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Table 1
Mean Scaled Ability Scores of High School Students for APSA SBA
Pre Test, SY 2014-2015
Grade 7
English
80.32
MSAS
Proficient
Science
71.79
Grade 8
77.40
73.10
Grade 9
80.00
Progressing
Towards Standards
Proficient
Year 4
80.26
Proficient
71.09
69.08
MSAS
Progressing
Towards Standards
Progressing
Towards Standards
Progressing
Towards Standards
Progressing
Towards Standards
Math
69.21
68.70
69.24
70.14
MSAS
Progressing
Towards Standards
Progressing
Towards Standards
Progressing
Towards Standards
Progressing
Towards Standards
Score Interpretation
Scaled Ability Score (SAS)
90 - 110
80 89
70 79
50 - 69
Qualitative Description
Highly Proficient
Proficient / Meets
Standards
Progressing Towards
Standards
Does not Met Standards
23 identified competencies
10 out of 23 competencies or 43 .47% have the mean percentage of
incorrect responses below 50%
12 out 23 competencies of 52.17% have the mean percentage of incorrect
responses above 50%
22 identified competencies
9 out of 22 competencies or 40 .91% have the mean percentage of
incorrect responses below 50%
13 out 22 competencies of 59.09% have the mean percentage of incorrect
responses above 50%
Mean Percentage of
Incorrect Responses
53
47
42
47
42
74
79
58
63
84
95
74
68
89
63
68
53
63
58
89
68
63
68
58
79
89
63
81
53
42
42
47
74
74
68
37
21
63
68
84
79
63
74
74
74
89
79
84
68
95
74
74
63
conducting experiment
Design different experimental setups
Recognizes the basis of making a
conclusion
Determines the dependent and
independent variables
Analyzes errors in the experimental design
Identifies variable in investigatory project
Makes an inference given observable data
84
79
79
89
68
58
Mean Percentage of
Incorrect Responses
35
55
55
70
50
60
70
60
75
95
70
90
80
35
20
50
40
45
35
35
55
55
45
60
80
80
50
60
80
55
65
55
60
80
75
90
85
70
65
80
75
80
85
70
65
10
40
60
60
80
65
55
75
75
40
80
60
70
85
75
80
60
65
70
60
75
65
80
85
50
70
11
12
Identify a saturated solution
Compute the percentage by mass
Determine the molecular formula
Compute the density of an object
Illustrate the relationship between volume and
temperature
Arrange the reactivity of a metal
Identify single replacement reaction
Identify decomposition reaction
Identify a buffer solution
Illustrates exothermic reactions
Compare the states of matter in terms of particle
arrangement
Classify solutions in terms of pH
Describes a neutralization reaction
Distinguish a salt compound
Differentiate chemical and physical changes
Compute the percent error
Compute the number of moles given the weight
Identify isotopes
Categorize the properties of acid and base
Determine the oxidation number of a compound
Naming chemical formula
Recognize the action of catalyst in a reaction
Compute the volume of an ideal gas
Deduce the properties of an ideal gas
Differentiate a pole and non polar compound by
structures
Predict the relationships of temperature,
pressure and volume
Compute the weight of a compound given
number of moles
Interpret solubility of polar and non polar
compounds
Determine the normality of a solution
Identify electrolytes
Identify solubility of a liquids
Identify the limiting reactant
Compute the equivalent weight
Classify acidic and basic compounds
Compute the mass % of a solution
Infer the change of electrons in a redox reaction
68
72
92
92
68
96
64
68
92
86
60
80
80
72
76
72
76
60
84
80
80
84
72
80
64
72
84
68
72
80
88
80
92
68
72
84
13
Mean Percentage
of Incorrect
Responses
35
35
62
47
59
35
50
53
50
53
76
76
71
59
62
53
47
62
62
74
56
85
98
50
14
Defines the electrostatic attraction between two charged
particles
Defines the first law of motion
Solves the amount of heat absorbed by a melting ice
Defines the coefficient of friction
Total resistance of resistors arranged in parallel and series
Defines ohms law
Solves the elongation of the spring given the force constant
and the mass of the load
Relationship of electromotive force to the current and
resistance in a circuit
Relationship of the masses and the distance of separation to
the gravitational force
Defines the condition for equilibrium state
Describes projectile motion
Describes elastic collision
Describes the acceleration of a body using distance-time
graphs
Identifies the effects of changing gravitational acceleration to
the weight of the object
Identifies the implication of second law of thermodynamics
Knows the importance of Physics to men
Solves the change of temperature using potential energy of the
object
Defines radiation as heat transfer
Solves the amount of heat absorbed in melting and raising the
temperature of the ice
Describes static equilibrium
Describes the effect of changing the masses to the magnitude
of gravitational force
Solves the angle of banking using uniform circular motion
Describes the nature of image produced by a convex mirror
Explain the concept of density
Interprets the motion of the body using distance time graph
Describes diffraction
Identifies which wavelength possesses the lowest frequency
50 identified learning competencies
65
74
76
71
71
53
56
62
88
76
79
82
59
65
53
71
76
68
88
59
76
71
82
59
94
82
74
15
Mean Percentage
of Incorrect
Responses
32
47
42
63
74
74
63
68
74
58
79
84
68
68
63
84
63
47
16
Solves problem involving age
Rearrange algebraic equations
Graphs the solution set of inequality
Determines the sum of polynomials
Simplifies algebraic expressions
Uses models the square of a binomial
Analyzes the steps in simplifying polynomials
Evaluates the product of polynomials
Solves problems involving speed
Evaluates algebraic equations
Finds the solution set of inequality
Finds the complement of a set
Evaluates the product of two binomials
Solves problems involving work
Identifies numerical coefficient
Solves algebraic equations
Solves problems involving numbers
Represents mathematical expression
Determines the degree of polynomials
Simplifies expressions with exponents
Translate verbal to mathematical phrases
Converts measurements from one unit to another
Solves problems involving area
Derives relationship among the sides of angles
Derives relationship of linear pairs
Illustrates location of segment in a plane
Determines the length of a segment
Solves problem involving supplementary angles
Identifies a reflex angle
Solves problems involving temperatures
Solves problems involving triangles
Illustrates a parallelogram
Identifies the major arc
Illustrates convex polygon
Evaluate average numbers
53
42
89
63
68
89
74
47
47
63
95
74
47
47
63
74
68
63
74
84
100
63
95
79
74
79
84
79
74
74
63
79
63
79
89
17
Mean Percentage
of Incorrect
Responses
70
70
45
80
55
65
70
65
75
75
80
65
70
55
70
75
65
90
85
90
85
85
18
Solves problems involving systems of linear inequalities
Finds the slope of a line given two points
Recognizes special products and factors of polynomials
Simplifies rational expression
Simplifies algebraic expressions involving integral exponents
Identifies linear equations that are parallel
Describes the rectangular coordinate system
Multiplies and divide rational expression
Illustrates triangle congruence
Applies the theorems on triangle inequalities
Determines possible measure for the angles and side of
triangles
Proves properties of parallel lines cut by a transversal
Applies triangle congruence of perpendicular bisector
Identifies parallel lines
Determines a hypothesis in the conditional statement
Applies the postulate and theorems on triangle congruence
Identifies a postulate
Illustrates ASA and SSS congruence theorems
Illustrates the theorem on triangle inequalities
Finds the measure of angles and sides involving parallelogram
Distinguishes between inductive and deductive reasoning
Proves the conditions under which lines and segments are
perpendicular
Formulates the contrapositive of an implication
Determines the conditions that make a quadrilateral a
parallelogram
Makes a conclusion based on arguments
Solves simple problems involving probabilities of event
Discusses the probability of an event
Identifies a measure of variability
Describes the characteristics of standard deviation
Interprets data using central tendency
Interprets data using measure of variability
Solves problem involving fundamental counting principle
Interprets the meaning of probability of an event
80
90
90
85
75
65
85
90
95
40
65
65
55
65
45
75
70
55
80
70
70
85
80
95
75
85
65
55
70
65
85
85
70
19
Mean Percentage
of Incorrect
Responses
52
52
44
64
52
72
76
64
56
56
40
68
54
60
76
72
68
72
72
72
80
20
Translate into variation statement a relationship between two
quantities given by a mathematical equation and vice versa
Applies the fundamental theorems of proportionality to solve
problems involving proportions
Uses properties to find measures if angles, sides, and other
quantities involving parallelograms
Illustrates the six trigonometric ratios: sine, cosine, tangent,
secant, cosecant, and cotangent
Represents quadratic functions using graphs
Applies law of exponents to expressions involving zero and
negative and negative integral components
Illustrates law of sine and cosines
Illustrates angles of elevation and angles of depression
Determines the equation of a quadratic function given its graph
Uses trigonometric ratios to solve real-life problems involving
right triangles
Simplifies radical expressions using the laws of radicals
Proves the Pythagorean Theorem
Finds the trigonometric rations of special angles
Proves the condition for similarity of triangles: 1) SAS 2) SSS 3)
AA 4) right triangle 5) special right triangle theorems
Translates into variation statement a relationship between two
quantities given by a table of values
Determines the type of variation
Finds the trigonometric rations of right angles
Solves for the sum and product of the roots of a quadratic
equation
Solves problems involving quadratic equations and rational
quadratic equation
Solves problems that involve right triangles
Solves quadratic equations
Solve equations transformable to quadratic equations
Applies the midline theorem
Determines the condition that make a quadrilateral a
parallelogram
Solves problems involving radicals
Solves problems involving parallelograms, trapezoid and kites
Uses trigonometric ratios to solve real-life problems involving
right triangles
Performs operations on radical expression
Analyzes the effects of changing values of a, h and k in the
equation y= a(x-h)^2+k on its graph
Transforms y = ax^ 2+bx+c into the form y=a(x-h)^2+k
Simplifies expressions with rational exponents
Applies theorems on trapezoids and kites
72
68
68
60
84
72
60
72
76
84
80
100
72
92
92
72
64
88
80
72
72
88
80
72
84
72
84
92
92
92
76
96
21
Mean Percentage
of Incorrect
Responses
18
62
68
65
59
21
74
82
82
71
50
65
65
65
62
59
79
71
68
71
74
79
22
Algebra Identify graph of a function
Statistics computation of percentile
Algebra Solve common logarithms
Algebra Identify the graph of a logarithmic function
Algebra Identify the graph of exponential function
Trigonometry Solve for the intercepted arc given a radius
Trigonometry determine a co-function if a trigonometric
function
Algebra divide polynomial expressions
Algebra transform exponential equations to logarithmic form
Trigonometry determine the period given a graph
Algebra identify the graph of polynomial function
Trigonometry find the exact value of sine given coordinates
Algebra Define the inverse of a function
Statistics Apply circular permutation
Statistics interpret data which involve standard deviation
Trigonometry Solve problem involving trigonometric function
Statistics Interpret data which involve median, variance,
standard deviation and range
Trigonometry find the frequency of a given equation
Trigonometry identify the properties of trigonometric functions
Statistics Apply combination
Numbers Apply the concept of divisibility
Trigonometry Locate the terminal side of a given angle
Algebra Formulate equations to solve problems
50
68
71
74
71
74
71
79
65
79
59
62
68
71
85
59
71
76
74
74
79
76
79