RATIONALIZATION OF THE 1ST

PRETEST IN CE1
(ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING)
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG
CE 1 INSTRUCTOR
1. AN ITEM TESTS THE STUDENT’S ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH FACTS AND
INFERENCES. TO WHAT COGNITIVE DOMAIN DOES IT BELONG?
A. ANALYZING
B. APPLYING
C. UNDERSTANDING
D. EVALUATING

ANSWER: ANALYSIS INCLUDES STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH FACTS AND INFERENCES.

REVIEW THE VERBS IN BLOOM’S TAXONOMY UNDER THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DATA GIVES US THE MOST VARIABILITY OR
DISPERSION?
• A. MEAN = 83, SD = 0.15
• B. MEAN = 78, SD = 0.50
• C. MEAN = 85, SD = 0.75
• D. MEAN = 88, SD = 0.85

• ANSWER: D- THE GREATER THE VALUE OF STANDARD DEVIATION (SD), THE MORE DISPERSED
THE SET OF SCORES OR VALUES ARE IN A GROUP.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 3. IN AN 80-ITEM EXAM, THESE ARE THE MEANS OF STUDENTS’ SCORES IN THE
DIFFERENT SUBJECTS: MATH – 37, ENGLISH – 53, SCIENCE – 42, SOCIAL
STUDIES – 45. WHAT CAN WE INFER FROM THE GIVEN DATA?
• A. THE EXAMINEES SEEM TO BE QUITE GOOD IN MATH.
• B. SCIENCE SEEMS TO BE THE MOST DIFFICULT EXAM.
• C. ENGLISH APPEARS TO BE THE EASIEST TEST.
• D. SOCIAL STUDIES APPEARS TO BE MOST FAVORITE COMPARED TO THE OTHER THREE
SUBJECTS.
• ANSWER: C- THE HIGHER THE MEAN SCORE, THE BETTER THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS
OR THE EASIER THE EXAM IS. ENGLISH OBTAINED THE HIGHEST MEAN SCORE AMONG THE
FOUR SUBJECTS.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 4. AN EXAMINEE POSTED A SCORE WITHIN +1 SD TO +2 SD. THIS INDICATES
THAT HIS PERFORMANCE IS ________.

• A. SUPERIOR BELOW ABOVE

AVERAGE
AVERAGE AVERAGE
• B. ABOVE AVERAGE
SUPERIOR
• C. AVERAGE
• D. BELOW AVERAGE
• ANSWER: B- THE FOLLOWING INDICATES THE SD VALUE RANGE AND THEIR INTERPRETATION:
ABOVE +2 SD – EXCEPTIONAL OR SUPERIOR, WITHIN +1 TO +2 SD – ABOVE AVERAGE,
WITHIN X + 1 OR -1 SD – AVERAGE; WITHIN -1 TO -2 SD – BELOW AVERAGE.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 5. MOST ITEMS IN THE TEST HAVE NEGATIVE DISCRIMINATION INDICES. THIS
ONLY IMPLIES THAT ________.
• I. MOST ITEMS WERE TOO DIFFICULT
• II. QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION WAS GOOD.
• III. MAJORITY WHO GOT THE CORRECT ANSWER WERE FROM THE LOWER GROUP.
• A. II ONLY
• B. I AND II
• C. III ONLY
• D. I AND III
• ANSWER: D – NEGATIVE DISCRIMINATION HAPPENS WHEN MORE FROM THE LOWER GROUP
ANSWERED THE ITEM CORRECTLY THAN THE UPPER GROUP. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE ITEM IS TOO
DIFFICULT THAT THE UPPER GROUP CANNOT GET IT RIGHT, AND THE LOWER GROUP ANSWERED
THE ITEM CORRECTLY PURELY BY LUCK OR BY CHANCE. THEREFORE, THE ITEM IS NOT VALID AND
MUST EITHER BE REJECTED OR REVISED.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 6. WHEN RICA TOOK THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM IN YVZ UNIVERSITY, SHE
OBTAINED P30 (30 PERCENTILE SCORE). BASED ON HER PERCENTILE RANK, WHAT
WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE DECISION OF THE UNIVERSITY ON RICA’S APPLICATION?
Rica’s
• A. THE UNIVERSITY WILL ADMIT RICA. Score

• B. THE UNIVERSITY WILL REJECT RICA.

• C. THE UNIVERSITY WILL GIVE RICA A 30% CHANCE.
P30 P50

• D. THE UNIVERSITY WILL PUT RICA IN THE HONOR’S CLASS

• ANSWER: B – A PERCENTILE SCORE OF 30 MEANS THAT RICA SCORED ONLY BETTER THAN THE 30%
OF STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE ENTRANCE TEST AND THAT 70% ARE ABOVE HER PERFORMANCE.
HENCE, MOST LIKELY, RICA WILL NOT BE ADMITTED IN YVZ UNIVERSITY.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 7. WHAT IS THE MEAN WHEN THE SCORES IN THE DISTRIBUTION ARE: 2, 2, 4, 5,
7, 9, 9, 10?
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
• A. 2 AND 9
Mean = Average
• B. 5 AND 7
Median = Middle data after arranging
• C. 5 the data from lowest to highest or vice
• D. 6 versa
Mode = Data with highest frequency

• ANSWER: D- BASICALLY, THE MEAN IS OBTAINED BY GETTING THE TOTAL OF THE SCORES AND
THEN DIVIDING THE TOTAL SCORE BY THE NUMBER OF SCORES YOU ADDED. THUS, THE TOTAL
IS, 2 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 7 +9 + 9 + 10 = 48. THEN, 48/8 (NO. OF GIVEN SCORES) = 6.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 8. BEFORE SCORING THE ESSAY TEST OF HER STUDENTS, MRS. LOPEZ SETS UP A
SET OF CRITERIA TO INCREASE _____.
• A. USABILITY
• B. OBJECTIVITY
• C. RELIABILITY
• D. VALIDITY

• ANSWER: B- THE ESSAY TEST IS PERHAPS THE MOST DIFFICULT TO SCORE BECAUSE OF
“OBJECTIVITY” ISSUE. TO AVOID THIS, THE TEACHER SHOULD SET UP A SET OF CRITERIA
(RUBRICS) BY WHICH THE ESSAYS WILL BE EVALUATED.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 9. MRS. BARTOLOME WISHES TO ENSURE THAT HER STUDENTS HAVE MASTERED
THE LESSON ON INTEGERS. WHAT SEQUENCE OF TEACHING ACTIVITIES WILL
BE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR THIS?
• A. TEACHING > POSTTEST
• B. PRE-TEST > TEACHING > POSTTEST
• C. REVIEW > PRETEST > TEACHING > POSTTEST
• D. PRE-TEACHING > POSTTEST > RE-TEACHING OF UNLEARNED CONCEPT > POSTTEST

• ANSWER: C- REVIEW IS THE MOST CRUCIAL ASPECT IN ENSURING MASTERY OF THE LESSON.
PUTTING TEACHING IN BETWEEN PRETEST AND POSTTEST WILL HELP THE TEACHER GAUGE
WHETHER LEARNING IS ACHIEVED OR NOT.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 10. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT COUNSELING IS TRUE,
EXCEPT:
• A. TEACHERS MAY SERVE AS COUNSELORS IN THE SCHOOL.
• B. THE AIM OF COUNSELING IS TO MAKE THE COUNSELOR HAPPY AT THE END OF THE
PROCESS.
• C. THE COUNSELOR HELPS IN RESOLUTION BY UNCOVERING EMOTIONAL ISSUES OF THE
COUNSELEE.
• D. THE COUNSELEE MUST BE OPEN AND WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS SO THAT
COUNSELLING WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
• ANSWER: B- IT IS NOT THE MAIN GOAL OF A COUNSELOR TO MAKE CLIENTS HAPPY, BUT TO
HELP THE CLIENT REGAIN HIS/HER EFFECTIVENESS AS A PERSON AND ASSIST HIM/HER IN
FINDING WAYS TO COPE WITH PROBLEMS.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 11. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF A RUBRIC?
• I. SCHEMES FOR RATING
• II. THE CRITERIA OR STANDARDS
• III. LEVELS OR DEGREES OF ACHIEVEMENT / MASTERY
• IV. SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF PERFORMANCE PER LEVEL
• A. I ONLY
• B. I, II
• C. I, II, AND III
• D. I, II, III, AND IV.
• ANSWER: D- A RUBRIC MUST MEET ALL FOUR FEATURES OR CHARACTERISTICS. OTHERWISE, IT
WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A RATING SCALE ONLY.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 12. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST ACCURATE DESCRIPTION ABOUT
GRADES?
• A. THEY SPEAK ABOUT OUR IQ LEVEL.
• B. THEY ARE A MEASURE OF ACHIEVEMENT.
• C. THEY PREDICT OUR FUTURE SUCCESS.
• D. THEY MOTIVATE LEARNERS TO DO BETTER IN SCHOOL

• ANSWER: B – GRADES ARE SIMPLY A MEASURE OF HOW ONE IS PERFORMING ACADEMICALLY

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 13. WHAT ASSESSMENT TOOL IS USED TO RECORD SPECIFIC OBSERVATIONS
OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENT BEHAVIORS, SKILLS, AND ATTITUDES AS THEY RELATE
TO THE OUTCOMES IN THE PROGRAMS OF STUDIES?
• A. STANDARDIZED TEST
• B. NORMATIVE TEST
• C. ANECDOTAL RECORD
• D. CHECKLIST
• ANSWER: C- AN ANECDOTAL RECORD PROVIDES SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE
STUDENT’S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TIME.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

14. WHATIS AN ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT CONSISTS OF A
COLLECTION OF WORK ARTIFACTS OR IN PROGRESS ACCOMPLISHMENT BY A
TARGETED CLIENTELE?
A. PORTFOLIO
B. EVALUATION INSTRUMENT
C. ACHIEVEMENT TEST
D. RUBRIC
• ANSWER: A PORTFOLIO IS A COLLECTION OF WORK ARTIFACTS SHOWING THE PROGRESS
OF THE LEARNERS.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 15. THIS IS A TYPE OF ASSESSMENT THAT DEVELOPS AND SUPPORTS
STUDENTS’ METACOGNITIVE SKILLS, EVENTUALLY MAKING THEM LIFELONG
LEARNERS.
• A. ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
• B. ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING
• C. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING
• D. ASSESSMENT BY LEARNING
• ANSWER: B- ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING OCCURS WHEN STUDENTS REFLECT ON AND
MONITOR THEIR PROGRESS TO INFORM THEIR FUTURE LEARNING OBJECTIVES.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 16. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS WHEN THOSE WHO DID WELL AND THOSE
WHO DID POORLY ON THE OVERALL TEST CHOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FOR
A PARTICULAR ITEM WITH EQUAL FREQUENCY.
• A. POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION INDEX
• B. NEGATIVE DISCRIMINATION INDEX
• C. ZERO DISCRIMINATION INDEX
• D. CONSTANT DISCRIMINATION INDEX

• ANSWER: C- OBTAINING A ZERO DISCRIMINATION INDEX HAPPENS WHEN EQUAL NUMBER

SIN BOTH GROUPS ANSWER CORRECTLY.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 17. THIS IS A MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY THAT IS COMPUTED BY
SUMMING ALL THE SCORES AND DIVIDING BY THE NUMBER OF SCORES.
• A. MEDIAN
• B. MEAN
• C. MODE
• D. MIDPOINT

• ANSWER: B- THE MEAN IS THE AVERAGE OF THE NUMBERS.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 18. THE SCORE IN A DISTRIBUTION THAT OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY IS
KNOWN AS ____.
• A. MEDIAN
• B. MEAN
• C. MODE
• D. MIDPOINT
• ANSWER: C – MODE IS THE VALUE THAT APPEARS MOST FREQUENTLY IN A DATA SET.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 19. KURTOSIS OR THE “PEAKEDNESS” OF THE CURVE HAS DIFFERENT TYPES,
ONE OF WHICH IS A CURVE THAT APPEARS FLAT. THIS IS KNOWN AS
_______________.
Leptokurtic
• A. LEPTOKURTIC
• B. MESOKURTIC
• C. PLATYKURTIC
Mesokurtic
• D. PLANOKURTIC
Platykurtic

• ANSWER: C – PLATYKURTIC HAVE CURVES WITH THINNER TAILS THAN NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
DUE TO HAVING NEGATIVE EXCESS KURTOSIS VALUE.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 20. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING SHOWS AN ALTERNATE RESPONSE
TEST?
• A. ESSAY TEST
• B. MATCHING TEST
• C. STANDARDIZED TEST
• D. TRUE OR FALSE TEST

• ANSWER: D- ALTERNATE RESPONSE TESTS CONSIST OF DECLARATIVE STATEMENTS WHICH

STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO ANSWER BY DETERMINING WHETHER THE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR
FALSE, RIGHT OR WRONG, FACT OR OPINION, ETC.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 21. AS A TEST CREATOR, HOW CAN YOU MAKE THE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
CONCEPT AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN MAKING A TEST FOR A LARGE GROUP
OF STUDENTS?
• A. MAKE THE QUESTIONS CATER TO THE MORE INTELLIGENT ONES.
• B. MAKE QUESTIONS WITH PLAUSIBLE OPTIONS.
• C. MAKE QUESTIONS THAT ARE AGE-AND GRADE LEVEL-SENSITIVE.
• D. MAKE QUESTIONS THAT APPEAL TO VARIOUS FORMS OF INTELLIGENCES.

• ANSWER: D- TEST QUESTIONS SHOULD CONSIDER MULTIPLE FORMS OF INTELLIGENCE AND

NOT JUST FOCUS ON ONE FORM OF INTELLIGENCE.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

22. AN ENTERING STUDENT IN COLLEGE WOULD LIKE TO DETERMINE WHICH
COURSE IS BEST SUITED FOR HIM. WHICH TEST IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS
PURPOSE?
A. ACHIEVEMENT TEST
B. DIAGNOSTIC TEST
C. INTELLIGENCE TEST
D. APTITUDE TEST
• ANSWER: AN APTITUDE TEST IS USED TO MEASURE ONE’S COGNITIVE ABILITY OR
INTELLIGENCE AND CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE ONE’S ACADEMIC POTENTIAL.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 23. TEACHER JOHN WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT THE PERSONAL-
SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE STUDENTS. HE WOULD MOST
LIKELY DO A ___________.
• A. DISCUSSION
• B. SOCIOGRAM
• C. DYADS
• D. TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES

• ANSWER: B- A SOCIOGRAM IS A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL

LINKS THAT A PERSON HAS. IT IS A GRAPH DRAWING THAT PLOTS THE
STRUCTURE OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS IN A GROUP SITUATION.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 24. WHICH IS THE MOST STABLE MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY?
• A. MEAN
• B. MEDIAN
• C. MODE
• D. RANGE

• ANSWER: A- MEAN IS THE MOST RELIABLE MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY BECAUSE IT USES
ALL VALUES IN THE DATA SET TO GIVE YOU AN AVERAGE.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 25. AN ITEM HAS A POSITIVE DISCRIMINATING POWER WHEN ____________.
• A. IT IS CORRECTLY ANSWERED BY MOST OF THE UPPER GROUP AND IS NOT ANSWERED
CORRECTLY BY MOST OF THE LOWER GROUP.
• B. IT IS DIFFICULT TO ANSWER BY BOTH GROUPS.
• C. IT IS EASY TO ANSWER BY BOTH GROUPS.
• D. IT IS INCORRECTLY ANSWERED BY THE UPPER GROUP AND IS CORRECTLY ANSWERED BY
THE LOWER GROUP.

• ANSWER: A- POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION HAPPENS WHEN SUPERIOR GROUP ANSWERED THE

ITEM CORRECTLY AND THE INFERIOR GROUP FAILED TO ANSWER THE ITEM CORRECTLY.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 26. TEACHER ZOEY REQUIRES HER STUDENTS TO SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO THAT
SHOWS THEIR BEST LITERARY COMPOSITIONS FROM AMONG ALL THEIR
FINISHED WORKS. WHAT TYPE OF PORTFOLIO IS SHE REQUIRING?
• A. WORKING PORTFOLIO
• B. DISPLAY PORTFOLIO
• C. DOCUMENTATION PORTFOLIO
• D. GROWTH PORTFOLIO

• ANSWER: B – A PORTFOLIO THAT SHOWS STUDENTS’ BEST LITERARY COMPOSITION IS A

CHARACTERISTIC OF A DISPLAY PORTFOLIO, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS SHOWCASE OR
BEST-WORK PORTFOLIO. SUCH PORTFOLIO AIMS TO SHOW THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
ACHIEVEMENT ATTAINED BY THE STUDENT.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 27. IN THE PRESENT MARKING SYSTEM OF K TO 12, HOW ARE LEARNERS’
BEHAVIOR REPORTED?
• A. NUMERICAL RATING
• B. NON-NUMERICAL RATING
• C. PASS-FAIL SYSTEM
• D. ANECDOTAL RECORDS

• ANSWER: B- ACCORDING TO DEPED ORDER NO. 8, S. 2015, NON-NUMERICAL RATING BASED

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
ON ASSESSMENTS BY THE TEACHERS WILL BE USED TO REPORT LEARNER BEHAVIOR.
• 28. THE SCORES OF A BATCH OF BLEPT REVIEWEES IN A PRE-BOARD
EXAMINATION ARE SAID TO HAVE A CORRELATION OF 0.75 WITH THEIR
ACTUAL BLEPT RATINGS. WHAT CAN BE INFERRED ABOUT THE PRE-BOARD
EXAMINATION?
• A. THERE IS PREDICTIVE VALIDITY.
• B. REVIEWEES PERFORMED BETTER THAN EXPECTED.
• C. SCORES ARE WIDELY SCATTERED.
• D. EXAMINATION HAS CONCURRENT VALIDITY
• ANSWER: A- PREDICTIVE VALIDITY IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH A SCORE ON A TEST PREDICTS
SCORES ON SOME CRITERION MEASURE OR ANOTHER TEST. THE CLOSER THE ‘R’ VALUE IS TO 1,
THE HIGHER THE CORRELATION OF THE TWO TESTS. THUS, WHEN ONE PERFORMS
EXCELLENTLY DURING PRE-BOARD EXAM, IT CAN BE EXPECTED THAT HE/SHE WILL PERFORM
WELL DURING THE ACTUAL BOARD EXAM.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 29. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE ADVANTAGE OF PORTFOLIO
ASSESSMENT?
• A. LEARNERS ARE ASSESSED OBJECTIVELY.
• B. LEARNERS ARE ASSESSED IN A MANNER THAT IS FREE FROM THE TEACHERS’ BIASES.
• C. LEARNERS ARE ASSESSED BASED ON A WIDE RANGE OF EVIDENCES OF LEARNING.
• D. LEARNERS CAN DEMONSTRATE WHAT THEY CAN DO WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCES OF
LEARNING.
• ANSWER: C – A PRIMARY ADVANTAGE OF PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT IS THAT IT ALLOWS
LEARNERS TO SHOW VARIED EVIDENCES OF LEARNING. A CERTAIN LEVEL OF OBJECTIVITY MAY
ALSO BE ACHIEVED BY PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT THRU THE USE OF SCORING GUIDES, BUT THIS
IS NOT AN ADVANTAGE OF PORTFOLIO OVER OTHER FORMS OF ASSESSMENT, WHICH ARE
ALREADY OBJECTIVE IN NATURE.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 30. WHAT IS THE LOWEST MARK THAT CAN BE REFLECTED IN THE REPORT
CARD?
• A. 60
• B. 65
• C. 70
• D. 75

• ANSWER: A – DEPED ORDER NO. 8, S.2015 STATES THAT THE LOWEST MARK THAT CAN
APPEAR ON THE REPORT CARD IS 60 FOR QUARTERLY GRADES AND FINAL GRADES.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
31. WHAT IS BEING ASSESSED BY THE RUBRIC THAT SEEKS TO ASSESS HIGH,
MODERATE, OR LOW IMAGINATIVE THINKING?
A. CREATIVITY
B. AESTHETIC
C. APPEAL
D. CRAFTMANSHIP

• ANSWER: CREATIVITY INVOLVES LOW TO HIGH IMAGINATIVE THINKING.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 32. TEACHER MYRNA IS ASKING HER STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY THE EQUIPMENT
IN THE PHYSICS LABORATORY. UNDER THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN, IN WHICH
ASSESSMENT LEVEL IS THIS?
• A. ANALYZING
• B. CREATING
• C. REMEMBERING
• D. UNDERSTANDING
• ANSWER: C- IDENTIFYING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT IS AN ACTIVITY INVOLVING RECALLING
OF FACTS. THUS, IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF THE REMEMBERING
LEVEL IN THE REVISED BLOOM’S TAXONOMY.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 33. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF OBJECTIVE TESTS MEASURES THE
GREATEST VARIETY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES?
• A. ALTERNATE RESPONSE
• B. MATCHING TYPE
• C. MULTIPLE CHOICE
• D. SHORT-ANSWER

• ANSWER: C- AMONG THE OPTIONS GIVEN, THE MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE OF TEST IS
CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST FLEXIBLE AS THE STEM CAN BE MODIFIED TO ASSESS HIGHER-
LEVEL ORDERS OF THINKING SKILLS.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

34. WHICH ONE IS NOT A CRITERION-REFERENCED TEST?
A. BASED ON STANDARDS
B. UTILIZES PERCENT CORRECT
C. BASED ON TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
D. UTILIZES PERCENTILE RANKS

• ANSWER: D DESCRIBES NORM-REFERENCED TEST WHICH ASSESS STUDENT PERFORMANCE

BASED ON THEIR RELATIVE POSITION OR PERFORMANCE IN THE CLASS. OPTIONS A, B , C
DESCRIBES A CRITERION-REFERENCED TEST.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 35. JOSELITO WAS GIVEN A MODULE BY HIS TEACHER FOR HIM TO CATCH UP
WITH THE LESSONS HE MISSED. THE MODULE INCLUDES A SERIES OF
OBJECTIVE-TYPE TEST ITEMS AFTER EACH LESSON FOR JOSELITO TO CHECK
AND MONITOR HIS PROGRESS AS HE MOVES TO THE NEXT LESSON. WHAT
FORM OF ASSESSMENT IS BEING APPLIED BY THE TEACHER?
• A. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING
• B. ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
• C. ASSESSMENT OF AND FOR LEARNING
• D. ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING
• ANSWER: D- IN THE SITUATION, JOSELITO IS USING THE OBJECTIVE TEST AS A FORM OF SELF-
ASSESSMENT TO CHECK AND MONITOR HIS PROGRESS AS HE MOVES TO THE NEXT LESSON.
SELF-ASSESSMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONCEPT OF ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 36. THE FOLLOWING IS THE AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADE 12
CLASS OF MS. CABARDO: Ages Frequency CumulativeFrequency
16 21 21
• WHAT IS THE MEDIAN AGE OF THE STUDENTS?
17 25 46
• A. 16 18 40 86
• B. 17 19 45 131
Total = 131
• C. 18 The 65.5th data is
located in this row
• D. 19

• ANSWER: C – MEDIAN IS THE MIDDLEMOST VALUE WHEN VALUES ARE ARRANGED IN ORDER.
TO GET THE MEDIAN, AND THE FREQUENCY COUNTS, THEN DIVIDE THE TOTAL BY 2. APPLYING
THE NUMBERS IN THE GIVEN PROBLEM, 21 + 25 + 40 + 45 = 131; 131/2 = 65.5. HENCE, THE
MEDIAN IS THE 65TH AND 66TH DATA/VALUES, WHICH SHOULD GIVE US AGE 18 UPON
LOOKING AT THE TABLE.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 37. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CAN BE CONSIDERED A
LIMITATION OF TRUE-FALSE TEST?
• A. SCORING IS EASY, OBJECTIVE, AND RELIABLE.
• B. OVERSIMPLIFIED, HARD-TO-MEASURE HOTS
• C. CANNOT MEASURE COMPLEX LEARNING OUTCOMES
• D. SCORES ARE EASILY INFLUENCED BY GUESSING

• ANSWER: D – SINCE A TRUE-FALSE TEST ONLY HAS TWO ALTERNATIVES (IF NOT MODIFIED),
SCORES ARE MORE INFLUENCED BY GUESSING.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 38. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS IS AN EXAMPLE OF DIAGNOSTIC
ASSESSMENT?
• A. TEACHER DINA WHO ADMINISTERED AN ACHIEVEMENT TEST TO GRADE 6 STUDENTS
• B. TEACHER WENDY WHO ADMINISTERED A QUIZ AT THE END OF THE UNIT IN TRIGONOMETRY
• C. TEACHER RUBEN WHO ADMINISTERED A 20-ITEM TEST TO DETERMINE SPECIFIC CONCEPTS
DIFFICULT TO STUDENTS
• D. TEACHER GABBY WHO REQUIRED HIS STUDENTS TO DO JOURNAL WRITING AFTER
DISCUSSION ON A NEWS DOCUMENTARY

• ANSWER: C – DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT IS AIMED AT FINDING OUT PERSISTENT LEARNING

DIFFICULTIES AS WELL AS CAUSES OF THESE.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

39. TEACHER ANNE GAVE A 50-ITEM TEST IN SCIENCE. THE MEAN PERFORMANCE
OF THE GROUP IS 27 AND THE STANDARD DEVIATION IS 5. FRANZ OBTAINED A
SCORE OF 31. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES HIS PERFORMANCE?
A. BELOW AVERAGE
ABOVE
B. AVERAGE AVERAGE
SUPERIOR
C. ABOVE AVERAGE
BELOW AVERAGE
D. OUTSTANDING
AVERAGE

22 27 32
-1SD Mean +1SD

• ANSWER: THE SCORE OF FRANZ IS WITHIN +1 SD FROM THE MEAN. HENCE HIS PERFORMANCE
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
IS AVERAGE.
• 40. MR. VELASQUEZ ADMINISTERED AN ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN MATHEMATICS.
HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF COUNTING THE SCORES OBTAINED BY HIS
STUDENTS. THIS PROCESS IS CALLED _______.
• A. ASSESSMENT
• B. MEASUREMENT

• C. EVALUATION
• D. TESTING

• ANSWER: B – MEASUREMENT IS THE MOST SPECIFIC ANSWER AMONG THE CHOICES AS THE SITUATION
IS FOCUSED ON THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A NUMERICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH
AN INDIVIDUAL POSSESSES A PARTICULARLY CHARACTERISTIC, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS THE ACHIEVEMENT
IN MATHEMATICS.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 41. TEACHER NERISSA IS INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING THE STABILITY OF AN
ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN SCIENCE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS WILL
PROVIDE THE MOST RELEVANT INFORMATION?
• A. PARALLEL TEST
• B. TEST-RETEST

• C. SPLIT-HALF
• D. KUDER-RICHARDSON

• ANSWER: B – TEST-RETEST IS ALSO KNOWN AS A MEASURE OF STABILITY, WHILE PARALLEL TEST IS A

MEASURE OF EQUIVALENCE. BOTH SPLIT-HALF AND KUDER-RICHARDSON ARE MEASURES OF INTERNAL
CONSISTENCY.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 42. THE SCHOOL WHERE MRS. RICAFORTE IS TEACHING UTILIZES NORM-REFERENCED
GRADING; THUS, TEST SCORES ARE GIVEN PERCENTILE-RANKED EQUIVALENT. WHAT
IS/ARE IMPORTANT FOR MRS. RICAFORTE TO STATE WHEN EXPLAINING PERCENTILE-
RANKED TESTS TO PARENTS?
• I. WHAT GROUP TOOK THE TEST
• II. THAT THE SCORES SHOW HOW STUDENTS PERFORMED IN RELATION TO OTHER STUDENTS
• III. THAT THE SCORES SHOW HOW STUDENTS PERFORMED IN RELATION TO AN ABSOLUTE STANDARD

• A. II ONLY

• B. I AND III
• C. I AND II
• D. III ONLY
• ANSWER: C- IT IS IMPORTANT TO STATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NORM-REFERENCED INTERPRETATION OF
PERFORMANCE, PARTICULARLY THAT THE SCORES SHOW HOW STUDENTS PERFORMED IN RELATION TO
OTHER STUDENTS. ASIDE FROM THIS, HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT
PROF.THE
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OF EDUCATIONTHAT TOOK THE TEST AS IT PROVIDES THE BACKDROP FOR THE NORM-

REFERENCED INTERPRETATION.
• 43. TEACHER STEPH CONSTRUCTS A TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS AND MADE IT
AS BASIS FOR HIS QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH. THE STUDENTS CAN
BE ASSURED THAT THE TEST HAS ___________.
• A. CONTENT VALIDITY
• B. INTERNAL CONSISTENCY

• C. RELIABILITY
• D. PREDICTIVE VALIDITY

• ANSWER: A – CURRICULAR VALIDITY, A SUBTYPE OF CONTENT VALIDITY, IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE
CONTENT OF THE TEST MATCHES TO THE OBJECTIVES OR COMPETENCIES (TOS) STATED IN THE
CURRICULUM.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 44. IN THE LEARNING AREAS TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
AND MUSIC, ARTS, PE, AND HEALTH, PERFORMANCE TASKS ARE GIVEN THE
LARGEST WEIGHT BECAUSE ___________.
• A. IT’S PURELY PSYCHOMOTOR WITHOUT COGNITIVE ASPECT.
• B. BOTH HAVE NO AFFECTIVE COMPONENT.
• C. OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT CANNOT BE PERFORMED.
• D. BOTH ARE PREDOMINANTLY SKILLS SUBJECTS.
• ANSWER: D – THE BEST ANSWER IS THAT BOTH ARE PREDOMINANTLY SKILLS SUBJECTS. ANY
LEARNING AREA WILL HAVE A COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE ASPECT, SO OPTIONS A AND B ARE
INCORRECT. OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT CAN ALSO BE DONE REGARDLESS OF THE LEARNING
AREA, SO OPTION C IS ALSO INCORRECT.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 45. TEACHER LEXI IS PLANNING TO ASSESS THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO DEFEND
THEIR STAND ON WHETHER THE PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE COVID-19 VACCINE OR
NOT. WHICH TYPE OF ESSAY QUESTIONS SHOULD SHE USE?
• A. HOLISTIC
• B. ANALYTIC
• C. EXTENDED RESPONSE
• D. RESTRICTED RESPONSE
• ANSWER: C – EXTENDED RESPONSE QUESTIONS ALLOW STUDENTS TO DETERMINE THE CONTENT AND
ORGANIZE THE FORM OF RESPONSE BY DECIDING WHICH AMONG THE DETAILS ARE RELEVANT AND
PERTINENT AS WELL AS HOW TO ORGANIZE, INTEGRATE, AND PRESENT THESE IN A COHERENT MANNER.
MEANWHILE, RESTRICTED RESPONSE IS LESS VALUABLE WHEN MEASURING LEARNING OUTCOMES
FOCUSED ON ORGANIZING AND INTEGRATING IDEAS. OPTIONS A AND B ARE NOT TYPES OF ESSAY
QUESTIONS, BUT RATHER TYPES OF SCORING RUBRICS.
PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
• 46. TEACHER SUSAN IS ENGAGED IN ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING. SHE SHOULD
MAKE SURE THAT HER ASSESSMENT IS BASED ON _______.
• A. LEARNING PACE
• B. LEARNING CONTENT

• C. LEARNING OUTCOMES.

• D. LEARNING RESOURCES
• ANSWER: C – THE PRIMARY BASIS OF ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING IS THE LEARNING OUTCOME. IN FACT,
WHAT IS ASSESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING IS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE LEARNING OUTCOMES.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 47. TEACHER KARYLLE ASKED HER CLASS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON EACH
OTHER’S LEARNING. WHICH FORM OF ASSESSMENT WAS USED?
• A. SUMMATIVE
• B. OBJECTIVE

• C. PEER

• D. SELF
• ANSWER: C – PEER ASSESSMENT INVOLVES STUDENTS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ASSESSING THE
WORK OF THEIR PEERS AGAINST THE SET OF ASSESSMENT CRITERIA.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 48. WHAT DOES KYLE’S PERCENTILE SCORE OF 82% IN HIS CLASS
MEAN?
• A. HE SCORED LESS THAN 82% OF THE CLASS.
82% 18%
• B. HE GOT 82% OF THE ITEMS CORRECTLY
• C. HE EXCEEDED THE PASSING PERCENTAGE.
• D. HE SCORED BETTER THAN 82% OF THE CLASS P50 P82
Rica’s
Score

• ANSWER: D – PERCENTILES REFER TO THE 99 VALUES THAT DIVIDE A DISTRIBUTION TO 100

EQUAL PARTS. THUS, A PERCENTILE SCORE OF 82 MEANS THAT 82% OF ALL THE OTHER
SCORES ARE AT OR BELOW THE GIVEN SCORE.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• 49. WHICH IS THE MOST IMPROVED VERSION OF AN ALTERNATE RESPONSE
TYPE OF TEST ITEM: ‘K TO 12 MAKES THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
ONE OF THE BEST IN SOUTHEAST ASIA’?
• A. K TO 12 MAKES THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF THE COUNTRY BETTER.
• B. K TO 12 MAKES THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AT PAR WITH SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES.

• C. ACCORDING TO DEPED, K TO 12 MAKES THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ONE OF THE BEST IN
SOUTHEAST ASIA.

• D. SHOULD BE TOTALLY DISCARDED BECAUSE IT’S AN OPINIONATED STATEMENT.

• ANSWER: C – THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THE ITEM IS THAT IT IS AN OPINIONATED STATEMENT. OPINIONS
ARE PROBLEMATIC AS A PREMISE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED AS EITHER TRUE OR FALSE.
HOWEVER, GRONLUND AND LIN (1995) SUGGEST CITING THE SOURCE, WITHIN THE STATEMENT TO
ADDRESS SUCH ISSUE.

PROF. ARIEL B. MABANSAG, SSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

50. MOST OF THE STUDENTS GOT SCORES ABOVE THE MEAN. WHAT WOULD BE
THE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THEIR SCORES?
A. NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED
B. SKEWED TO THE RIGHT

C. NEGATIVELY SKEWED

D. POSITIVELY SKEWED

• ANSWER: THE MODE (PEAK IN THE CURVE) REPRESENT THE SCORES OF MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS.
NEGATIVELY SKEWED DISTRIBUTION OCCURS WHEN A FEW STUDENTS GET VERY LOW SCORES WHICH
PULL THE MEAN TO THE LEFT. THIS IS ALSO CALLED AS LEFT-SKEWED DISTRIBUTION. (MEAN < MODE).
• A POSITIVELY SKEWED DATA INDICATE THAT A FEW STUDENTS GOT VERY HIGH GRADES WHICH PULLED
THE
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B. MABANSAG, RIGHT.
COLLEGE THIS IS CALLED RIGHT SKEWED OR SKEWED TO THE RIGHT (MEAN > MODE)
OF EDUCATION

• A NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED DATA IS CHARACTERIZED WITH THE MEAN = MEDIAN = MODE