National Achievement Test
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
National Achievement Test Result of Grade VI Pupils of SY 2012-2013 and SY 2013-2014: An Analysis (RESEARCH STUDY)
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Introduction
“Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your school are the work of many generations produced by enthusiastic effort and infinite labor in every country in the world. All this is put into your hand as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add to it, and one day faithfully hand it to your children. Thus, do we mortals achieve immortality in the permanent things which we can create in common?” – Albert Einstein It means that education is a vital tool to unfold a better future. However, according to Einstein, what we have today is the fruit of passionate work from the past generations. It is a fact that during the primitive times up to this date, education always makes an outrageous position in the most valued and achieving purpose of the economy. According to Carole Cooper, every mission of the learning society is to have “Quality graduates which by time come they all become a competitive and productive member of the society”. He also added that, “Assessment helps us see the difference between teaching and learning”. One of the basic judgments of how teaching and learning process differentiate is through National Achievement Test or NAT given to every Grade III, Grade VI, and Second year, both public and private schools. This test is designed to determine students/pupils achievement level, strengths and weaknesses in the five key curricular subject areas (Science, Mathematics, English, Filipino and HeKaSi). Improving the quality and efficiency of education through assessment has a crucial role to play in building a strong nation. The teacher’s attitude towards his\her owns techniques and strategies in teaching truly affect the attitude and performance of the pupils towards assessment. Looking at the performance of grade VI
National Achievement Test Result of Grade VI Pupils of SY 2012-2013 and SY 2013-2014: An Analysis (RESEARCH STUDY)
BY:
Introduction
“Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your school are the work of many generations produced by enthusiastic effort and infinite labor in every country in the world. All this is put into your hand as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add to it, and one day faithfully hand it to your children. Thus, do we mortals achieve immortality in the permanent things which we can create in common?” – Albert Einstein It means that education is a vital tool to unfold a better future. However, according to Einstein, what we have today is the fruit of passionate work from the past generations. It is a fact that during the primitive times up to this date, education always makes an outrageous position in the most valued and achieving purpose of the economy. According to Carole Cooper, every mission of the learning society is to have “Quality graduates which by time come they all become a competitive and productive member of the society”. He also added that, “Assessment helps us see the difference between teaching and learning”. One of the basic judgments of how teaching and learning process differentiate is through National Achievement Test or NAT given to every Grade III, Grade VI, and Second year, both public and private schools. This test is designed to determine students/pupils achievement level, strengths and weaknesses in the five key curricular subject areas (Science, Mathematics, English, Filipino and HeKaSi). Improving the quality and efficiency of education through assessment has a crucial role to play in building a strong nation. The teacher’s attitude towards his\her owns techniques and strategies in teaching truly affect the attitude and performance of the pupils towards assessment. Looking at the performance of grade VI