2september 2018 Conference

National Career Assessment
Examination
(NCAE)
1
Rationale
The specific objectives of Career Assessment are the following:
 To provide guidance to individual learners for their future
educational and career choices; and
 To provide a basis for profiling learners’ aptitude in the four
Senior High School tracks:
a. Academic
i. Accountancy, Business and Management
(ABM)
ii. Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM)
iii. Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)
b. Technical-Vocational-Livelihood
c. Sports
d. Arts and Design
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2
Test Design
a. General Scholastic Aptitude (GSA)
 The GSA is the average of the standard scores in these areas:
Scientific Ability, Reading Comprehension, Verbal Ability,
Mathematical Ability, and Logical Reasoning Ability.
b. Occupational Interest Inventory (OII)
 The OII is an inventory/checklist of occupational interests which
provides an assessment on inclinations/preferences for
comprehensive career guidance. A profile chart of the student’s
occupational inclinations and preferences through the identified
cluster occupations is provided.
c. Aptitude for Senior High School (SHS) Tracks

 The Aptitude Test for SHS Tracks measures the innate ability or
potential of a student to succeed in the SHS tracks, namely: (1)
Academic, which includes Humanities and Social Sciences
(HUMSS), Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and
Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM); (2) Technical-
Vocational-Livelihood; (3) Sports; and (4) Arts and Design.
Target Clientele
all GRADE 9 learners, both

from private and public
schools
Test Materials
Answer Sheets The examinees shall use scannable Answer

Sheets designed specifically for NCAE.
IMPORTANT: Every examinee must receive two sheets

of AS with the same serial number --- one for Day 1
and the other for Day 2. The RE must check that the
serial numbers of the two sheets are identical.
Guidelines on the Use of School IDs
 BEIS and BEA are using similar School IDs both
recognized by the Department;
 New schools without School IDs are given temporary

ones by BEA and no other sources, to avoid duplication
and facilitate allocation of TMs;
 The School IDs issued by BEA will be used temporarily

for future test administration until such time BEIS
issues the permanent ID
 In case there are several School IDs for one school,

follow the School ID indicated in the Scannable School
Header (SSH) and inspect the correctness of School ID
in the TMs received.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Guidelines on the Use of Learner
Reference Number (LRN)
Use the LRN provided by the

Office of the Planning Service,
DepEd Central Office.
The LRN must be reflected in each

of the examinees’ AS, Form 1, List
of Examinees to be posted at the
door.
Pretest Guidelines
Date of Test Administration
December 12 to 13, 2018
Reminders
 All boxes of test materials shall be opened in
the presence of all testing personnel during the
examination day. Opening any boxes of test
materials prior to the exam day is a violation of
policies stipulated in D.O. 55, s. 2016.
 DO NOT allow any examinees to continue
taking the test during break time period.
 Cellular phones/Cameras/smart watches are
NOT allowed inside the testing room.
 Testing personnel are NOT allowed to read the
contents of the test booklet.
 Room Examiners are NOT allowed to
coach/provide cues to the examinees.
Reminders
 Lecture notes, learning materials, or any kind
of reviewers are NOT allowed inside the
testing room.
 Only the testing personnel, examinees and
assigned monitors shall be allowed in the
testing center premises during the
examination day.
 The Schools Division Superintendents shall
lead the investigation on breach of security
should irregularities in test administration
arise.
BOARD WORK FOR DAY 1
No. of Time Time Time Time

Items Limit Allocation Start to
Parts of the Test ed End
TB1
5 mins
Gen. Directions and EDQ 17 7:30-7:35
30
Reading Comprehension (RC) 30 mins
7:35-8:05
40 8:05-8:45
Mathematical Ability(MA) 40 mins
30
Verbal Ability (VA) 30 mins
8:45-9:15
BREAK 10 mins 9:15-9:25
Scientific Ability (SA) 40 40

mins
9:25-10:05
Logical Reasoning Ability (LRA) 15 15 10:05-10:20

mins
No. Time Time Tim Tim

of Limit Allocation e e to
Parts of the Test Item Star End
s ted
TB1
70
Technical-Vocational- 70 mins
10:20-11:30
Livelihood (TVL)
30 11: 30-12:00
Sports 30 mins
4h and
TOTAL 265 30
mins
BOARD WORK FOR DAYTime
No. of Time
2 Time Time
Items Limit Allocation Start to
Parts of the Test ed End
TB2
5 mins 7:30-7:35
Preliminary
Humanities and Social 30 30 7:35-8:05
mins
Sciences(HUMSS)
40
Science, Technology, 40 mins
8:05-8:45
Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM)
Accountancy, Business and 30 30 8:45-9:15
mins
Management (ABM)
BREAK 10 mins 9:15-9:25
Arts and Design 30 30

mins
9:25- 9:55
Occupational Interest Inventory 215 60 9:55-10:55

mins
No. Time Time Tim Tim

of Limit Allocation e e to
Parts of the Test Item Star End
s ted
TOTAL 345 3h
and
25
min
s
7h and
TOTAL NUMBER OF 610 55
ITEMS AND DURATION item mins
OF THE ENTIRE TEST s
ENTRANCE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT
 Inspect the seating arrangement before instruction the
examinees to enter the testing room. There should be six
rows of 5 lines of armchairs. The seats should be spaced far
enough from each other to discourage unnecessary talking
among examinees.
 Instruct the examinees to line up outside the room in
alphabetical order of their surnames.
 Call out the names of the examinees by alphabetical order
of their surnames. Examinee No. 1 must be seated in Seat
No. 1 and so on.
 In no case shall there be more than 30 examinees in a
room.
 Check the identity of the examinees inside the examination
room using the following procedure:
a. Countercheck the identity through the school ID
ENTRANCE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT
b. If the school ID is not available, ask the examinee to
present a notebook or any belonging bearing his/her
name.
c. In the absence of requirements a& b, ask the other
test takers to attest the identity of the examinee.
 Instruct the examinees to place their belongings in
front of the room underneath the board.
 Inspect the chairs of the examinees to ensure that
only pencils and blank sheets of paper for
computation purposes are there.
 To facilitate control of going in and out of the room,
only one door should be kept open.
DISTRIBUTION OF TEST MATERIALS
Cut with a pair of scissors one end of the plastic

bags of the TBs and ASs. Check the quantity and
see to it that these are accurate and not tampered.
In a pack, there are thirty (30) TBs. Each examinee
will have one TB and two sheets of AS. Make sure
that each examinee will receive two sheets of AS
with the same barcode (Examinee Number).Keep
the batch slip in the original plastic bag: This is
important.
In the distribution of the TBs and

ASs, follow the numbering of
examinees shown on page 7. Start
with the examinee in Number 1 by
giving him/her the TB/AS with the
lowest serial number and end with
examinee in number 30 giving
him/her the highest serial number.
Seats of the latecomers/absentees

should be left vacant. TBs and ASs
allocated for the said examinees
should be placed inside the original
plastic bag by the RE pending their
arrival. However, the TMs should
not be distributed yet if there are
only less than 10 examinees in the
room.
SCHOOL SUBJECT GRADE
Final Ratings in Grade 8 in the five

subject areas: Math, English,
Science, TLE, and MAPEH
For Grade 10 students, final ratings

in Grade 9 are to be used.
ACCOMPLISHING THE SEAT PLAN (FORM 2)
While the examinees are answering

the EDQ, let each Examinee write
his Name (in print), Examinee
Number, and the Test booklet
Number on the Seat Plan
Dismissing the Examinees
Collect and count all used TBs and

ASs and place these in the original
plastic bags. In case a test booklet
is missing, exhaust all means to find
it. DISMISS EXAMINEES ONLY
AFTER ACCOUNTING ALL TEST
MATERIALS.
POST TEST
 ROOM EXAMINER
A. Prepares the following contents of the ETRE:
1. Used Answer Sheets ( arranged consecutively by serial
number and placed in the original plastic bag)
NOTE: Make sure that the two sheets of ASs of one examinee are
together.
2. Forms 1 and 2 (back to back)
3. Form 7 ( Forms 1 and 7 while the test is in progress. While
the examinees are answering the last subtest, unused AS shall be
collected by the RS/CE. He shall instruct each RE to indicate the Serial
Nos. of Unused TBs in Form 3
4. Actual Time record
5. Narrative Report
POST TEST
 ROOM EXAMINER
B. Accomplishes the ETRE and seals it inside the
testing room.
C. Submits the following to the CE:
1. ETRE
2. Unused ASs
3. All TBs together with the batch slip. This is
important.
POST TEST
 CHIEF EXAMINER
A. Collects and accounts all ETREs, arranges and
bundles them accordingly. The number of
ETREs must Tally with the number of testing
rooms.
B. Counts the TBs per pack with the assistance of
RS. The open end of the plastic bag must be
resealed by tape or stapler.
C. Place inside the CETRE the following materials:
1. Unused ASs
2. Form 3
3. Form 4
4. Scannable School Header
POST TEST
 CHIEF EXAMINER
D. Accomplishes Forms 5 and 6
and places these in corresponding
boxes:
Form 5 – on top of Box 1 of the TBs
Form 6- on top of Box 1 of the ASs
THE CHIEF EXAMINER’S WORKFLOW
 Pre-Test Activities
 Keeps the confidentiality of the test
materials
Requires every Room Examiner(RE) to
count the TBs while plastic bags are still
sealed
Facilitates the signing of Form 3 by Each RE
 Test Proper
 Accomplishes Forms 4 , 5 and 6
Monitors the testing activities and
confidentiality of the test materials
 POST- TEST ACTIVITIES

 Returns to the original plastic bags all used
and unused TBs with Serial Numbers
arranged consecutively. The plastic bags
must be resealed.
Places inside the CETRE the ff. materials
after the test:
-Unused ASs, Forms 3 and 4, Scannable
School Headers
Accomplishes BEA Forms 5 and 6.
 POST- TEST ACTIVITIES

 Collects and accounts all ETREs with the
assistance of the School Testing
Coordinator/Room Supervisor(s)
Arranges and bundles the ETREs
accordingly seeing to it that the number of
ETREs tallies with the number of testing
rooms. A report on the Number of ETREs
should accompany the bundle.
THE ROOM EXAMINER’S WORKFLOW
 PRE- TEST ACTIVITIES

 Receives the TBs and ASs
Counts the TBs from the sealed plastic bags
Signs Form 3
 TEST PROPER
 Post the replica of the Name Grid and the
test coverage
Gives the General Directions
Distributes the ASs then the TBs
Checks if Name Grid, LRN and other
information in the AS are properly shaded
Facilitates in accomplishing the FORM 2 by
the examinees
 TEST PROPER
 Administers the test using the Examiner’s
Handbook
Keeps Custody of the excess TBs in original
plastic bags while the test is in progress and
does not read the test items (with sanctions
as per DepEd Order No. 55, s. 2016)
Accomplishes Forms 1 and 7
Retrieves the TMs
 TEST PROPER
 Arranges the used and unused TBs
consecutively by Examinee Number
Checks the contents of the ETRE (Used Ass,
Actual Time Record and Forms 1, 2 and 7)
Seals the ETRE while still inside the
examination room
 POST TEST
 Submits the following to the Chief Examiner:
1. Examiner’s Handbook
2. Unused ASs
3. Sealed ETRE
4. TBs
Signs Form 3

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National Career Assessment

c. Aptitude for Senior High School (SHS) Tracks

all GRADE 9 learners, both

Answer Sheets The examinees shall use scannable Answer

IMPORTANT: Every examinee must receive two sheets

 New schools without School IDs are given temporary

 The School IDs issued by BEA will be used temporarily

 In case there are several School IDs for one school,

Use the LRN provided by the

The LRN must be reflected in each

December 12 to 13, 2018

No. of Time Time Time Time

BREAK 10 mins 9:15-9:25

Scientific Ability (SA) 40 40

Logical Reasoning Ability (LRA) 15 15 10:05-10:20

No. Time Time Tim Tim

Arts and Design 30 30

Occupational Interest Inventory 215 60 9:55-10:55

No. Time Time Tim Tim

OF THE ENTIRE TEST s

Cut with a pair of scissors one end of the plastic

In the distribution of the TBs and

Seats of the latecomers/absentees

Final Ratings in Grade 8 in the five

For Grade 10 students, final ratings

While the examinees are answering

Collect and count all used TBs and

 POST- TEST ACTIVITIES

 POST- TEST ACTIVITIES

 PRE- TEST ACTIVITIES

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