Comprehension Check for the 2012 NAT Administration

Name: _________________________________ 1. The National Achievement Test (NAT) is a gauge of the academic gains of target test takers from their teaching-learning experiences vis--vis the curriculum content covering _____________. a. a whole year duration b. the last quarter c. first to third quarter 2. The NAT results reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the test takers. The weaknesses are seen as least learned competencies. How should these be addressed in each school? a. Reduce the competencies in curriculum content b. Conduct remedial classes c. Adjust pacing of teaching-learning episodes 3. Irregularities in the NAT can be determined from the test statistics of each item. Which of the following Standard Deviation (SD) values may connote irregularities? a. 0 0.99 b. 1 2.99 c. 3 5 4. Statistical improbabilities from the NAT results can be measured. Which of the following statistical tools can be applied? a. Option analysis b. Standard Deviation c. Both 5. Private schools operating without permit form part of the exclusion policies in the NAT administration. What is the rationale behind this? a. credits in any forms earned in the said schools are not recognized by the DepED b. not obliged to participate in the assessment c. NAT administration is nonmandatory

Division: __________________ 6. Form 7, a generic form of the NAT should be accomplished by the _____. a. Chief Examiner b. Room Supervisor c. Room Examiner 7. Based on the guidelines in the NAT administration, the ETRE should be sealed with the DepED-NETRC tape in the Examination Room. In this regard, who is the sole accountable on the contents of the ETRE? a. Chief Examiner b. Room Supervisor c. Room Examiner 8. Which of the NAT generic forms will NOT reflect any information on lost Test Booklets? a. Forms 1 and 6 b. Forms 2, 3 and 4 c. Forms 5 and 7 9. The time recording in the NAT is designed in such a way that each examinee can freely move from one subtest to another depending on his speed and accuracy. How is time recording done in the NAT? It is done through ______ a. cluster of subjects b. per subtest/subject c. both modes 10. Which tool mirrors the attributes of NAT performance? a. NAT Test Booklets b. School Header c. Scannable Answer Sheet