Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF OPTOMETRY Resolution NO. 03)
The main purpose is to prevent the premature leakage of questions, thereby promoting better confidentiality and integrity of the examination, while also enhancing its credibility, effectiveness, and enabling early release of results.
The Board implements full computerization by virtue of Commission Resolution No. 265, Series of 1993, and the Board's quasi-legislative (rule-making) power under Section 10 of Republic Act No. 1998.
The full computerization was resolved to start in the July 1994 examination schedule.
Each question must be appraised by a technical expert for objectivity, validity, reliability, efficaciousness, and must be unambiguous and definite, calling for only one definite correct answer.
Each Board member must initially input no less than five hundred (500) questions for each syllabus.
The ideal target number of questions in the question bank is at least three thousand (3,000) questions per syllabus.
Questions become intellectual property of the Commission once the Board member who formulated them is no longer a member of the Board.
The Board member extracts the required number of questions from the question bank, which are then randomized to produce two different sets of questions with different chronological arrangements for printing and distribution.
Authorized persons in the confidential room may not leave until one hour after the examination starts. There shall be agents from the NBI, security officers, or designated persons and authorized observers stationed to watch the proceedings to ensure security.
Multiple passwords are used to prevent any single person from having complete control or access, and three responsible key officials are designated to oversee the programs and files.
Answers are corrected and read through the use of the Optical Mark Reader Machine.
The resolution becomes effective fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation, whichever is earlier.
The Board is responsible for disseminating the resolution to schools, colleges, and universities offering the course of Optometry to inform all concerned parties.