A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of Information Technology Department
Informatics College, Northgate Campus
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Information Technology/ Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Justine Paul D. De Villa
Joyce L. Galang
CHAPTER 1
The Problem: Rationale and Background
Introduction Nowadays the number of school population is usually rising because of the rapid increase of students in our country. The Philippines is one of the countries with a huge population of students. Even the number of foreign students who have chosen to study here is extremely increasing, which leads to the need of computerization processes in schools, primarily with Entrance Examination system. Entrance Examination system is very much needed in schools to satisfy scholastic needs of the students and make the school personnel’s work easier and faster in terms of filling the documents and assuring their security. Today the ways are still evolving in greater heights. The information technology professionals tend to learn and discover more on how computers have given the advancement of society in this country and abroad.
Background of the Study
There are many schools that still use manual examination system, The Entrance Examination system, a tool for test administration, replaces the paper-and-pencil type of examination and enables speedy checking and scoring of the examinees’ answer data on different levels or types of examination. The system provides the advantage of generating test results to examinees within one hour. It is also capable of generating statistical reports of the test scores and other pertinent data about the examination. It was initially administered in July 1994. Under this system, the examinees read the test questions from a test booklet or printed questionnaire, but recorded their answers on the computer.
Statement of the Problem The implementation of proposed