BackGround
For more than years now, educational institutions and other agencies have been
engaged in reforms to improve instructional programs and students’ academic
achievement. A need for quality and appropriate assessment that will identify
what students should know or what students should be able to do at a certain
grade level in various subject areas is at the core of these reforms.
The Standards-Based Assessment (SBA) is a modern trend in education that will
address the needs of schools for quality assessment.
An approach far different from traditional assessment, the SBA evaluates
students’ performance based on the required standards for a specific grade
level, rather than comparing a student’s performance with other students.
Moreover, the SBA specifies academic performance standards by defining different
levels of proficiency.
Based on Department of Education’s curriculum and International Standards, the SBA focuses on
accepted Standards for each level from Preschool to High School. The SBA test
measures student achievement and competencies in the core subject areas: English
Language Arts, Mathematics and Science.
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News (what's new)
- Assessment for High School Potential (AHP)
- Aptitude test + Achievement test designed to measure the potential of Grade 6 students to do
High School Work.
- APSA Partners with De La Salle University and California State
University in Enriching Educators’ Skills
- In cooperation with De la Salle
University and California State University, APSA is embarking on an educational
project designed to enrich educators’ skills, The Principals’ Institute. Each
program is consisting of 3 phases. Each phase is a 2-week live-in
seminar-workshop dedicated to learning updated technology in Curriculum Design
and Instruction, Standards-Based Assessment, Classroom Management and
Supervision. Because it is a 2-week, live-in seminar workshop, participants are
given quality time to hone their skills and develop a school plan that will
result in high levels of student achievement. The first phase of the Principals’
Institute is set this May 14-17, 2009 at The Farm in Dasmarinas, Cavite. For
details, pls. call Teng, Nette or Rolly at 5271901 or 5257277
- APSA ties- up with the Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan.
- APSA’s decision to tie- up with the Mathematics Certification Institute of
Japan. is part of its- global
vision-to have a high-standard Mathematics certification for our teachers in the country.
Last July 9, 2008, forty three (43) Math teachers were recognized during the 4th Annual Convention
of the Math Circle as they all passed the rigid and prestigious Suken Certification last May 10, 2008.
This year, the Suken Test is scheduled on May 9, 2009 at the JSU-AMOSUP Mariner’s Home,
Nakpil cor. Vasquez St. Malate, Manila.
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