Ms. Violeta C. Valladolid de La Salle University, Manila
Ms. Violeta C. Valladolid de La Salle University, Manila
Valladolid
De La Salle University, Manila
Needs of the Country
1. Pre and in-service training program
1.1. Test development
1.2 New approaches on assessment
1.2.1 Performance evaluation, portfolio assessment, self- check
list, etc. (reliability and validity)
1.3. New approaches in test development (IRT)
2. Availability of the following to different institutions
2.1. Test of competency skills of graduates vis-à -vis
competency needed in the workplace
2.2. Higher order thinking skills assessment tools
2.3 Tools to asses other domains other than cognitive
skills (affective, psychomotor, effects of socio-
economic conditions)
3. Develop internationally accepted tests comparable
to SAT
4. Assessment of UBD framework
Needs of the institution/personal needs
Training programs
On test development
For non education graduates
Courses of action for PEMEA
1. Conduct training programs
2. Coming up of compilation of tests available
3. Be active in the advocacy of the following:
Proper test development approaches
Manual of assessment
Linkage with PRC and Dep Ed
Confidentiality of tests
Put up a link in the website for the exchange of ideas
between PEMEA and its members
Proper handling of national tests
Participate / contribute in developing national tests
Q1: What do you think are the needs of our
country in terms of test development?
Tools to assess the competency skills of graduates
vis-a-vis competencies needed in the workplace
Performance based assessment tool
Assessment tool to measure effects of socio-
economic conditions
Q1: What do you think are the needs of our
country in terms of test development
Training programs
Pre service and in-service training on higher level
thinking skills
Coming up of ways in increasing validity and
reliability of authentic assessment tools other than
scoring rubrics
For non-education graduates
Free tests
Readiness for Pre-school (should be available to
different educational institutions; available from
DepEd)
Q1: What do you think are the needs of our
country in terms of test development
Increasing access for tests
Readiness assessment for incoming grade school
Materials used for training teachers are not yet available
nationally (case: materials were made available from
foreign institutions)
Coming up of a manual for assessment
PEMEA to become more aggressive in advocating for
proper test construction
(Action:) Linking up with PRC and DepEd
Advocate on proper use of national test
Q1: What do you think are the needs of our
country in terms of test development
Establishment of test item banks
Agency in pooling and facilitating availability of item
banks
Participate / contribute in developing national tests
Develop internationally accepted tests comparable to
SAT
Develop assessment tools in the affective domain for
basic education (and should be made available to
educational institutions)
Compilation of tests available in the country
Q1: What do you think are the needs of our
country in terms of test development
- Synchronization of available tests
- Increase number of units on assessment of