Law Summary
Benefits and Objectives of Computerization
- Enhances confidentiality, credibility, integrity, and quality of exams.
- Ensures timely and expeditious release of examination results.
- Allows Boards more time to fulfill their regulatory functions effectively.
Legal Authority and Scope of the Board of Environmental Planning
- PD No. 1308 and its Implementing Rules (Rule IV, Section 11) empower the Board to administer exams and set subject matter and weighting.
- Board prepared to implement computerized exams using question banks and random extraction.
- Objective-type answers corrected by computer; subjective/problem-solving answers corrected manually.
Resolution to Fully Computerize the Environmental Planning Licensure Examination
- Full computerization effective starting October 25-26, 1994 examination.
Examination Subjects and Question Type Proportions
- Each subject divided into objective and subjective questions with specific percentage weightings:
- Physical Planning: 25% total, 30% objective, 70% subjective
- Social Planning: 20% total, 70% objective, 30% subjective
- Economic Planning: 20% total, 70% objective, 30% subjective
- Planning Law and Administration: 20% total, 70% objective, 30% subjective
- Special Planning Studies: 15% total, 70% objective, 30% subjective
- Physical Planning subject primarily conceptual and problem-solving requiring manual correction.
Adoption of Commission Guidelines
- Board to follow guidelines from Commission Resolution No. 265, Series of 1993 on exam computerization procedures.
Implementation and Dissemination of the Resolution
- Resolution effective 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation, whichever occurs first.
- Comprehensive dissemination to all colleges and schools offering environmental planning and other concerned parties.
Administrative Signatories
- Resolution adopted and signed by Board members and approved by Commission officials, signifying official policy enactment.