Policy Objectives of Full Computerization
- Enhances confidentiality, integrity, credibility, and quality of the licensure examination.
- Expedites correction and rating of test papers, allowing earlier release of examination results.
- Provides Board more time to supervise, regulate, and control the professional practice.
Mandate on Professional Examinations Computerization
- Commission Resolution No. 265 (1993) mandates full computerization of all professional examinations.
- Professions with over 1,000 examinees to be computerized in 1993, others in 1994.
- Electronics and Communications Engineering examination qualifies for 1993 full computerization due to examinee volume.
Scope of Full Computerization Process
- Encompasses not only correction and rating but the use of a computerized testbank for question extraction and randomization.
Procedure for Testbank Development
- Initial input of at least 500 questions per subject by Board Members.
- Minimum of 300 additional questions added after every examination until 3,000-question optimal size.
- Questions may be withdrawn or replenished to stay updated with scientific advances.
Criteria for Test Questions
- Questions must be personally prescribed or formulated by Board Members.
- Classified according to difficulty (easy, average, difficult), knowledge level (sound, adequate, fair), proficiency (competent, adequate, fair), and question type (essay, objective).
Examination Composition and Question Types
- 55% objective-type questions, computer-selected and corrected.
- 45% problem-solving, essay, or similar questions corrected manually.
Question Randomization and Examination Sets
- Questions extracted from testbank and randomized to create at least two examination sets (e.g., Set A and Set B).
- Different chronological arrangement prevents cheating among examinees.
Computerized Correction and Rating
- Entire correction and rating process, and subsequent stages leading to result release, are computerized to ensure efficiency and accuracy.
Effectivity of the Resolution
- Resolution effective 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or newspapers of general circulation.
Communication to Academic Institutions
- Resolution to be circulated to schools and colleges offering Electronics and Communications Engineering courses to ensure compliance and awareness.