DepEd cites NAT 2009 Top Achievers on Sept 3

Tacloban City (September 2) — The Department of Education through the National Education Testing Center is set to hold an awarding ceremony dubbed as “Moving Towards Excellence thru the National Achievement Test (NAT),” on Wednesday, September 3, at the Pearl Hall, SEAMEO INNOTECH Regional Center, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.

All DepEd Regional Directors, division Superintendent and Principals of recipient schools have been invited to attend the said activity. However, as to how they fared, what their respective awards will be, will only be known during the Awarding, Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus informed during a press conference in his latest visit to Region 8.

Secretary Lapus will lead in the awarding ceremonies of the NAT 2009 Top Achievers, which will also be attended by other officials of DepEd including the DepEd Regional Directors, Division Superintendents and Principals of recipient schools.

The nationwide 2009 National Achievement Test (NAT) given in March 2009 was taken by 1.76 million pupils in some 33,582 schools. It is an annual examination used to determine public school students’ achievement level, strengths and weaknesses in key subject areas.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said various reforms introduced in the country’s educational system by the Arroyo administration paved the way for the improvement in the results of the National Aptitude Test (NAT) from 43 percent in 2003 to 65 percent.

The National Achievement Test (NAT) is an examination given annually in March to assess the competency of both public and private school students.

The third and Grade 6 students’ knowledge and skills are tested in the subjects of Mathematics, English, Science, Filipino, and HEKASI. For high school, the students’ knowledge and skills are tested for Mathematics, English, Science, Filipino, and Araling Panlipunan.

The test is administered by the Department of Education’s National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC). The results are intended to guide the Department of Education in its efforts towards the improvement of the quality of education in public schools and to provide appropriate intervention for the students. (PIA