By Francis Allan L. Angelo
ALLEGATIONS of cheating in the National and Regional Achievement Tests in Iloilo are both alarming and unfair to the teachers, according to the Division of Iloilo of the Department of Education (DepEd).
Schools Division Superintendent Raymundo Lapating said he was surprised by the exposé of Dr. Gracia D. Malazarte, head teacher of Lico-an Elementary School in Barotac Nuevo (see related story).
“I did not expect this. This matter should be investigated thoroughly because it is alarming and unfair at the same time for the teachers who worked hard to top the NAT,” Lapating said.
Schools Division Superintendent Raymundo Lapating said he was surprised by the exposé of Dr. Gracia D. Malazarte, head teacher of Lico-an Elementary School in Barotac Nuevo (see related story).
“I did not expect this. This matter should be investigated thoroughly because it is alarming and unfair at the same time for the teachers who worked hard to top the NAT,” Lapating said.
Lapating said it is impossible for teachers to cheat in the NAT and RAT because of the security measures employed by the regional and national DepEd offices in administering the examinations.
Lapating said there is no way for teachers to obtain the answer keys to the NAT since the questionnaires are checked in Metro Manila.
As regards the RAT, Lapating said they undergo the examinations as a matter of compliance and in preparation for the NAT.
“We are focused on the NAT results reason why work hard to top the exams by making weekend reviews,” he added.
Dr. Julio Villanueva, Barotac Nuevo schools supervisor, said the questionnaires are released on the eve of the examinations, thus it would be hard to see the questions and make cheats in advance.
“The examiners are teachers from other schools who are swapped from one district to another. The questionnaires are placed in sealed plastics which will only be opened during the administration of the tests. It’s hard to cheat in this case,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva said he has no idea why Malazarte would expose the alleged cheating although he expressed readiness to cooperate in the investigation.
Lapating said there is no way for teachers to obtain the answer keys to the NAT since the questionnaires are checked in Metro Manila.
As regards the RAT, Lapating said they undergo the examinations as a matter of compliance and in preparation for the NAT.
“We are focused on the NAT results reason why work hard to top the exams by making weekend reviews,” he added.
Dr. Julio Villanueva, Barotac Nuevo schools supervisor, said the questionnaires are released on the eve of the examinations, thus it would be hard to see the questions and make cheats in advance.
“The examiners are teachers from other schools who are swapped from one district to another. The questionnaires are placed in sealed plastics which will only be opened during the administration of the tests. It’s hard to cheat in this case,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva said he has no idea why Malazarte would expose the alleged cheating although he expressed readiness to cooperate in the investigation.
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