Commission Directive and Implementation Timeline
- Based on Commission Res. No. 265, S. 1993, full computerization for professions with examinees below 1,000 is scheduled for 1994.
- Landscape Architecture exam to be fully computerized starting March 1994.
Scope and Mechanism of Computerization
- Full computerization encompasses not just correction and rating but also question extraction and random arrangement.
- Questions are drawn from a computerized question bank.
Question Formulation and Validation
- Each Board Member assigned a subject formulates or adopts questions, which can be refined or modified.
- Questions are appraised by technical experts for objectivity, validity, reliability, and clarity.
- Questions must have one definite correct answer.
- Classification by difficulty level, knowledge level, and question type (subjective or objective).
- Weight distribution of subjective and objective questions specified for various subjects:
- Landscape Technology & Materials: 60% objective, 40% subjective
- Ecology & Nature Conservation: 60% objective, 40% subjective
- History of Landscape Architecture & Theory of Design: 100% objective
- Planting Design & Interior Plantscaping: 100% objective
- Professional Practice & Ethics: 100% objective
- Landscape Design: 100% subjective, manually correctible
Question Bank Compilation and Maintenance
- Initial input of no less than 500 questions per subject into the central question bank.
- Subsequent input of at least 300 questions per subject per examination to reach about 3,000 questions.
- Questions are updated regularly to reflect advancements in economic, technological, and scientific fields related to the profession.
Intellectual Property and Question Bank Access
- Questions become intellectual property of the Commission upon input.
- Outgoing Board Members lose rights to withdraw their questions.
- Incoming Board Members must review, revise, or augment the question bank.
Examination Question Extraction and Handling
- Questions are extracted and randomized to create at least two different sets for examination.
- Strict security measures during question extraction, printing, assembling, and packaging.
- Authorized personnel are confined in a secured environment during these processes.
- Presence of NBI agents, security officers, or designated observers to monitor confidentiality.
Security and Integrity of Computer Programs
- Adoption of tamper-proof protocols for computer programs and files.
- Implementation of multiple passwords to prevent single-person control.
- Designation of three key officials to manage security access.
Examination Answer Correction
- Objective answers (multiple choice) are corrected using Optical Mark Reader (OMR).
- Subjective answers (problems, drawings, essays) are corrected either by OMR or manually.
Effectivity and Dissemination
- Resolution takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a widely circulated newspaper.
- Dissemination directed to all schools, colleges, and universities offering landscape architecture.
Oversight and Adoption
- Resolution adopted by the Board on February 18, 1994.
- Signed by Chairman Edilberto F. Florentino and Board Members Caruto B. Pesons and Sogorro Atega-Tan.