TO: SCHOOLS DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTS

ALL OTHERS CONCERNED

• 1. THIS OFFICE, THROUGH THE CURRICULUM AND LEAMING MANAGEMENT DIVISION, (CLMD) ANNOUNCES
THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE CONDUCT OF THE UNIFIED NUMERACY TEST WHICH WILL BE
ADMINISTERED TO GRADES 3-10 STUDENTS IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF REGION VIII FOR
SCHOOL YEAR 2019-2020.

• 2. THE UNIFIED NUMERACY TEST AIMS TO DETERMINE THE NUMERACY LEVELS OF THE LEARNERS IN THE
FOUR MATHEMATICAL FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS.
• 3. TO ENSURE SMOOTH CONDUCT OF THE ACTIVITY, THE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICES (SDOS) ARE
ADVISED TO STRICTLY FOLLOW THE ATTACHED GENERAL GUIDELINES ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
UNIFIED NUMERACY TEST. ALONG WITH THIS, THE DIVISION MATHEMATICS SUPERVISORS ARE DIRECTED
TO CONDUCT AN ORIENTATION PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL TEST ADMINISTRATION.

• 4. IMMEDIATE DISSEMINATION OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THIS MEMORANDUM ARE DESIRED.

GENERAL GUIDELINES
ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
UNIFIED NUMERACY TEST
I. RATIONALE
• THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EMPHASIZES CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM
SOLVING AS TWIN GOALS IN MATHEMATICS ALIGNED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF K
TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. TO ACHIEVE THESE TWIN GOALS, LEARNERS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE NUMERATES. THUS, THEY NEED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH NUMERACY
SKILLS.

• NUMERACY SKILLS ARE THE BASIC FOUNDATION TOWARDS LEARNING OF ALL

MATHEMATICAL COMPETENCIES ACROSS GRADE LEVELS. IT IS WHERE OUR LEARNERS
APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON THE REQUIRED COMPETENCIES IN MATHEMATICS.
I. RATIONALE

• ASAN INITIATIVE OF THE DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE THROUGH THE CURRICULUM LEARNING AND
MANAGEMENT DIVISION AND THE COLLABORATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISORS IN
MATHEMATICS FROM THE 13 SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICES, A NUMERACY TEST WILL BE ADMINISTERED TO
THE LEARNERS STARTING JUNE 2019 TO DETERMINE THE NUMERACY LEVELS OFF THE LEARNERS IN THE
FOUR MATHEMATICAL FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS.
 II. DESCRIPTION
• THEREGIONAL UNIFIED NUMERACY TEST IS INTENDED FOR GRADE 3 TO GRADE 10
LEARNERS IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN DEPED REGION VIII. IT SHALL MEASURE
THE LEARNERS' COMPETENCIES ON THE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS IN
MATHEMATICS (ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION). GRADE 3
LEARNERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER A 10-ITEM NUMERACY TEST IN 10 MINUTES WHILE
GRADES 4 TO 6 ARE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO ANSWER A 12-ITEM NUMERACY TEST.
III. NUMERACY TEST SCHEDULE
• PRE-TEST
• LAST WEEK OF JUNE OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR

• POST-TEST
• AFTER THE QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
IV. ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIFIED
NUMERACY TEST
1. THE SCHOOL HEAD OR MATHEMATICS COORDINATOR MUST CONDUCT AN
ORIENTATION PRIORTO THE ACTUAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE NUMERACY TEST.

2. THE MATHEMATICSTEACHERSHALL ADMINISTERTHE NUMERACYTEST TO ALL

LEARNERS IN GRADE 3 (KEY STAGE 1), GRADES 4 TO 6 (KEY STAGE 2) AND GRADES 7
TO 10 (KEY STAGE 3) AS SCHEDULED

3. THE TEACHER ADMINISTERING THE TEST SHALL STRICTLY FOLLOW THE TIME
ALLOTMENT AND SHALL OBSERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF TEST MATERIALS.
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NUMERACY TEST
4. THE TEACHER SHALL IMMEDIATELY CHECK, RECORD AND INTERPRET THE RESULT OF
THE NUMERACY TEST AS INDICATED IN THE TEMPLATE.

5. TEST PAPERS SHALL BE KEPT BY THE TEACHER FOR THE VALIDATION OF THE DIVISION
FOCAL PERSON.

6. THE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS COORDINATOR OR THE SCHOOL HEAD SHALL KEEP

CUSTODY OF THE NUMERACY TOOL.
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NUMERACY TEST
7. THE RESULTS SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE QUARTERLY SCHOOL DATA GATHERING
TOOL (SDGT) WHICH SHALL PROVIDE INPUTS FOR THE SCHOOL-BASED
MANAGEMENT (SBM) LEVEL OF PRACTICE OF THE SCHOOL. THESE RESULTS, SHALL
FURTHER BE USED AS BASIS FOR VALIDATION AND INTERVENTION (E.G. SLAC, ACTION
RESEARCH, AND SCHOOL BANNER PROJECT).

8. THE TEACHER SHALL ADMINISTER THE NEXT ROUND OF TEST ONLY TO THE IDENTIFIED
NON-NUMERATES. PRIORITY FOR THE INTERVENTIONS ARE THE IDENTIFIED NON-
NUMERATES.
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NUMERACY TEST
9. MODERATELY NUMERATES LEARNERS STILL NEED ENRICHMENT MAY ALSO
BE GIVEN AN INTERVENTION

10.LEARNERS OR TAKERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE CELLPHONES,

CALCULATORS, AND ANY GADGETS.
11. FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER THE
FOLLOWING SHALL BE OBSERVED:
• 11.1 ALL GRADES3,4AND 7 LEARNERS WILL TAKE THE NUMERACY TEST.

• 11.2 IN CASE OF GRADE 5,6,8,9 AND 10, ONLY THOSE IDENTIFIED NON-NUMERATES IN THE PREVIOUS GRADE
LEVEL SHALL TAKE THE NUMERACY TEST.

• 11.3 TRANSFEREES, REPEATERS, AND "BALIK-ARAL" AND THOSE WITHOUT NUMERACY RECORDS SHALL
ALSO TAKE THE TEST.

• 12. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE TEACHER SHALL TURN OVER THE RESULTS OF THE NUMERACY
TEST TO THE SCHOOL HEAD
V. INTERPRETATION OF THE NUMERACYTEST
RESULT
VL. MONITORING AND EVALUATLON

•FOR CONSISTENCY ON THE SUBMISSION OF REPORT SCHOOLS

ARE ADVISED TO USE THE ATTACHED TEMPLATES FOR THE
TEACHER (FORM 1), SCHOOL HEAD (FORM 2) AND DISTRICT
SUPERVISOR (FORM 3).
STUDENTS NUMERACY PROFILE
CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS NUMERACY
PROFILE