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.

126 EDUCATIONAL SURVEY OF THE PHILIPPINES

MODIFICATIONS MADE IN ACHIEVEMENT TESTS TO ADAPT THEM TO PHILIPPINE
CONDITIONS-continued
TEST VI-continued
12. W eather (clim ate)......................................................................................................
13. R ace............................................................................................................................ 2
14. A rea............................................................................................................................ 3
15. O ccupation.................................................................................................................
16. Commerce............................................................. 1
17. Author......................................................................................................... 1
18. Term used in Literature.........................................................................
TEST VIII
1. N am es of persons..................................................................................................... 3
2. Errors commonly made by Filipinos........................................................................ 6
TEST IX
No changes made.
For tests 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9, therefore, direct comparisons can
be made between Filipino and American achievements.
Finally, the modified tests were carefully revised by the Filipino
research associates of the Commission. Not until they certified that,
according to their judgment, the contents of the tests fitted Philippine
conditions were the tests sent to the printer. It appears certain that
the tests are as satisfactorily within the experiences of Filipino children
as the original forms are within the abilities of Americans. In conclusion, therefore, the Commission is confident of the complete validity
of the giving of the tests.
How the Tests Were Scored and Statistical Results
Were Worked Up
To score the tests necessitated the correction of more than 6,000,000
answers. These items had to be totalled, and recorded on the individual and class record sheets. They had to be grouped by grades,
municipalities, and provinces. The range of scores, average scores,
and measures of the dispersion scores were computed. The statistical manipulations necessary in this division of the work of the survey
totalled more than 13,000,000. This huge clerical task was accomplished through the use of thirty-five trained seniors and juniors in
educational measurement in the University of the Philippines. To these
clerk-scorers is due the appreciation of the Commission for their hearty
cooperation. They worked with great industry and accuracy.
Through careful checking their work was found to contain only negligible errors. In addition the part-time services were secured of several
scores of normal school students (pensionados).
The final judgment of the members of the Commission, therefore, is
that the tests are valid measures of the academic work of the schools.
Both the giving and the scoring of the tests was done accurately and
honestly.