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.

176 EDUCATIONAL SURVEY OF THE PHILIPPINES
CAMARINES SUR.-A test in reading and writing English and Bicol
were given to pupils in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades.
The scores given in the two tests compare as follows:
Number of Number of Number of Number of
above aver- above aver- below aver- below averGrade age l in Bi- age in Bicol age in Bicol age in Bicol
col, also in and below and also in and also in
English in English English English
IV.................. 23 6 13 1
V................... 18 7 8 7
VI.................. 11 2 5 4
VII........17 7 15 7
For the fourth grade. 69 22 41 19
1The numbers of cases above averages are larger than those below because of a few
very low grades and absence of any very high ones.
Total number with positive correlation.............................................. 111
Total number with negative correlation........................................................................... 41
IN CAPIZ.-Selected parts of a Courtis reading test were used in
English and similar material in Visayan were used to test ability in
the dialect. These were used with children in Grade III through first
year High Schools. The scores made were as follows:
Grade Number in Mean scores
Grade __
class English Visayan
First year, high school.. 10 12 12
VII.................. 10 13 12
V I................... 7 11 11
V.................... 6 9 10
IV................... 10 6 4
III.................. 10 3 2
Mr. Fuentes, who conducted the tests, also computed the coefficient
of correlation between the grades made in the two tests by the fiftythree pupils, and found it to be +.69.
PAMPANGA.-The situation is complicated in Pampanga by the presence of a mixed population, using a variety of dialects. A test in
which children were to indicate the correct answer to questions by underscoring one of the alternative answers was used, an easier form for
Grades 1, 2, 3, 4; a more difficult one for Grades V, VI, VII. The
test was used with children in the grades in the number and with average
results indicated:
Grade
I II III IV V VI VII
Number of pupils tested. 587 510 749 584 390 296 266
core on test........ 37 56 71 87 96 8 98
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