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b. School/Schools Division/Region
A report on the Institutional Performance Profile (IPP) or summary of test
results by domain shall be released to these offices.
c. Policy makers, program managers, and learning resource developers
A report on the national test results by specific variable shall be provided.
2.2 External stakeholders
a. Parents/Guardians
An orientation/forum shall be conducted by the guidance counselor to
inform them of the test results and the in-demand and hard-to-fill
occupations by industry per region, to guide them in the track or course
for senior high school.
b. Academe, community leaders, local government units, nongovernment
organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, legislators, industries,
local and foreign donors, researchers, and other government agencies
Test results by specific scope (municipal/congressional and school year)
and variable (gender, type of school, etc.) shall be provided upon request.
The procedure on the releasing of test results and guidelines on the utilization of
national examination results are discussed in Section 14.
3. Test Design
The Career Assessment covers the following domains:
a. General Scholastic Aptitude (GSA)
The GSA is the average of the standard scores in these areas: Scientific Ability,
Reading Comprehension, Verbal Ability, Mathematical Ability, and Logical
Reasoning Ability.
b. Occupational Interest Inventory (OII)
The OII is an inventory/checklist of occupational interests which provides an
assessment on inclinations/preferences for comprehensive career guidance. A
profile chart of the student’s occupational inclinations and preferences through
the identified cluster occupations is provided.
c. Aptitude for Senior High School (SHS) Tracks
The Aptitude Test for SHS Tracks measures the innate ability or potential of a
student to succeed in the SHS tracks, namely: (1) Academic, which includes
Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) and Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM); (2) Technical-
Vocational-Livelihood; (3) Sports; and (4) Arts and Design.
The test design shall be applicable for both regular learners and learners with special
needs.