A survey of the educational system of the Philippine islands by the Board of educational survey, created under acts 3162 and 3196 of the Philippine Legislature.

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In addition to the foregoing studies, an investigation was made to
determine the ability of school children to read and write the native
dialect.
Are the Tests an Adequate Sample of the Work of the Schools on
the Different Islands?
Tests were given on twelve of the principal islands and in twentyfour different provinces, geographically distributed from Ilocos Norte
to Sulu. Between January 28 and March 8, more than 25,000
subject-tests were given in and near Manila. These tests were given
in all grades from the first grade through the freshman year of the
college. From February 10 to March 5 the Commission visited thirteen islands; namely, Romblon, Panay, Negros, Jolo, Mindanao, Cebu,
Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Masbate, Mindoro, Marinduque, and Luzon.
On each of these islands except Mindoro tests were given to hundreds
of children. A total of 140,000 subject-tests were given in the twentyfour provinces outside of Manila. Thus the total number of subject
examinations was 223,710.
The number of tests given in the various regions of the Islands is
set forth on the map of Fig. 11.
The map clearly shows that pupils in the schools of the entire range
of the Philippine Islands have been tested. In the time between the
arrival of the Commission in the Philippines and the closing of school,
less than nine weeks, to give tests in each of the forty-eight provinces
was impossible. The tests were given in Manila and in twenty-four
provinces which were regarded as representative of all. The work
of the schools of each of the principal language groups was measured.
As a consequence, the Commission is of the opinion that, in geographical
distribution, an adequate and thoroughly representative sample of the
achievement of the schools of the Islands has been measured.
Were Sufficient Tests Given To Provide an Adequate Sample of the
Work of the School?
Table 2 shows the number of tests of each type given in each grade.
In Grade I only, individual examinations in oral English were given.
These tests were given by Miss Ruby Baughman, Miss Abbie F. Hawes,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Miller in and near Manila. In a few provinces,
additional tests were given by Mrs. Bertha Rugg and Dr. Harold
Rugg. That all tests should be given individually and by Americans
was imperative. Hence the oral examinations could not be comparable in number to the group written tests obtained in the various school
subjects. By working steadily for nearly nine weeks the American
examiners were able to test 2,524 individual pupils with the Gates