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2023 NATG12 Examiner'S Handbook

Filosofía de la educación (Bonga National High School)

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
BUREAU OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

National
Achievement
Test for
Grade 12
EXAMINER’S HANDBOOK

Pasig City, Philippines

2023

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Table of Contents
ACRONYM .………………………………………………………………………………. 2
TESTING PERSONNEL ……………………………………………………………….. 2

INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………….. 3
TEST ADMINISTRATION PROPER ………………………………………………… 4

I. PRE-TEST...……………………………………………………………………......... 4
1. Delivery of TMs…………………………………………………………....... 4
2. Entrance and Seating Arrangement……………………………………. 5
3. Physical Arrangement of Testing Room & Distribution Scheme... 6
4. Boardwork……………………………………...................................... 7
5. Orientation and General Direction …………………………………….. 8
6. Distribution of TMs ……………………………………………………….. 9
7. Checking of TMs …………………………………….. ……………………. 9
8. Accomplishing of the Seat Plan …………………………………………. 10
9. Filling in of information in the Answer Sheet ………………………… 10-14
10. Answering of EDQ …………………………………………………………. 14

II. TEST PROPER……………………………………………………………………….. 15

Day 1
1. Administering the test in Science ………………………………….……. 15
2. Administering the test in Philosophy ….……………………………….. 15
3. Announcing the snack break ……………………………………….……. 15
4. Administering the test in Language and Communication …………. 15
5. Administering the test in Media Information Literacy ……………… 16
Day 2
6. Administering the test in Mathematics ………………………………… 16
7. Administering the test in Humanities ………………………………….. 16
8. Announcing the snack break………………………….………………….. 16
9. Administering the test in Wika at Komunikasyon …………………… 17
10. Administering the test in Social Science ……………………………… 17

III. POST-TEST ………………………………………………………………………… 17

1. Retrieving of TMs and dismissing the examinees………………….... 17
2. Preparing the reports and sealing the ETRE …………..……………… 18
3. Turning over of ETRE to the CE …………………………………………. 18
4. Accounting of TMs by the CE …………………………………………….. 18

Breach of Security in National Examinations and Corresponding Sanctions 19

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ACRONYMS

● AE - Assistant Examiner
● AS - Answer Sheet
● CE - Chief Examiner
● CETRE - Chief Examiner’s Transmittal Report Envelope
● DTC - Division Testing Coordinator
● DTCA - Division Testing Coordinator Assistant
● EDQ - Examinee’s Descriptive Questionnaire
● EH - Examiner’s Handbook
● ETRE - Examiner’s Transmittal Report Envelope
● LRN - Learner Reference Number
● LWD - Learners with Disabilities
● PSS - Private Schools Supervisor
● RE - Room Examiner
● RTC - Regional Testing Coordinator
● SDS - Schools Division Superintendent
● SE - Supervising Examiner
● SH - School Head
● SSH - Scannable School Header
● STC - School Testing Coordinator
● TB - Test Booklet
● TM - Test Material

TESTING PERSONNEL

⮚ BEA Representative – He/She shall monitor and supervise the test

administration in the assigned division.
⮚ Regional Testing Coordinator (RTC) – He/She shall oversee the test
administration in the region. He/She shall provide Schools Division
Offices (SDOs) with the list of private schools operating with permit that
are to be included in the test administration. He/She shall prepare a test
monitoring team in the whole region.
⮚ Division Testing Coordinator (DTC) – He/She shall supervise the test
administration in public schools.
⮚ Private Schools Supervisor (PSS) or Division Testing Coordinator
Assistant (DTCA) – He/She shall supervise the test administration in
private schools.
⮚ Chief Examiner (CE) – He/She shall oversee the conduct of the test in
the school. The School Head (SH) shall serve as the CE.
⮚ School Testing Coordinator (STC) – He/She shall assist the CE in the
overall test administration.
⮚ Supervising Examiner (SE) – He/She shall monitor and supervise the
assigned testing rooms. He/She shall conduct ocular inspection the day
before the test administration to be familiarized with the school layout.
⮚ Room Examiner (RE) – He/She shall administer the test in accordance
with the standardized test administration guidelines in the Examiner’s
Handbook (EH).
⮚ Assistant Examiner (AE) – He/She shall provide any test-related
assistance to the RE, if there are reported LWDs in the testing room.
He/She is not required if there are no reported LWDs in the testing room.
⮚ Support Staff – He/She shall provide any test-related assistance to the
SH, such as preparation of the testing rooms.

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INTRODUCTION
This Examiner’s Handbook is intended for those involved in the
administration of the National Achievement Test for Grade 12 (NATG12). It outlines
the activities to be undertaken at various stages of the test administration. To
ensure a standardized test administration, this Handbook must be strictly followed.

TEST MATERIALS (TMs)

The RE should receive the Test Booklets (TBs) and Answer Sheets (ASs) from
the CE. He/She shall count the TMs received before going to the testing room.

TEST BOOKLETS (TBs). There are two (2) TBs. Each examinees shall use
one (1) TB per day. Swapping scheme of TBs in the testing room shall be
implemented. For Day 1, the first 15 examinees shall use TB 1, while the
remaining 15 examinees shall use TB 2. For Day 2, the Room Examiner (RE) shall
swap the TBs. The first 15 examinees shall use TB 2, while TB 1 shall be used by
the remaining 15 examinee.

TB 1 contains the General Instructions, Examinee’s Descriptive

Questionnaire (EDQ) which consists of items about the examinee, and the test
items in four (4) subtests: Science, Philosophy, Language and Communication,
and Media Information Literacy. TB 2 contains the General Instructions, EDQ, and
the test items in four (4) subtests: Mathematics, Humanities, Wika at
Komunikasyon, and Social Science.

ANSWER SHEETS (ASs). Each examinee will use an AS composed of two (2)
sheets, with the same serial number printed back to back – one for Day 1 and the
other for Day 2. The AS contains the basic information about the examinee such as
Name, Learner Reference Number (LRN), Region, Division, School ID, Type of
School, Sex, Age, Birth date, Number of Class Shifting, Type of Community, SHS
Voucher Program, Class Size, Indigenous Peoples (IP) Group, and Plans after Senior
High School. The RE must check that the serial numbers of the two sheets are
identical.

The ASs are numbered consecutively per subtests: Science (60 items),
Philosophy (48 items), Language and Communication (54 items), Media and
Information Literacy (48 items), Mathematics (60 items), Humanities (48 items),
Wika at Komunikasyon (54 items), and Social Science (48 items). Circles with
letters are provided for the answers to each part of the test.

WRITING MATERIALS. Each examinee will use lead pencil no. 2 and
sheets of blank paper for computation purposes.

TIME ALLOTMENT

The RE shall administer the test within the time limit as shown in the
Boardwork on Page 7. The boardwork shows the day, time frame, activity, time
allotment, and total time allotment. The total time limit excludes the 10-minute
entrance of examinees, seating arrangement, 10-minute orientation and general
direction, distribution of test materials, 15-minute filling in of information in the
answer sheet, and 25-minute allotment for answering the Examinee’s Descriptive
Questionnaire (EDQ) or Mga Katanungang Naglalarawan sa Umeeksamin, and the
15-minute snack break. The time limit indicated in the Boardwork should be
strictly followed. Examinees must observe that the snack break is limited to
15 minutes only.

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TEST ADMINISTRATION PROPER

The RE shall accomplish the following activities pertaining to this test

namely: Pre-Test, Test Proper, and Post-Test. He/She shall read aloud to the
examinees the instructions in the boxed portion, but read silently the words inside
the parentheses. He/She shall not deviate from this Handbook.

As per Section 4 of Republic Act No. 11650, the inclusion of Learners with
Disabilities (LWDs) in the national assessment must be observed; hence, the AE
shall assist the reported LWDs-examinees in the testing room. He/She may use
alternative response formats such as oral type wherein the AE reads the test items
to the examinee with difficulty seeing. Additionally, he/she shall ensure that all
spoken instructions during the test are adequately interpreted to those who have
difficulty hearing. An oath of confidentiality must be signed by the AE to ensure
the security of information. The RE and AE shall not deviate from this
Handbook.

The RE shall check the boxes provided before the boxed instructions after
each activity/instruction has been done/given.

I. PRE-TEST

1. DELIVERY OF TEST MATERIALS (TMs)

The RE shall receive the following TMs from the CE:

1) Two (2) Sealed plastic bag containing 15 TBs

 TB 1 (Red Cover) – For Science, Philosophy, Language and
Communication, and Media Information Literacy
 TB 2 (Blue Cover) – For Mathematics, Humanities, Wika at
Komunikasyon, and Social Science
2) Two (2) Sealed plastic bag containing 30 ASs
3) Examiner’s Handbook
4) Examiner’s Transmittal Report Envelope (ETRE) containing the
following BEA forms:
 Forms 1 and 2: List of Examinees and Seat Plan, printed back to
back;
 Form 7: Room Examiner’s Report Form

The RE shall count the TBs in sealed plastic bags in the distribution room.
He/She shall sign the BEA Form 3 (TMs Accounting Form) after accounting
and checking the TMs.

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2. ENTRANCE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT

1. The RE shall be at the assigned testing room not later than 6:30 a.m.

2. The RE shall inspect the seating arrangement before instructing the

examinees to enter the testing room. There shall be six rows by five (5x6)
columns of armchairs; the RE shall check if the first and last rows are
close to the walls.

3. The RE shall ensure that the testing room is accessible to clean

restrooms and fire exits.

4. The RE shall ensure that examinees who are considered LWDs may be
grouped according to difficulty experienced.

5. The RE shall ensure that the LWDs have different accommodations

varying by exceptionality/difficulty. Accommodations to LWDs may
include spacious room, and wide tables instead of armchairs.

6. The RE shall instruct the examinees to sit according to the seat plan.

7. The RE shall instruct the examinees to leave vacant the seat assigned to
an absentee.

8. The RE shall ensure that there shall not be more than 30 examinees in
the testing room.

9. The RE shall admit the examinees following the alphabetical order in the
List of Examinees posted outside the testing room.

10. The RE shall check the identity of the examinees inside the testing room
using the following procedure:
a. Countercheck the identity through the School Identification Card
(ID);
b. If School ID is not available, ask the examinee to present a notebook
or any belonging bearing his/her name;
c. If a & b are not applicable, ask the examinee’s adviser/present
subject teacher to attest the identity.

11. The RE shall instruct the examinees to turn off their digital devices, such
as smart phones and smart watches, and put them in their bags. Their
bags and other personal belongings shall be placed in front, under the
board upon entrance. Only pencils, sharpener, and a clean sheet of
paper are allowed during the test.

(Latecomers should still be admitted to the rooms assigned to them

and they should finish the test at the same time as scheduled for
each subtest.)

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Physical Arrangement of Testing Room

C H A L K B O A R D
EXAMINER’S TABLE

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

Test Booklet Distribution Scheme

A. Day 1

1 2 3 4 5
Test
6 7 8 9 10
Booklet 1
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
Test
21 22 23 24 25
Booklet 2
26 27 28 29 30

B. Day 2

1 2 3 4 5
Test
6 7 8 9 10
Booklet 2
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
Test
21 22 23 24 25
Booklet 1
26 27 28 29 30

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3. BOARDWORK

The RE shall accomplish the boardwork as follows. He/She shall note the time
started and time finished for each accomplished activity.

Time Time Total Time Time

Day Activity Time Started
Frame Allotment Allotment Finished
Part I. Pre-Test
Entrance of Examinees
7:00 – 7:10 10 minutes
Seating Arrangement
Orientation and General Direction
7:10 – 7:20 10 minutes
Distribution of Test Materials
1 hour
Filling in of information in the Answer
7:20 – 7:35 15 minutes
Sheet
Answering of Examinee’s
7:35 – 8:00 25 minutes
Descriptive Questionnaire
Part II. Test Proper
Test Booklet 1 Test Booklet 2 TB 1 TB 2 TB 1 TB 2
1 8:00 – 9:00 Science Mathematics 1 hour
9:00 –
Philosophy Humanities 1 hour
10:00
10:00 –
Snack Break 15 minutes 4 hours*
10:15
10:15 – Language and Wika at
1 hour
11:15 Communication Komunikasyon
11:15 – Media Information
Social Science 1 hour
12:15 and Literacy
Part III. Post-Test
12:15 – Retrieval of Test Materials and
15 minutes 15 minutes
12:30 Dismissal
Part I. Pre-Test
Entrance of Examinees
7:00 – 7:10 10 minutes
Seating Arrangement
20 minutes
Orientation and General Direction
7:10 – 7:20 10 minutes
Distribution of Test Materials
Part II. Test Proper
Test Booklet 2 Test Booklet 1 TB 2 TB 1 TB 2 TB 1
7:20 – 8:20 Mathematics Science 1 hour
8:20 – 9:20 Humanities Philosophy 1 hour
2 9:20 – 9:35 Snack Break 15 minutes
9:35 – Wika at Language and
1 hour 4 hours*
10:35 Komunikasyon Communication
Media
10:35 –
Social Science Information and 1 hour
11:35
Literacy
Part III. Post-Test
Retrieval of Test Materials and
11:35 – Dismissal
25 minutes 25 minutes
12:00 Preparing of Reports and Sealing the
ETRE

Notes:
*Total Time Allotment excluding snack break
1. Each examinee must receive two (2) sheets of Answer Sheets (AS) and Test
Booklets (TB) with the same serial number – one for Day 1 and the other
for Day 2.
2. Day 1: TB 1 shall be used by the first 15 examinees; while, TB 2 shall be
used by the remaining 15 examinee.
Day 2: TB 2 shall be used by the first 15 examinees; while TB 1 shall be
used by the remaining 15 examinees.
3. The Examinee’s Descriptive Questionnaire (EDQ) shall be answered only
on Day 1.
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4. ORIENTATION AND GENERAL DIRECTION

Say:

Good morning everybody. I am (State your name), your Room Examiner

and (State the name of Assistant Examiner). These are some points you
should remember to follow while taking the test. I shall read each one.

Read the following slowly and clearly:

1. You are required to answer four subtests per day. Test Booklet 1
contains the test items in four subtests: Science, Philosophy,
Language and Communication, and Media Information Literacy.
Test Booklet 2 contains the test items in four subtests:
Mathematics, Humanities, Wika at Komunikasyon, and Social
Science.
2. If possible, you are not allowed to leave the room once the test has
started.
3. You are not allowed to open your Test Booklet until you are told to
do so.
4. You may raise your hand so I can help you, if you have any
problem such as missing pages or words that are not printed
clearly.
5. You are encouraged to ask questions on the directions. Asking
questions will not be entertained after the test has started.
6. You are not allowed to write anything on the Test Booklets. A
separate Answer Sheet is provided for your answers. For those
answering Mathematics, you may use a clean sheet of paper for
your computation but submit this to me after the test.
7. You are required to use lead pencil no. 2 in answering the test.
Mechanical pencils are not allowed.
8. You should remember to keep your Answer Sheets clean and free
from unnecessary marks. DO NOT fold, crumple, or crease any
portion of it, otherwise it may be rejected by the scanning machine.
9. You are required to select from the given choices. Blacken/Shade
the circle that corresponds to your answer in the appropriate item
number on your Answer Sheets.
10. You may change your answer by erasing it neatly.
11. You have to work quietly and mind only your own work. Do not
use books, dictionaries, rulers, calculators, smart phones, tablet
computers, smart watches, etc. inside the testing room.
12. You are not allowed to copy the answers of your co-examinee. If
you are caught cheating in any form such as talking to your co-
examinees, and have been warned twice, but persist on cheating,
you will not be allowed to take the test any further.

After you have read the guidelines, allow examinees to go out, if necessary,
before distributing the TMs.

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5. DISTRIBUTION OF TMs

Cut with a pair of scissors or a blade one end of the plastic bags (one
containing the TBs and the other the AS). Check their quantities and see to
it that these are accurate and not tampered. Each examinees must receive
two (2) sheets of Answer Sheets (AS) and Test Booklets (TB) with the same
serial number – one for Day 1 and the other for Day 2.

In the distribution of the TBs and AS, follow the numbering and
distribution scheme as shown on Page 6. 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.

Write on the boardwork under “Orientation and General Direction,

Distribution of Test Materials”, the exact time these activities started and
finished.

Seats of absentees should be left vacant. TBs and ASs allocated to

the absentees and latecomers 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.

6. CHECKING OF TMs

After each examinee has received the TB and AS, say:

Everybody, put the Answer Sheet on your chair. (Wait until everybody
has done this.) Look at your Test Booklet. (Pause.) Check the pages one by
one. If you notice any misprint or a missing page, raise your hand so that I
will change it.

Pause. The AE shall assist the LWDs-examinees in checking the pages

of the TMs. Wait until everybody has done this. Then say:

Everybody, look at your Answer Sheet. Find out if there are defects. In
case there are, raise your hand so that I will change them.

In case a TB or an AS is defective, this should be noted in BEA Form

7 (Room Examiner’s Report Form). When all the TBs and ASs have been
checked, all unused TBs with their corresponding ASs should be placed in
the original plastic bags before the test proper starts. Keep these in your
custody while the test is in progress.

For regular REs (those without LWDs needing test

accommodation): Refrain from reading the test questions, otherwise,
you will be liable for administrative sanction under Section 13 of DepEd
Order (DO) 55, s. 2016.

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7. ACCOMPLISHING OF THE SEAT PLAN

Say:

On the Seat Plan that I will pass, write your name, and the
corresponding Examinee Number and Test Booklet Number.

Pass the Seat Plan as soon as the examinees begin filling in the information
about themselves, not when the test proper is being done. The AE shall assist the
LWD in filling in of information about themselves. Write on the boardwork under
“Entrance of Examinees, Seating Arrangement”, the exact time the entrance of
examinees and accomplishing the seat plan has started and finished.

8. FILLING IN OF INFORMATION IN THE ANSWER SHEET

(NOTE: FOR ALL INFORMATION TO BE FILLED IN THE AS, PLEASE

REFER TO THE NAME GRID REPLICA)

The Answer Sheet is composed of two (2) sheets printed back-to-

back broken down as follows: The front page contains the circles for the
basic information about yourself. The back page contains the Examinee’s
Descriptive Questionnaire (EDQ) circles numbered 1 to 45. For the test
proper, it contains items numbered 1 to 60 for Science, 1 to 48 for
Philosophy, 1 to 54 for Language and Communication (English), 1
to 48 for Media and Information Literacy, 1 to 60 for
Mathematics, 1 to 48 for Humanities, 1 to 54 for Wika at
Komunikasyon (Filipino), and 1 to 48 for Social Science. In marking
the circle, see to it that the whole space within the circle is fully shaded.

8.1. NAME
Say:
You shall now fill out your name. Print your name inside the box
provided for on the upper portion of the Answer Sheet. Then print your
name inside each box provided for in the name grid.

Pause. Give the Examinees enough time to write their names. Then
say:

Let us accomplish the name grid found on the upper portion of the
Answer Sheet. The basic rules in filling up the name grid are as
follows:
1. Write only one letter in each box starting with the first box at
the left. Below letter Z are Ñ and dash (-).
2. Enter your last name first, then your first name(s) in the
allotted box and finally your middle initial in the last box. If
you are a “JR", "III", "IV", etc., write it immediately after your
last name but leave one blank box in between.

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3. If your last name consists of two or more words such as dela

Cruz, delos Santos, San Ignacio, etc., write your last names
leaving a blank box between. Likewise, if you have two first
names write them leaving a blank box in between.
4. If you have long last names and/or first names, fill your names
up to the last box allotted for your last names and first names.
5. There are two columns for the middle initial. If you have two or
more middle names write only the first letter of the first and
second middle names (e.g. SJ for San Juan). If you have one
middle name, write the first letter in the first box at the left.
Leave it blank for those without middle initial.

Pause. Let the Examinees follow the instruction, then, say:

If you have filled in your last name, first name, and middle
initial, blacken the circle below each box which corresponds to the
letters written in the boxes.

Go around to see that this is done by the Examinees correctly. The AE

shall assist the LWD in accomplishing the name grid.

8.2. LEARNER REFERENCE NUMBER (LRN)

Say:

Blacken the circle corresponding to your 12-digit LRN. It consists

of twelve numbers. Check your LRN given by your class adviser.

Go around to check that numbers for the LRN are written correctly in
the corresponding boxes. The AE shall assist the LWD in accomplishing
the LRN.

8.3. EXAMINEE NUMBER

Say:
The Examinee Number is a bar code found at the upper portion of the
Answer Sheet. (Point to the Bar Code)

8.4. EXAMINEE NO.

Say:

The Examinee No. is a unique six-digit code found at the upper left
portion of the Answer Sheet, below the Bar Code. (Point to the Examinee
No.)

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8.5. MARKING INSTRUCTIONS

Say:

● Use No. 1 or 2 pencil only.

● Do not use ink, ball point, or felt tip pens.
● Make solid marks that fill the responses completely.
● Erase clearly any marks you wish to change.
● Make no stray marks on this form.

CORRECT: D

INCORRECT:

8.6. BIRTH DATE

Say:

The Birth Date is given in the form of month-day-year,

specifically:
Example: September 02, 2006

Month: Blacken the circle corresponding to the month of birth which is

September.

Day: Two columns are allotted for the day although one circle in each
column is blackened. The range is from 01 to 31. Days ranging from 1
to 9 are entered as 01 to 09, so blacken 0 in the first column and 2 in
the second column.

Year: Only the last two digits of the year of birth are entered. Blacken
0 in the first column and 6 in the second column.

Fill out your birth date in your Answer Sheet following my instructions.

8.7. REGION, DIVISION, AND SCHOOL ID

Say:

Shade the circles corresponding to your Region, Division, and

School ID.
Note: The Region, Division, and School ID must be written on the board.

8.8. ARE YOU A MEMBER OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES GROUP?

Say:

Shade the circle corresponding to your response if you are a

member of an Indigenous Peoples Group (e.g. Ibanag, Tagbanwa,
T’boli, etc.).

8.9. SEX
Say:

Shade the circle corresponding to your sex.

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8.10. TYPE OF SCHOOL

Say:

Shade the circle corresponding to your type of school.

8.11. NUMBER OF CLASS SHIFTING

Say:
Shade the circle corresponding to your number of class
shifting.

8.12. TYPE OF COMMUNITY

Say:
Shade the circle corresponding to the type of your
community.

8.13. DID YOU AVAIL THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VOUCHER

PROGRAM?
Say:

Shade the circle corresponding to your response in availing of

the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher.

8.14. CLASS SIZE

Say:

Shade the circles corresponding to the number of learners in

your class.
Note: Each Examinees must have a copy of their class size.

8.15. AGE
Say:

Two columns are allotted for the age. If you were born on
September 02, 2006, you are now 18 years of age. Shade 1 in the first
column and 8 in the second column.

Fill out your age in your Answer Sheet following my instructions.

8.16. RECIPIENT OF PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4Ps)

Say:
Shade the circle corresponding to your response if your family
if a recipient of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

8.17. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER GRADUATING FROM SENIOR

HIGH SCHOOL?
Say:
Shade the circle corresponding to your plan after graduating
from Senior High School.

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8.18. NAME AND ADDRESS OF SCHOOL

Say:
Write the name and address of your school on the space
provided.

8.19. NAME AND SIGNATURE

Say:
At the back, write your name and signature on the space
provided.

Give the examinees enough time to do this. Check that each examinee does
this correctly. For LWDs-examinees, double the time to take the test, if necessary.
This is to give them ample time to fill in their information in the AS. Write on the
boardwork under “Filling in of information in the AS”, the exact time the filling in of
information in the AS has started and the time it has finished. Go around to check
if the examinees are shading their answers properly on the ASs.

It is imperative that you check and double check that all examinees have
shaded the correct circles pertaining to the NAME GRID and all the necessary
information about the Examinee. To do this, go around and inspect each
Examinee’s Answer Sheet.

9. ANSWERING OF EXAMINEE’S DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE (EDQ)

Say:

Everybody, turn to Page 1 of your Test Booklet. I will read the General
Directions aloud while you read it silently. (Read the General Directions)

Give the examinees time to read silently with you the General Directions.
Afterwards, say:

Part I is the Examinee’s Descriptive Questionnaire (EDQ) which

asks certain pertinent information about you. It is numbered 1 to 45
and should be answered in the space provided for.
Part I will last for 25 minutes. Everybody, open your Test Booklets
to the EDQ.
(Show them the EDQ portion), Ready… Begin!

Write on the boardwork under “Answering of Examinees’ Descriptive

Questionnaire”, the exact time the EDQ has started and finished. Go around to
check if the examinees are shading their answers properly on the ASs. The AE shall
assist the LWDs-examinees if the instruction is confusing for them. Flexible rules
such as allowing the LWDs-examinees with difficulty concentrating, if observed, to
stand up once in a while or get out of the room. This also applies in the Test
Proper.
After answering the EDQ, say:

STOP! Let us go to the test proper.

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II. TEST PROPER

FOR DAY 1
(TB 1 shall be used by the first 15 examinees, while TB 2 shall be used by the
remaining 15 examinees.) If the examinee is absent on Day 1, he/she shall
not take the test on Day 2. The AS of the absentee shall be included in the
CETRE.

1. ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN SCIENCE

Say:

Everybody, get your Test Booklet. Turn to the page where Science
starts. You will answer this test within 60 minutes. You may now begin
answering the test.

Write on the boardwork under “Part II. Test Proper, Science”, the exact time
the test proper for Science has started and finished.

2. ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN PHILOSOPHY

Say:

After answering Science, turn to the page where Philosophy starts. You
will answer this test within 60 minutes. You may now begin answering the
test.

Write on the boardwork under “Part II. Test Proper, Philosophy”, the exact
time the test proper for Philosophy has started and finished.

3. ANNOUNCING THE SNACK BREAK

Say:

You are given a fifteen-minute (15) break for your snack. Insert the
Answer Sheet in your Test Booklet and secure them properly. For those who
brought snacks with them, you may eat in your respective seat, but be
careful not to smudge your Test Booklet and Answer Sheet.

Write on the boardwork under “Snack Break” the exact time started and time
finished.

4. ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

Say:

After answering Philosophy, turn to the page where Language and

Communication starts. You will answer this test within 60 minutes. You may
now begin answering the test.

Write on the boardwork under “Part II. Test Proper, Language and
Communication”, the exact time the test proper for Language and Communication
has started and finished.

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5. ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN MEDIA INFORMATION AND LITERACY

Say:

After answering Language and Communication, turn to the page where

Media Information and Literacy starts. You will answer this test within 60
minutes. You may now begin answering the test.

Write on the boardwork under “Part II. Test Proper, Media Information and
Literacy”, the exact time the test proper for Media Information and Literacy has
started and finished. After finishing the last subtest for the day, proceed to
“Part III. Post Test Retrieving of TMs and Dismissing of Examinees” on Page
17.

DAY 2

(TB 2 shall be used by the first 15 examinees, while TB 1 shall be used by the
remaining 15 examinees.) Refer to page 5 for the Entrance and Seating Arrangement,
page 6 for the Distribution Scheme, and page 7 for the Orientation and General
Directions. Latecomers should still be admitted to the rooms assigned to them and
they should finish the test at the same time as scheduled for each subtests. The AS of
the absentee on Day 2 shall be included in the CETRE.

1. ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN MATHEMATICS

Say:

Everybody, get your Test Booklet. Turn to the page where Mathematics
starts. You will answer this test within 60 minutes. You may now begin
answering the test.

Write on the boardwork under “Part II. Test Proper, Mathematics”, the exact
time the test proper for Mathematics has started and finished.

2. ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN HUMANITIES

Say:

After answering Mathematics, turn to the page where Humanities

starts. You will answer this test within 60 minutes. You may now begin
answering the test.

Write on the boardwork under “Part II. Test Proper, Humanities”, the exact
time the test proper for Humanities has started and finished.

3. ANNOUNCING THE SNACK BREAK

Say:

You are given fifteen-minute (15) break for your snack. Insert the
Answer Sheet in your Test Booklet and secure them properly. For those who
brought snacks with them, you may eat in your respective seat, but be
careful not to smudge your Test Booklet and Answer Sheet.

Write on the boardwork under “Snack Break” the exact time started and time
finished.

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4. ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN WIKA AT KOMUNIKASYON

Say:

After answering Humanities, turn to the page where Wika at

Komunikasyon starts. You will answer this test within 60 minutes. You may
now begin answering the test.

Write on the boardwork under “Part II. Test Proper, Wika at Komunikasyon”,
the exact time the test proper for Wika at Komunikasyon has started and finished.

5. ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN SOCIAL SCIENCE

Say:

After answering Wika at Komunikasyon, turn to the page where Social

Science starts. You will answer this test within 60 minutes. You may now
begin answering the test.

Write on the boardwork under “Part II. Test Proper, Social Science”, the
exact time the test proper for Social Science has started and finished.

Note: The unused Scannable Answer Sheets shall be collected by the

SE/CE at the time when the Examinees are answering the last subtest.

III. POST-TEST

1. RETRIEVING OF TMs AND DISMISSING THE EXAMINEE/S

Say:

Insert the Answer Sheet in the Test Booklet and submit them to me as I go
around to collect the test materials.

Collect and count all used and unused TBs and ASs. Used Scannable ASs
are arranged consecutively by Examinee Number and place it in the original plastic
bag. Unused ASs shall be turned over to the CE. The AE and examinees may leave
the room only after accounting of all TMs.

After all the TMs are accounted, say:

We are now done with the test. Thank you very much. You may now leave
the room.

Write on the boardwork under “Retrieval of TMs and Dismissal”, the exact
time the retrieval of TMs and dismissal of the examinees has started and the time it
has finished.

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2. PREPARING THE REPORTS AND SEALING THE ETRE

The RE shall prepare the following contents of the Examiner’s

Transmittal Report Envelope (ETRE).

ETRE
1. Used Scannable Answer Sheets (arranged consecutively by Examinee
Number; placed in the original plastic bag)
2. Form A: List of Examinees (posted on the door)
3. BEA Form 1 & 2: List of Actual Examinees & Seat Plan, printed back
to back
4. BEA Form 7: Room Examiner’s Report Form
5. Boardwork with actual time record (posted on the board)

The RE shall seal the ETRE while still inside the testing room and
shall affix his/her signatures thrice (3x) across on the flap of the ETRE upon
sealing it.

3. TURNING OVER OF ETRE TO THE CE

The RE shall turn over the ETRE to the CE. The Chief Examiner’s Transmittal
Report Envelope (CETRE) shall contain the following documents:

CETRE
1. Unused Scannable Answer Sheets
2. BEA Form 3: Test Materials Accounting Form
3. BEA Form 4: Chief Examiner’s Report Form
4. School Header

4. ACCOUNTING OF TMs BY THE CE

The CE shall account the TMs in accordance with the following:
a. Collect and account all ETREs assisted by the SE (if any).
b. Arrange and bundle the TMs accordingly in terms of the following:
 The ETREs should tally with the number of testing rooms. A report
on the number of ETREs should accompany the bundle.
c. Return to their original plastic bags all used and unused TBs with serial
numbers arranged consecutively. These should be resealed by stapling
the open end of the plastic bag.
d. Place inside the CETRE the unused Answer Sheets, BEA Form
3, BEA Form 4, and School Header.
e. Place BEA Form 5 (Test Booklet Quantity and Completeness Verification
Sheet) in Box 1 of the Test Booklets.
f. Place BEA Form 6 (Answer Sheet Quantity and Completeness
Verification Sheet) in Box 1 of the Answer Sheets.

TO THE DIVISION TESTING COMMITTEE:

This Examiner’s Handbook MUST BE STORED IN THE TESTING CENTER
after the test together with the Name Grid Replica for future use.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.

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DepEd Order 55, s. 2016 – POLICY GUIDELINES ON THE NATIONAL

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING FOR THE K TO 12 BASIC
EDUCATION PROGRAM

SECTION 13: Breach of Security in National Examinations

and Corresponding Sanctions
The security and integrity of test materials shall be upheld in the whole process of
test administration. This Order rescinds DECS Order No. 85, s. 1999, “Breach of
Security in National Examinations and Corresponding Sanctions” and DepEd Order
No. 47, s. 2015, “Inclusion of Acts as Violations to National Examinations.” The
following acts are deemed as violation/infractions of security pertaining to national
examinations in addition to:
1. Reading of test booklets other than by the examinee
2. Supplying answers to examinees
3. Cheating
4. Plagiarizing
5. Loss of test booklets
6. Photocopying of test booklets
7. Capturing test items through electronic gadgets
8. Distribution and posting of photos of the test booklet in any form of media
9. Opening the test materials prior to testing schedule
10. Late submission of test booklets and/or answer sheets
11. Tampering of examinees’ answer sheets
12. Infringement of copyright
13. Allowing impostors and substitute examinees
14. Misrepresentation with regard to age, residence, and status
15. Failure to closely monitor test procedures resulting in test irregularities

Any or all of the following sanctions will be imposed on any or all of the
aforementioned violations committed by those involved:

1. Examinees
The degree of violation and corresponding sanction shall be determined by the
Chief Examiner.

a. First and second offenses: reprimand

b. Third offense: Cancellation of test papers / invalidation of test results

2. Testing Personnel
The degree of violation and corresponding sanction shall be determined by the
Schools Division Superintendent.

a. Suspension of salaries and incentives/benefits of those concerned for one

to three months
b. Work suspension
c. In the case of infringement of copyright, legal remedies will be considered.

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BEA

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

No parts of this handbook may

be reproduced in any form.

Prepared by:

EDUCATION ASSESSMENT DIVISION

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