National Achievement Test as an Assessment

This book presents, analyzes and interprets the relevant findings of the study according to the stated problems: institutional performance in NAT- Araling-Panlipunan (NAT-AP) be described within 5 years (2008-2013), school profiles of the performing and non performing schools in NAT-AP is described in terms of: type of school, school curriculum, ratio of students to Araling Panlipunan textbooks, number of social studies teacher, and location of the school; teacher’s profile of the performing and non performing schools in NAT-AP be described in terms of: gender, age, number of years teaching Araling-Panlipunan, educational attainment, field of specialization, number of hours of actual teaching, trainings/seminars attended related to Araling-Panlipunan, teaching techniques used in Araling-Panlipunan, and Instructional materials used in teaching Araling-Panlipunan. Significant difference between performing and non performing schools in NAT-AP in terms of school profile and there significant differences between the performing and non performing schools in NAT-AP in terms of teachers’ profile.