Title: Development and Validation of Proficiency Test for Undergraduate Students
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Background of Study The pace of change brought about by new technologies has had a significant effect on way people live, work, and play worldwide. New and emerging technologies challenge traditional process of teaching and learning, and way is managed. Information technology (IT), while an important area of study in its own right, is having a major impact across all curriculum areas. Easy worldwide communication provides instant access to a vast array of data, challenging assimilation and assessment skills. Rapid communication, plus increased access to IT in home, at work, and in educational establishments, could mean that learning becomes a truly lifelong activity--an activity in which pace of change forces constant evaluation of learning process itself. As part of IT curriculum, learners are encouraged to regard computers as tools to be used in all aspects of their studies. In particular, they need to make use of new multimedia technologies to communicate ideas, describe projects, and order information in their work. This requires them to select medium best suited to conveying their message, to structure information in a hierarchical manner, and to link together information to produce a multidimensional document. President Clinton declared that in teaching there should be an emphasis on high performance. He announced new public investment to support technology with aim of increasing productivity of teaching and learning in schools (Microsoft Encarta, 1993-2004). Higher constitutes an extremely significant institution in socio-economic development. This is because colleges and universities provide base from where technological society takes off and develops. They are also most powerful source of intellectual energy that shape a nation's culture and ideology (Valisno, 2000). As stated in Section 1 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 232, otherwise known as Education Act of 1982, the government promulgated that higher be geared towards provision of better quality education (Patron, 2000). The Commission on Higher Education ensures attainment of empowered and globally competitive Filipinos through provision of undergraduate and graduate competitive with international standards of quality and excellence (Vega, 2005). As mentioned by Albert, there have been concerns that high rate of access to higher may have given rise to a proliferation of college graduates. Recent studies show that for past several years, only 15% of current jobs in labor force actually require higher education, and there is no compelling reason to believe that this figure will change in foreseeable future. The oversupply of college graduates is further complicated by complaints from industry regarding a mismatch of schooling content with job requirements and recognition of academic sector that high school graduates are often ill prepared for college. Towards becoming a premier technology-driven higher institution by year 2015, University of Rizal System (URS) is committed to producing competent and value-laden graduates through responsive instruction, research, extension, and production services in Region. Every year university produces several graduates which will be future employees of our country. Through which university has greater contribution in developing competencies and skills of students. The University should have its own means to determine if students have met learning required in their field of specialization. To diagnose student's ability, this can be done through a test. Specifically, a proficiency test for college students. The proficiency test measures cognition level on how far students have understood subjects they have taken. …
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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