ABSTRACT

Junio, Jonito A. (2021). “FLATTENING THE CURVE: TEST

CONSTRUCTION COMPETENCIES OF SAN ANTONIO NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC” San
Antonio, Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay, July 2021

This study attempted to assess and evaluate the test construction

competencies of San Antonio National High School in Titay District with the

aim of answering the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the

respondents in terms of education, position, length of service and training

attended? 2. What is the level of teacher’s test construction competencies in

terms of: Test Construction Skill Inventory and Output Analysis? 3. Is there a

significant relationship that exists between Test Construction Skill Inventory

and Output Analysis? 4. Is there a significant difference in the level of test

construction competencies when data are analyzed based on Test

Construction Skill Inventory and Output Analysis results? 4. On the basis of

findings, what training development plan can be designed?

This study is guided by hypothesis at .05 level of significance

difference on research competencies according to profile of the respondents.

There was a weak correlation between Test Construction Skill Inventory and

Output Analysis results. Further, there is a significant difference in the level of

test construction competencies when data were analyzed according to Test

Construction Skill Inventory and Output Analysis results.

The researcher used survey questionnaire which contained constructs

on test construction competencies. The instrument was adapted from Agu et

al. (2013). The survey questionnaire consists of two parts. Part I gathered
information pertaining to the demographic profile of the respondents such as

sex, position, education, length of service and trainings attended. Part II

gathered data on test construction competencies of the respondents. The

responses were based on their choice to the description as categorized using

the scale: ((4) Strongly Agree, (3) Agree, (2) Disagree, and (1) Strongly

Disagree. The second way of gathering data was through output analysis of

the submitted self-made assessment tools at the office in response to Project

Sukat. Quarter Four test questions submitted by the respondents underwent

thorough scrutiny and were rated according to test validity, question validity,

alignment of questions to TOS, and verbal skills.

The respondents of the study are the 38 teachers in San Antonio

National High School excluding those who don’t have teaching loads such as

some Head Teachers and the Principal.

The analysis of data collected was through the use of weighted mean,

Pearson r and t-test uncorrelated. To find out the level of research

competencies, weighted mean was used. Moreover, to find out whether a

significant relationship exists between Test Construction Skill inventory and

Output Analysis results or not, Pearson r was used. Lastly, to find out if a

significant difference in the level of research competencies according to Test

Construction Skill inventory and Output Analysis results, t-test uncorrelated

was used.

Findings of the study reveal that there are more female respondents with a

percentage of 78.9 than the male respondents with a percentage of 21. 1.

This means that there are more female teachers in San Antonio National High
School in Titay District compared to males. In terms of educational attainment,

most of the respondents have MA units with a very high percentage of 73.7.

As to position, 39.5% of the respondents occupy Teacher-I position which is

the entry level for Junior High School while majority of the respondents have

been in the service for less than five years with 34.2% rate. When it comes to

attendance to relevant trainings, data show that respondents have no much

relevant trainings with a very high 94.7% rate which means that most of the

respondents have attended only one or two trainings on assessment.

Based on the statistically analyzed results, the respondents are

moderately competent in test construction. Further, there is a weak correlation

that exists between TCSI and output analysis but there is a significant

difference in the levels of competencies of the respondents when data were

analyzed according to the two ways of gathering the data – through TCSI and

Output Analysis.
FLATTENING THE CURVE: TEST CONSTRUCTION COMPETENCIES OF
SAN ANTONIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

A Research Proposal
Presented to
Titay District Research Committee

By
 FRANKLIN B. LAMPAOG
August 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
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Abstract- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - i
Table of Contents- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - ii
I Introduction
Background of the Study- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - 1
Theoretical Framework- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - 3
Conceptual Framework- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - 5
Statement of the Problem- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - 6
Hypotheses- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - - 7
Significance of the Study- - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - 7
Scope and Delimitation of the Study- - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- 9
Definition of Terms- - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - -- - 9
II Research Methodology
Research Design- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - 11
Research Locale- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- -
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Population and Sampling- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - 12
Data Gathering Procedure- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- 12
Validity and Reliability of the Instrument- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -13
Ethical Consideration- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - -14
Statistical Tools- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - 14