History of Measurement and Evaluation in the Philippines

*The Persons who outlined the Development of Testing in the Philippines

 Tito Clemente
 Jesus Martinez
 Efigenia Uichanco

*The Development of testing in the Philippines was classified into four Periods.
First Period (1898)
 It was characterized by oral and Performance test where there was little recognition on
individual’s performance.
Second Period (1898-1925)
1898- 1900 – the last three years of 19th century.
1901- 1925 – the first quarter of the 20th century
 It was characterized by uniform final examinations throughout the country.
1924 – The first standardized test adopted in the Philippines was the Philippine Vocabulary Test.
1925 –Monroe Survey Commission evaluated obtaining in Philippine Public Schools.

Third Period (1926-1956)

 This period was marked the abolition of a common final examination prepared in general
office in each school Decentralization of final achievement test was adopted.
1950 – Giving of competitive examinations of selection of elementary grades teachers took
place.

Fourth Period (1957-1963)

 1957 – In this period much attention was directed toward personality development and
evaluation not only in schools but also in business and industrial corporations.
 1960 – 1962 - Achievement testing after more than three decades of decentralization
shifted to the centralized system again for three school years.
April 23, 1978 - The first professional board exam for teachers (PBET) has been administered
pursuant to presidential Decree No. 1006.

(PBET) has been administered by Civil Service Commission and Department of Education Culture
and Sports.
November 1995 – the last administration of PBET.
Professional Licensure Examination for Teachers (PLET) given by the Professional Regulation
Commission was the successors of PBET by virtue of Republic Act 7836 known as Professional
Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994.
August 24-25 1996 - The first administration of PLET.
LET – Licensure Examination for Teachers
- The LET was implemented in the Philippines through the enactment of Republic Act 7836 or
otherwise known as “the Philippines Teacher Professionalization” Act of 1994. The
enactment of the law didn’t mean that the teacher in the Philippine were not “ professional
“ rather it is a means to strengthen and improve not just as teachers, but also the quality
of education and the whole education system in general. By improving the teachers the
student will naturally follow the embitterment of those who lead them.
- Before RA No. 7836 was implemented, education in the Philippines was mostly regulated
and supervised by the National Board for Teachers (NBT). Even though RA 7836 was signed
as law in 1994. The first LET exam was held two years later. On august 1996, a total of 90,
560 examinees took the first LET exam administered by the board for professional teachers
(BPT) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
BLEPT –Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers.

November 25 1975
-The first National College Entrance Examination (NCEE). Was administered to all high
school graduates by the Department of Education Culture and Sports (DECS) pursuant to
presidential Decree No. 146.
1975- 1993
- All first year college applicants should meet the NCEE cut off score to qualify them to enrol
in baccalaureate course in any public and private institutions of higher learning.
September 2, 1993 - the last administration of NCEE.
NSAT (National Secondary Assessment Test) is the successor of NCEE per DECS order no. 31 S,
1993 dated May 21, 1993. The result of NSAT was transmuted into percentage grades and should
be given an equivalent of 1/5th of the general average of each subject are English, Filipino,
Mathematics and Science & Technology.

September 1994 - first administration of NSAT.

2003 – NSAT was discontinued.

AUGUST 31, 1993 - NEAT (National Elementary Achievement Test) for all grade VI pupils was
administered pursuant to DECS Order No. 30, s 1993 dated May 20 1993 the covered in four
areas namely English, Mathematics, Science and Heograpiya , kasaysayan and Sibika.
2002 – NEAT was discontinued and replace by NAT (National Achievement Test) given to grade
IV pupils and first year high school students by the Department of Education ( DepED).

February 2003 - first administration of NAT

NCAE (National Career Assessment Examination)

The NCAE was develop to improve the quality of secondary education graduates entering
college. It aims to maintain the highest quality of education in the Philippines by leading the flow
of students to courses in Post – secondary institutions of learning matching their aptitude to
promote national development.

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