RX Adobe Regional Achievement Test Examiner's Handbook

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region X-Northern Mindanao
RX Adobe Computer-Based Regional
Achievement Test for Grade 6, Grade
10, Grade 12, and Paper Pencil Test
for Grade 3 Learners
EXAMINER'S HANDBOOK

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
This Examiner’s Handbook is intended for those involved in the
administration of RX Adobe Computer-Based Regional Achievement
Test for Grade 6, Grade 10, Grade 12, and Paper Pencil Test for Grade 3
Learners. It outlines the activities to be undertaken at various
stages in the activity. To ensure a standardized test
administration, this Handbook must be followed strictly.
RX ADOBE REGIONALACHIEVEMENT TEST

CONTENTS
1.Room Examiner's Workflow
2. Stages of Test Administration
3. Pre-test
Test Materials
Board Work
Entrance and Seating Arrangement
4.Test Proper
General Direction
Administering Part 1 (EDQ) & 2 (Test Proper) of the test
Dismissal
5.Post-test
Preparing the Reports
Turning Over of Materials to the Chief Examiner
Accounting of Materials by the Chief Examiner
Packing of Test Materials

1.Receives the Test
Questionaires
(TQ) & Answer
Sheets (AS).
2.Counts the
TQ’s from the
sealed brown
expanded
envelope.
3.Signs the Form 2
(Test Materials
Accounting Form)
DISTRIBUTIO
N ROOM
(Receiving of Test Materials)
ROOM EXAMINER’S WORKFLOW FOR GRADE 3
EXAM
INATIONROOM
1.Posts the replica of the test coverage
2.Reads the General Directions
3.Distributes the AS & TQ’s
4.Checks if Name, LRN, and other
information in the AS are properly filled
out
5.Facilitates in accomplishing the Form 1
(Seat Plan) by examinees
6.Administers the Test using Examiner’s
Handbook (softcopy)
7.Keeps custody of the excess TQs in
original brown expanded envelopes
while the test is in progress and the
test items are not read by the RE
DISTRIBUTIO
N ROOM
(Retrieval of Test Materials)
1.Submits the forms,
TQ’s and AS’s to be
properly accounted
for by the Chief
Examiner.
8.Accomplishes Form 4 and ETRE
9
.
.
. Retrieves and accounts the TQ’s
and AS’s

1.Gets ETRE, Form
1 and 4 from the
chief examiner
DISTRIBUTIO
N ROOM
(Receiving of Test Materials)
ROOM EXAMINER’S WORKFLOW FOR GRADE 6, 10, 12
EXAM
INATIONROOM
1.Posts the replica of the test coverage
2.Reads the General Directions
3.Checks if Name, LRN, and other information in the
AS are properly filled out via the provided exam link
4.Facilitates in accomplishing the Form 1 (Seat Plan)
by examinees
5.Administers the Test using Examiner’s Handbook
(softcopy)
6. Accomplishes Form 4 and ETRE
DISTRIBUTIO
N ROOM
(Retrieval of Test Materials)
1.Submits the forms
to the Chief
Examiner

FORM
S
FORM
NO. TITLE
1 Seat Plan (Harcopy)
2 Test Materials Accounting Form (for Grade 3 only) (Hardcopy)
3 Chief Examiner's Report Form (Google Form)
Link: https://bit.ly/ChiefExaminersReportRAT2022
4 Room Examiner's Test Administration Evaluation Report (Google Form)
Link: https://bit.ly/RoomExaminersReportRAT2022
5 Confidentiality Form (Google Form)
Link: https://bit.ly/ConfidentialityAgreementRAT2022

psychological climate in the
testing room
Rapport must be established with the
examinees because they work better when
they are relaxed and properly motivated.
The activities pertaining to the test have to do
with: pre-test, test proper and post-test. Strictly
follow the instructions to ensure fair and
standardized test administration.

TEST MATERIALS
Grade 3 Grade 6 & 10 Grade 12
1. Replica of the Coverage
of the Test
of the Test
of the Test
2. Test Questionaires with the
following subjects: English,
Filipino, Araling Panlipunan,
Science, Mathematics, ESP,
MAPEH
2. Examination is computer-
based with the following
subjects: English, Filipino,
Araling Panlipunan, Science,
Mathematics, ESP, MAPEH, TLE
2. Examination is computer-
based with the following
subjects: Mathematics, TLE,
MAPEH, Filipino, Science, Hum.
& Soc Sci, English
3. Answer sheets, forms,
examiners handbook (softcopy)
3. Forms, Examiners handbook
(softcopy_
3. Forms, Examiners handbook
(softcopy)

BOARD WORK FOR GRADE 3

II. BOARD WORK for Grade 3 only
Parts of the Test Time Allotment Time Started Time to End
General Directions (Part I: EDQ) 5 mins ___________ ___________
Part II: Test Proper
English 45 mins ___________ ___________
Filipino 45 mins ___________ ___________
Break 15 mins
Araling Panlipunan 45 mins ___________ ___________
Science 45 mins ___________ ___________
Retrieval of Test Materials 15 mins ___________ ___________
LUNCH BREAK 60 mins
Mathematics 45 mins ___________ ___________
ESP 45 mins ___________ ___________
MAPEH 45 mins ___________ ___________
Total Time Allotment 5 hours and 35 minutes

BOARD WORK FOR GRADE 6 & 10

II. BOARD WORK for Grade 6 and 10 only
General Directions (Part I:
EDQ)
5 mins ___________ ___________
English 45 mins ___________ ___________
Filipino 45 mins ___________ ___________
Break 15 mins
Araling Panlipunan 45 mins ___________ ___________
Science 45 mins ___________ ___________
LUNCH BREAK 75 mins
Mathematics 45 mins ___________ ___________
ESP 45 mins ___________ ___________
Break 15 mins
MAPEH 45 mins ___________ ___________
TLE 45 mins ___________ ____________

BOARD WORK FOR GRADE 12

II. BOARD WORK for Grade12 only
General Directions (Part I: EDQ) 5 mins ___________ ___________
Mathematics (Statistics and Gen. Math) 45 mins ___________ ___________
TLE (Media, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship) 60 mins ___________ ___________
Break 15 mins
MAPEH (PE, Personality Dev’t, Contemporary
Arts)
60 mins
___________ ___________
Filipino (Komunikasyon, Fil sa Piling Larang,
Pagbasa)
60 mins
___________ ___________
LUNCH BREAK 60 mins
Science (Earth & Life, Physical Science,
Practical Research)
60 mins
___________ ___________
Hum, Philosophy of Human Person, & Soc Sci
(Understanding Culture, 21stCentury Lit)
60 mins
___________ ___________
English (Oral Com, Reading & Writing, Eng for
Acad)
60 mins

PRE-TEST

P R E - T E S T
III. ENTRANCE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT (WAITING ROOM)
1.Inspect the seating arrangement before instructing the examinees to enter the waiting
room. There should be 5 columns and 4 rows of armchair. Check if the first and last rows
are close to the walls.
2.Instruct the examinees to line up outside the room and observe proper social distancing.
3.Ensure that the prescribed COVID-19 Health Protocols are implemented by checking the
learner’s body temperature & spraying alcohol on their hands upon entering the testing
room by the school health personnel.
4. Examinees shall fill out the health declaration form to be facilitated by the school health
personnel.
5.Instruct the students to proceed to the testing room.

P R E - T E S T
III. ENTRANCE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT
1.Inspect the seating arrangement before instructing the examinees to enter the testing
room. There should be six rows and 5 columns of armchair. Check if the first and last rows
are close to the walls.
2.Instruct the examinees to line up outside the room and observe proper social distancing.
3.Call out the names of the examinees by alphabetical order of their surnames. Let the first
five examinees occupy the front line first, then the second, until the last line as shown in
the next page.
4.Check again the seating arrangement by calling out the names of the examinees from the
list prepared by the School Head/Testing Coordinator.

P R E - T E S T
III. ENTRANCE AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT
5. Check the identities of the examinees inside each examination room by all means using the
following procedure:
Countercheck their identity through their ID.
If an ID card is not available, ask the examinee to present a notebook or any
belonging bearing his/her name.
In the absence of requirements for A & B identification materials, ask his/her
respective classmates inside the Examination Room to attest the identity.
6. Cellular phones and other gadgets should be kept inside their bags. Instruct them that all
belongings shall be placed in front of the room underneath the blackboard; except the
pencils, sharpeners and clean sheets of paper. Make sure that only pencil, ballpen,
rubber eraser, and a clean sheet of paper are on the chair/desk of each examinee.

P R E - T E S T
IV.ORIENTATION
1.Introduce yourself.
2.Read the testing rules and mechanics.
3.Emphasize the test they should only take.
4.After you have read the guidelines, allow examinees to go out, if
necessary, before distributing the materials (for Grade 3).

P R E - T E S T
V. DISTRIBUTION OF TEST MATERIALS (FOR GRADE 3 ONLY)
1.Open the envelope (one containing the TQs and the other the AS). Check their quantity
and see to it that these are clean and no unneccesary markings. In a pack, there are
twenty (20) TQs. Each examinee will have one TQ and one AS.
2.In the distribution of the TQs and AS follow the numbering of examinees. Start with the
examinee in Number 1,
3.Seats of late comers / absentees should be left vacant. Test Questionaires and Answer
Sheets allocated to the said examinees should be placed inside the original envelope by
the Room Examiner pending their arrival.

P R E - T E S T
VI. FILLING OUT THE INFORMATION
1. Instruct the examinees on how to fill out the informations in the answer sheet (for
Grade 3) and computer-based exam (Grade 6, 10, & 12).
2.Give the Examinees enough time to fill out the needed information.
3.Check and double check that all Examinees have responded to all the required
information in the EDQ. Go around and inspect each Examinee’s Answer Sheet /
Monitor. (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT).

TEST PROPER:
ADMINISTERINGTHETESTFORGRADE3

T E S T P R O P E R
I. ADMINISTERING THE TEST
1.Instruct examinees to accomplish the Part I- Examinee's Descriptive Questionnaire
2.Each examinee shall fill out all the needed information.
3.Administer the Part II- Test Questionaire I
4.The Examiner will read the questions in English up to item 5 only. The examinees will continue
answering all the remaining items.
5.After the English test, Examiner gets the Filipino and reads up to item no. 5 only. The
examinees will continue answering all the remaining items.
6.The same process indicated in Step 4 & 5, will be done to all the other subjects.
7.Record on the board the time started and the time to end this test. Go around and see to it that
the examinees answered the correct part of the test. Note on the board the item to end. The
indicated time to end is from the time started, excluding the 15-minute snacks break.

T E S T P R O P E R
II. ADMINISTERING THE TEST
8. The unused Answer Sheets shall be collected by the Room Supervisor/Chief Examiner at the time when the
Examinees are answering the last subtest. Likewise, the filling out of the remaining data in Form 4 should be
done at this time.
9. Collect and count all used and unused test booklets and answer sheets and place these in the envelope.
Make sure that all materials have been retrieved. In case a Test Questionaire is missing expend all means to
find it.
III. DISMISSAL
1.Dismiss examinees only after accounting the test materials.

TEST PROPER:
ADMINISTERING THE TEST FOR GRADE
6, 10, & 12

ADMINISTERING THE TEST
1.Provide the link where examinees can access the test following the prescribed
order of the subjects: assessment.deped.gov.ph. (Detailed instructions on the
next slide)
2.Instruct examinees to accomplish the Examinee's Descriptive Questionnaire.
3. Administer the test in the order indicated in the board work, and strictly adher to
the time aloment.
4.Record on the board the time started and the time to end this test. Go around
and see to it that the examinees shaded the correct part of the test.
5.After everyone is done answering the test, dismiss the examinees.
T E S T P R O P E R

POST TEST

P O S T T E S T
I. PREPARING THE REPORTS AND SEALING THE ETRE
1.Do the following activities:
Accomplish Form 4, The Room Examiner’s Test Administration – Evaluation Report
Copy from the board the Time Record Report on Test Administration
Indicate the number of registrants and the number of actual examinees.
2. Place the following inside the Room Examiner’s Transmittal Report Envelope (ETRE):
Time Record Report
Used Answer Sheets arranged consecutively by Examinee Number Placed in original
envelope (for Grade 3 only)
One Copy of Form 1 and Form 7

P O S T T E S T
II. TURNING OVER OF MATERIALS TO THE CHIEF EXAMINER
Turn over to the Chief Examiner the following materials:
Sealed ETRE with its contents
Used and unused Test Questionaires assembled packed in their original envelope, retaining
the Batch Slip inside the plastic bag. (for Grade 3)

P O S T T E S T
III. ACCOUNTING OF MATERIALS BY THE CHIEF EXAMINER
The Chief Examiner does the following:
Collects and accounts all ETREs, arranges and bundles them accordingly seeing to it that the
number of ETREs tallies with the number of testing rooms. A report on the number of ETRE’s
should accompany the bundle.
Counts the Test Quetionaire retrieved from each Examiner.
Examiner's Transmittal Report:
a. Unused Answer Sheets.
b. Form 2 Test Materials Accounting Form
c. Form 3 Chief Examiner's Report Form (google form)
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