Developmentand Validationof a Qualifying Examination for Students Enrolled at Quezonian Educational College Atimonan, Quezon Who Intend to Specialize in Filipino

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study will focus on the development and validation of a qualifying examination for the students at the tertiary level who intend to specialize in Filipino at Quezonian Educational College, (Q.E.C.), Atimonan, Quezon.

This institution prepared a manual test for the students who intend to specialize in Filipino, so that, the researcher, conducted a qualifying examination for this area to use for selecting good students who will take Filipino subject as major in tertiary level.

METHODS

This study used descriptive developmental research. Sixty (60) second-year students from the different departments were the respondent of the first try-out. Another sixty (60) students in the same department were the respondent of the second try-out. They were selected through stratified random sampling. The third and final run was fifteen (15) second-year education students who specialize in Filipino. The statistical treatment used by the researcher in analyzing data is as follows: 1. U-L method of Stocklein in analyzing the Discrimination Index and Difficulty Index. 2. Pearson-r in analyzing the concurrent validity. 4. F-test in analyzing of variance or One-way ANOVA in analyzing Construct Validity. 5.

RESULTS

The researcher based it according to the Garcia (2002) interpretation in determining the Discrimination Index and Difficulty Index. The test item got 0.20 and above at discrimination Index, 0.26-0.75 at difficulty were good test items and accepted. The second evaluation of the test is establishing validity. Based on the result 1. the Content validity obtain value was 3.71 using Weighted mean formula. 2. The concurrent validity, the results obtain the value was 0.97 using Pearson -r formula. 3. Construct validity, was 1.92 using know groups Technique or ANOVA. The third evaluation is establishing the test Reliability are composed of 1. Test-retest reliability was 0.94 using Pearson-r. It was computed again using Spearman rho, it got 0.91. 2.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the materials used by the researcher in constructing a qualifying examination, he was able to determine the skills to be measured. Each topic was carefully prepared to test each skill. Before the test was administered, it was examined by the education experts, advisers, and fellow professors teaching at the same institution.