Grade 10 learners to undergo NAT10
By MARIKARL C. GUDIO
Bugabus Elementary School
South Butuan District I
The Department of Education (DepEd) will administer the National Achievement Test for Grade 10 (NAT10) for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 on June 27, 2023. Said activity is pursuant to DepEd Order (DO) No. 55, s. 2016 titled Policy Guidelines on the National Assessment of Student Learning for the K to 12 Basic Education Program and DO 34, s. 2022 titled School Calendar and Activities for SY 2022-2023.
The NAT10 will be administered to sampled Grade 10 learners in all regional offices, schools division offices, and schools offering the Grade 10 curriculum in public and private schools through a paper-based modality. It is one of exit assessments under the national assessment framework of the K to 12 Basic Education Program designed to determine if Grade 10 learners are meeting the learning standards of the Junior High School curriculum.
Using English and Filipino language, the test cover the 21st Century Skills – Problem Solving, Information Literacy, and Critical Thinking using the learning areas in English, Mathematics, Science, Filipino, and Araling Panlipunan as content, the test design is progressive in nature wherein test items measure varying levels of skills in a multiple choice format.
The guidelines on the test administration, including the roles and responsibilities of the field-testing personnel and the downloading of the Program Support funds to schools division offices will be discussed in a virtual orientation on June 7, 2023. ###
