Professional Education & Assessment Reviewer

Vocabulary flashcards covering portfolio assessment types, educational statistics, DepEd grading systems, and Philippine professional laws for teachers.

Showcase portfolio

A collection of work most appropriate for applying for a teaching position, showing skills at research writing, or displaying selected favorite works.

Development portfolio

A collection of work products used to show improvement, transformation, and growth over a specific time, such as penmanship samples from the beginning, middle, and end of the year.

Assessment portfolio

A portfolio used to check if students were able to produce the expected output as stated in the intended learning environment or situation.

Mean

The basic numerical data obtained as the average of grades in a distribution.

Standard Deviation ($SD$)

A measure used alongside the mean to evaluate class performance; for example, a mean of $90$ with an $SD$ of $2$ indicates excellent behavior.

Negatively skewed score distribution

A distribution where most scores are high, implying that the test items were easy.

Negative discrimination index

An indicator that more students from the lower group got the test item correctly than students from the upper group.

DepEd Grading System

A grading system characterized by a combination of written tests and performance, where performance tasks are consistently given the largest weight.

Performance Tasks

The component that contributes most heavily to student grades in Grades 1-10, particularly in subjects like MAPEH and TLE which are dominantly physical skill subjects.

Quarterly Assessment Percentage (G1-10)

The contribution of quarterly examinations to the student's grade, which is set at $20\%$.

Kindergarten Grading

A level of schooling under DepEd where there are no numerical grades provided.

Grade 11 and 12 Final Grade

Obtained by getting the average of the grades from the two quarters.

General Average Calculation

Computed by dividing the sum of all final grades by the total number of learning areas, where each learning area has equal weight.

Retention Policy (Grades 1-10)

A student is retained in the same grade level if they do not meet expectations in three or more learning areas.

Did not meet expectations

The descriptor used for a numerical grade of below $75\%$.

Satisfactory

The proficiency descriptor for a numerical grade of $80$.

Outstanding

The proficiency descriptor for a numerical grade of $90$.

Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST)

The most recent and comprehensive norms for professional standards for Filipino teachers, used to define an ideal learning environment that is safe and conducive for learning.

RA 7836

A law that grants the Board for Professional Teachers power to revoke or suspend a teacher's license for causes such as habitual use of drugs, immoral conduct, insanity, or gross incompetence.

Novice

The career stage classification for newly graduated and PRC-registered teachers under the Philippine Professional Standards.

The Joyful learner

The core focus at the center of the Southeast Asian Teachers Competency framework with whom the professional teacher relates.

Teacher Re-entry Requirement

A licensed teacher who has not taught for five years must complete additional units of professional Education and 6 units of Specialization to return to teaching.

RA 9293

The law that allows for special permits to teach for those who failed the LET with an average rating between $70\text{--}74\%$.