tionsay, the Division Testing Coordinator with Ma'm Ruth Convite, EPS-Math and District 3 Supervisor Salvacion Espanola and planning officer Francisca Nabor monitored the conduct of the test to check that the correct procedures and proper conduct of the test are followed.

'Focus on Every Child'

Mr. Sy meeting with the teacher-examiners

"Focus on every child" which is tantamount to the Department of Education's (DepEd) thrust: "No Child Should be Left Behind" is a concern of Ferdinand Sy, OIC, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent.

He addressed this to the respective school room examiners and chief examiners of the Division of La Carlota City, who conducted their 4th and final pre-National Achievement Tests (NAT) this morning as a preparation for the March 2 and 8 NAT for Grades 3 and 6 respectively.

After supervising the conduct of pre-NAT this morning to some selected elementary schools, he called up a special meeting to this effect and he comprehensively discussed this matter to them.