Phil-IRI Manual and User's Guide For School Users Ver 2

Reporting and Database System for the
National Implementation of the

Philippine Informal Reading Inventory
(Phil-IRI)
MANUAL and USER’S GUIDE

For the
Scores Encoding Template and

Data Validation Program
(for use at the school level)
Bureau of Elementary Education

Department of Education
Pasig City, Philippines
June 2009
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Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template and Data Validation Program
Manual and User’s Guide
Foreword
The Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (PHIL-IRI) aims to establish the reading level profile
of children in the public elementary school system. To do this, tests are administered twice a
year (pre-test and post-test) to assess the reading speed and comprehension of pupils in oral
and silent reading in both English and Filipino. While tests have already been developed for this
purpose and administered in the past recent years, difficulties had been encountered in drawing
accurate reading profile from the data generated. Further, programs and projects to improve
the reading competencies of pupils implemented through the Every Child A Reader Program
(ECARP) have not been documented. Thus, there is a dearth of information for determining
what works and what works best as far as addressing the reading competencies of school
children is concerned.
The difficulties encountered in accurately profiling the reading performance of school children
are attributed primarily to problems in processing, reporting and transmission of test results
from the school to the division to the region and finally, to the central office. The Reporting and
Database System for the National Implementation of Phil-IRI was designed to address these
issues.
The Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System is made up of the following components:
Component 1. The PHIL-IRI Test Scores Encoding Template and Data Validation
Program for use at the school level;
Component 2. The Phil-IRI Division Data Management Program;
Component 3. The Phil-IRI National Data Management Program; and
Component 4. The Phil-IRI Website
This Manual and User’s Guide provides relevant information and instructions on using
Component 1-The PHIL-IRI Test Scores Encoding Template and Data Validation Program
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Table of Contents
Cover Page........................................................................................................................... i
Foreword.............................................................................................................................. ii
Table of Contents................................................................................................................. iii
The Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template.............................................................................. 1

Filling-up the Template ....................................................................................................... 1
Accomplishing the School Profile Sheet ............................................................................ 2
Answering Questions on the General Types of Reading Intervention Programs........... 3
Encoding Phil-IRI Pre-Test Scores ..................................................................................... 4
Locking the Pre-test Scores Encoding Sheets, Validating the School Profile and
Packaging the Accomplished Template………………………………………………............. 6
The Phil-IRI School Data Validation Program .................................................................... 7

Installing the Phil-IRI School Data Validation Program.................................................. 7
Using the Validation Program ....................................................................................... 8
Examples of Possible Data Entry Errors/Omissions…………………………................ 15
Encoding Phil-IRI Post-Test Scores...................................................................................... 17
Locking the Post-Test Scores Encodings Sheet and Packaging the Template for
Submission to the Division Office......................................................................................... 17
Using the Summary Sheets: Viewing the School’s Summarized Phil-IRI Data.................... 18
The Reading Performance Summary Sheet ....................................................................... 18
The Predominant Reading Levels Summary Sheet.............................................................. 19
Annex 1.
System Requirements for Using the Scores Encoding Template and
Running the School Validation Program……………………………………………………….. 21
Annex 2.
Additional Guidelines for the Efficient and
Responsible Use of the Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template ............................................... 22
Annex 3.
Revision to the Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template and
School Validation Program ……………………………………............................................... 24
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The Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template

The template is rendered in MS Excel workbook (compilation of worksheets) format. Nine
worksheets comprise the template:
a) the School Profile Sheet;
b) six (6) scores encoding sheets, one (1) each for every grade level;
c) the Summary Sheet; and
d) the Reading Levels Summary Sheet.
These worksheets are ‘protected’ and most of the cells are ‘locked’. This means that the width
and length of the worksheets are already defined. Rows and columns may no longer be deleted
or inserted. Other functionalities and features of MS Excel are also disabled. Be assured
however, that these restrictions do not make for a more complicated template. Rather, these
are seen as necessary for eliminating data entry errors.
The user may navigate within each sheet by using the arrow keys just as one may in a regular
Excel worksheet. The user may also transfer from one sheet to another by clicking on the tabs
corresponding to the desired sheet (found at the lower left-hand corner of the screen), just as
one may in a regular Excel file.
Figure 1. The lower left-hand corner of the screen showing an open School
Encoding Template in Windows Vista environment. The nine tabs
correspond to the accessible worksheets. Note that the Grade 1 tab is
highlighted. This means that the Grade 1 scores encoding sheet is currently
on display.
Filling-up the Template
The user need to fill-in seven (7) worksheets with data --the School Profile Sheet and the six
(one each for every grade level) Scores Encoding Sheets. The Summary Sheet and the
Reading Levels Sheet are both locked. They need not be filled-up with any data. These sheets
summarize in pre-defined tables all the data inputted in the first seven sheets.
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Accomplishing the School Profile Sheet
The School Profile sheet is to be filled-up with information identifying the school and additional
information relevant to Phil-IRI and ECARP. To fill up the sheet, simply provide the information
asked for in the indicated cells.
Figure 2. The top portion of the School Profile Sheet showing the School ID
fields.
The School Code is a required field, that is, it should be filled-up. Leaving this field blank may
result to problems later on including loss of data encoded. The system uses the same school
codes used by BEIS and is designed to accept only 6-digit number combinations (the standard
length of a BEIS school code). If you are not sure about your school code, consult your Division
Planning Officer.
The School Name should likewise be manually filled-up, that is, you should type in the
information yourself. Shortcuts are provided for filling-up other fields. These fields (or cells) may
be filled-up by simply clicking on the most appropriate response option from a drop-down list.
Fields with drop-down lists of options are indicated by a downward pointing arrow head. The list
appears once the arrowhead is clicked. Examples of these fields are the Division, the
Municipality/City, Province and Region fields. Whenever possible and appropriate, fields in the
template were designed to have drop-down lists of options.

Figure 3. A downward pointing arrowhead indicating the Division field to have

a drop-down list of options
Figure 3A. A drop-down list appears once the arrowhead is clicked.
Answering Questions 1, 2 and 3. On the General Types of Reading Intervention Programs
Questions 1, 2 and 3 aim to document reading intervention programs implemented in the

schools. Reading intervention programs are generally classified as:
1. Remedial Instruction on Reading -- are those conducted by the teacher in charge in

his/her own classroom. (Question 1 asks about this type of reading intervention
program)
2. Special Reading Programs -- are those implemented outside of regular class hours.
(Question 2 asks about this type of reading intervention program.)
3. Reading Program(s) introduced/supported by the division, region, corporations

and/or other organizations. (Question 3 asks about this type of reading intervention
program)
Answering “Yes” to any of the three questions would require that the table accompanying the
question be filled-up with data. For example, answering “Yes” to Question1 would mean that
the school is implementing “remedial instruction” on reading. The system would now require that
the “remedial instruction” be described by filling-in the table that immediately follows with the
relevant data. Figure 4 below illustrates how to fill-in the table.
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Figure 4. Answering Question 1 and accomplishing the corresponding table.
Answering “No” to any of the three questions would automatically disable the corresponding
table. That means the table could not be filled-up with any data as there is no need to do so.
Encoding Phil-IRI Pre-Test Scores
To encode Phil-IRI test scores, access the Scores Encoding Sheet of the grade level you wish
to work on by clicking on the appropriate tab at the bottom left corner of your screen. You may
start with any grade level. One rule you need to keep in mind while working in these sheets is
that “Only cells rendered in white need to be filled-up. Shaded cells are locked and therefore
need no user input”. Following are the steps for encoding scores on these sheets:
1. Start with a pupil’s name. It is highly recommended that you enter the pupil’s full name
(last name, first name, middle name). Keying-in the complete full name lessens the
chance of duplicating entries. For example, if you enter the name ‘de la Cruz, Juanito,
Santos’ twice, you will be alerted by the system of the duplication during the validation
process. The system however will consider ‘de la Cruz, Juanito, Santos’ and ‘de la Cruz,
Juanito, S.’ as two different individuals. In such a case, the user will not be alerted of
any duplication
2. Supply the necessary information on the pupil’s age, gender, and whether the pupil is a
reader or non-reader. To do this, simply click on the appropriate option from the drop-
down list in each cell.
Figure 5. The student information columns in the Scores Encoding sheet. The
pupils’ names have to be manually encoded. The Age, Gender, and
the Reader/Non-Reader columns have corresponding drop-down lists
of options.

3. Input the pupil’s Phil-IRI pre-test scores per item. A cell is provided for each item for
‘English Oral’, ‘Filipino Oral’, ‘English Silent’, and ‘Filipino Silent’. Be guided by the
column headings. Input “1” for every item answered correctly by the pupil and “0” for
every item answered incorrectly. The system is designed to accept “0” and “1” values
only. Whenever a value other than these is inputted, the system reminds the user of the
scoring convention.
Each pupil’s scores should be encoded individually. Do not ‘copy-paste’ or ‘drag-

copy’. Doing so causes the programmed commands in some cells to be over-
written resulting to irreversible errors. If this happens, you may have to re-encode
the scores using a new template.
Figure 6. The system accepts “0” and “1” values only. Whenever a value
other than these is inputted, a “Wrong Score Entry” alert appears.
For ‘English Oral’ and ‘Filipino Oral’, the ‘Number of Words in the Passage’ and the
‘Number of Miscues’ incurred by each pupil also need to be inputted. The system
automatically computes the ‘Word Recognition’ ability, ‘Comprehension’ and ‘Reading
Level’ for each pupil with completely inputted data and scores.
For ‘English Silent and ‘Filipino Silent, the ‘Number of Words in the Passage’ and the
‘Time Spent (in seconds)’ reading by each pupil also need to be inputted. The system

automatically computes the ‘Reading Speed’, ‘Comprehension’ and ‘Reading Level’ for
each pupil with completely inputted data and scores.
Note that the scores columns are disabled for every pupil indicated to be a “Non-
Reader”. It is assumed that the test is no longer necessary for one already considered
to be ‘non-reader’.
Until all the scores in each test are inputted, “INC” (meaning incomplete) is indicated in
the results columns. “INC” is an indicator of incomplete information given. If after all the
scores in a test is already inputted and the results columns still indicate “INC”, check the
previous columns. This means that a cell had not been filled-up with the appropriate
information.
The Scores Encoding sheets are not expected to be completely filled-up in one sitting,
especially for schools with large number of pupils. Several persons may take turns encoding
the Phil-IRI pre-test scores provided that:
1. only one template is used per school;
2. if the template will be used in different computers with different versions of MS

Office and MS Windows, the template is always saved in MS Excel 97-2003 format.
Do not forget to ‘save’ every time new entries are added in the template. The template
may be given any desired filename by using the “save as” function in the file menu.
It is suggested that the file be named after the school. Examples in the
succeeding portions of this manual will make use of a template with the
filename ‘Kirayan ES Phil-IRI’ after a school in Miag-ao, Iloilo.
3. there are no blank rows in between pupil entries in the Scores Encoding sheets.
There should be only one continuous list of pupils. Do not separate classes (or
sections) by leaving any row blank.
Locking the Pre-test Scores Encoding Sheets, Validating the School Profile and
Packaging the Accomplished Template
After all the pre-test scores of all pupils in all grade levels had been encoded into the template,
the accomplished template must now be submitted to the Division office. Several processes

however have to be carried out before the accomplished template could be submitted to the
Division office. Each encoding sheet has to be ‘locked’, the school profile has to ‘validated’ and
the entire template properly ‘packaged’. Why are these steps necessary?
• The scores encoding sheets have to be ‘locked’ to protect and safeguard your data. The
template is composed of several sheets and likely to be used by two or more teachers.
Thus, there is a danger that a sheet may be accidentally accessed and its data content
accidentally changed. Locking the scores encoding sheet protects your data from these
threats. Also, data encoded at the school level should no longer be editable or
revisable at the division or higher levels. Locking the scores encoding sheets renders
them still viewable but ‘untouchable’.
• The school profile has to be validated to make sure that it is completely accomplished
and that there are no conflicting data entered. During the validation process, the user is
alerted of any incomplete or conflicting entry and prompted to take the proper action.
• Your Phil-IRI school data will be integrated to a division-level Phil-IRI database along
with data from other schools in your division. It is for this purpose that the division data
management program was designed -- to facilitate speedy and accurate integration and
processing of all school data in the division. The program however will reject any file
that it does not recognize. The entire template has to be properly packaged for it to be
recognizable by the other components of the Phil-IRI reporting and database system.
Locking of the pre-test scores encoding sheets, validation of the school profile and packaging
of the accomplished templates are done using the Phil-IRI School Data Validation Program.
The Phil-IRI School Data Validation Program
Installing the Program
The validation program must be installed in the computer first before it can be used. The CDs
provided to the schools include the necessary files and components for program installation. To
install the validation program, follow the steps given below:
1. Locate the Phil-IRI School Validation Program setup file in the CD given. (Figure 7).
2. Double-click on the file and wait for the Set-up dialog box (Figure 8) to appear.

3. Follow the steps given in the dialog box and subsequent dialog boxes. A short-cut
icon representing the validation program appears on the computer’s desktop (Figure
9) once the program is successfully installed.
Figure 7. The contents of the CD distributed to the schools showing the

location of the Phil-IRI School Validation Program setup file
Figure 8. The Phil-IRI

School Validation
Program Setup
Dialog Box. Clicking
on the ‘Next’ button
will cause
subsequent dialog
boxes to appear.
Follow the directions
given until the
installation process is completed.

Figure 9. A clipping of the computer’s

desktop showing the
Phil-IRI School Validation

Program short-cut icon
(encircled). The icon

appears on the computer’s
desktop
once the installation is

successfully completed.
Using the Validation Program
To start the process of validation,

simply double-click on the Phil-IRI
School Validation Program short-cut
icon on your desktop. (Figure 9).
Once the validation program is
executed, the program user
interface appears. Take note of the
instruction messages displayed just Figure 14. The ‘Get File’ dialog box instructs the
below the table as they will serve as user to ‘choose the correct SReA Excel file’

guides during the entire validation process. The first message (Figure 10) instructs the user to
‘choose the correct Phil-IRI Excel File’ to be validated. To comply, click on the ‘Get Phil-IRI File’
button. Once this button is clicked an ‘Open file’ (common to all MS Office applications)
appears. (Figure 11)
Figure 10. The ‘Get Phil-IRI File’ dialog box. Clicking

on the ‘Get Phil-IRI File’ button (encircled) causes
the ‘Open File’ dialog box to appear (Figure 11).

Figure 11. The usual ‘Open File’ dialog box in a MS Office / MS Windows Vista
environment. The same dialog box may look a little different in a MS
Office 2003/MS Windows XP (and older version) environment.
Choose the Phil-IRI Excel file you wish to work on and then click on the ‘Open’ button. The
‘Open File’ dialog box
disappears. The instruction
message in the user
interface should display the
name of the file you have
chosen (figure 12). If this is
the file we wish to work on,
click on the ‘Open Phil-IRI
File’ button. Figure 12. The instruction message displays the
name of the chosen file. Click on the
‘Open Phil-IRI File’ button to proceed with
the validation.

The system will now open and check

the file. All the data entered in the
Profile Sheet and Scores Encoding
Sheets will be automatically
reviewed. This takes a few moments,
sometimes longer, depending on the
processing speed of your computer.
Messages appear informing the user

of the processes taking place. Figure 13. Some of the messages informing the
user of the processes taking place.
If the system finds all data entered to be satisfactory, the last (of the 3 example) message
shown in Figure 13 is displayed. Completed pre-test scores encoding sheet(s) may now be
locked. The task table in the user interface shows which among the six pre-test scores
encoding sheet are ready for locking. Figure 14 shows two different examples of task tables.

Figure 14. Examples of ‘Task Table’ in the Phil-IRI School Data Validation Program
The first (the one on top) task table in Figure 14 above shows that only the scores encoding
sheet for Grade 1 contains pre-test data and ready for validation and locking as indicated by
“Validate-Lock”. The second table shows that all the pre-test encoding sheets for all grade
levels already have data and are ready for validation-locking. Note that when a check box for
each Grade level is ticked, the corresponding button under the ‘Task’ column lights up. In the
example in Figure 14, once the Grade 1 check box is ticked, the corresponding button under the
‘Task’ column changed from ‘No Task’ to ‘Validate-Lock’.
Clicking on the ‘Validate-Lock’

button starts the validation and
locking process. The system now
goes through each entry in the
scores encoding sheet.
A series of dialog boxes appears

informing the user of the progress
of the process and prompting the

user to proceed to the next steps. To comply, simply click on the appropriate button in the dialog
boxes.
The data must be validated first before the scores encoding sheet can be locked.
Figure 15. A series of dialog boxes appears informing

the user of the progress of the process and
prompting the user to proceed to the next
steps. To comply, simply click on the
appropriate button in the dialog boxes.
Locking the pre-test encoding

sheet is an irreversible process.
Once locked, the pre-test scores
encoding sheet will no longer be
accessible. The user may no
longer make any revision or
correction to the pre-test data. A
series of dialog boxes appear

informing the user of the consequences of locking the pre-test test. The user is asked if he/she
wishes to continue with locking the pre-test form.
It is highly recommended therefore, that the data in the pre-test scores encoding sheet be
thoroughly reviewed before the sheet is locked.
Figure 16. Dialog boxes informing the user of the

consequences of locking the pre-test scores
encoding sheet.
The six scores encoding sheets must be locked one-by-one. To lock all the other scores
encoding sheets, repeat the process outlined above. If the scores encoding template is to be
used by several users or teachers, say by the Grade 1 teachers first then by the Grade 2
teachers and so on, it is recommended that once a sheet had been completely filled-up with
data, the completed sheet should be locked first before another user works on another sheet.
After all six pre-test scores encoding sheets had been validated and locked, the system re-
validates the entire template and prepares the post-test scores encoding sheets for each grade
level. The post-test encoding sheets however will only be rendered accessible once the
completed template is packaged for submission to the division office. Messages appear to
inform the user of these developments and/or to prompt him/her of the next steps in the process
to be taken.

Figure 17. A series of dialog boxes appears informing the user of the progress of
the last steps of the validation process and prompting the user to proceed
to the next steps. To comply, simply click on the appropriate button in the
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The completed and validated Phil-IRI pre-test school data is now ready for submission to the
division. The next step now would be to package the template in such a way that it would be
recognized by the Division Phil-IRI data management program. To package the accomplished
pre-test template, click on the ‘Package Pre-Test Data for Submission’ button in program’s user
interface. The system will now create a copy of the accomplished template and supply it with a
pre-programmed file name recognizable by the division program. A ‘Save As’ dialog box
appears to complete the process of copying and saving.

Figure 18. A usual ‘Save As’ dialog box in MS Office 2007/MS Windows Vista
environment. The same dialog box may look a little different in MS
Office 2003/MS Windows XP (and earlier version) environment.
Note that up to this point, our examples make use of a scores encoding template with the
filename ‘Kirayan ES Phil-IRI.xls’ (see figure 12, p.9). Figure 18 above shows that the system
made a copy of this file and proposes to give it the file name ‘Phil-IRI_2009_116568_PRETEST’
The user may change portions of the filename or the entire filename. However, only the school
year (2009) portion of the filename should be changed to correspond with the current school
year. Next year’s Phil-IRI pre-test data for the same school should have the filename ‘Phil-
IRI_2010_116568_PRETEST’.
Clicking on the ‘Save’ button completes the process. Note that the file created with the new file
name (Phil-IRI_2009_116568_PRETEST) is for submission purposes only. All the scores
encoding sheets had been removed from this file and only 3 sheets are retained—the School
Profile Sheet, the Summary sheet and the Reading Level sheet. Copy this file unto a CD-ROM
or USB flash drive and submit to the Division Office.
Examples of Possible Data Entry Errors /Omissions
The validation steps discussed in the previous pages represent an ideal scenario where the
system detects no omissions and inconsistencies in the data encoded. If the system however
detects any error or inconsistency, the user is alerted and prompted to make the necessary
corrections. Possible errors or inconsistencies the system may detect are:
1. The user opens the wrong file during the start of the validation process. In such an
event, a message box
appears informing the
user of the error.
Clicking the ‘OK’ button
will enable the user to

repeat the step. The error message box will reappear repeatedly until the correct MS
Excel file is chosen.
Figure 19. Message box informing the user of an

‘incorrect excel file’ chosen.
2. The ‘school code’ and

the ‘school name’ do
not match. This could
happen for several
reasons. The user
may have forgotten to
enter the school name,
or the school name
was misspelled, or the
system did not
recognize
abbreviations used. In such an event, a message box appears informing the user of the
mismatch. The system Figure 20. The dialog box informing the user of
compares the school inconsistency regarding school name.
name supplied by the
user with the school name in the database. The system offers to input the correct school
name.
3. Omitted or incomplete information. Whenever a required field is left unaccomplished, the

system prompts the user
of the omission. Clicking
on the ‘OK’ button in the
error message box
opens the template to
the specific field
requiring correction,
thereby giving the user
the opportunity to correct
the error. Once any part Figure 21. Error message box informing the user of
of the opened template is omitted data.
clicked, the validation
program user interface is minimized
to the taskbar at the bottom of the
screen (See figure 22). After
inputting the necessary correction,
restore the validation program user Figure 22. The validation program user interface
is minimized to the task bar at the
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interface by clicking on it. Continue the validation process by clicking on the ‘Validate
Profile’ button.
4. Duplicating student name

entries. The system checks
every student entry. The user
is alerted whenever duplicate
entries are detected. Resolve
the error by complying with
the instructions given.
Figure 23. Message box

alerting the user
of duplicate entries.
Other errors or inconsistencies which may be detected by the system are incomplete student
information entry, incomplete student test score entries, no municipality or region data entry,
etc. Whenever such an error is detected, the user is alerted during the validation process.
Resolve these errors by following the directions given in the dialog boxes.
Encoding Phil-IRI Post-Test Scores
In our previous examples, we made use of a scores encoding template with the filename
‘Kirayan ES Phil-IRI.xls’. During the validation process, the system made a copy of this file and
gave it the file name ‘Phil-IRI_2009_116568_PRETEST’. This new file however is for
submission purposes only. To encode the post-test scores, the original file (in our example,
‘Kirayan ES Phil-IRI.xls’) will have to be used. During the validation process, the scores
encoding sheets had been expanded to show the provisions for encoding post-test scores. The
pre-test scores, although still visible are already locked and may no longer be edited.

The same procedures for encoding pre-test scores apply to encoding the post-test scores. The
name of the students and related information need not be re-encoded. There may be some
pupils who took the pre-test but were not able to take the post-test because he or she
transferred or dropped out before the post-test could be administered. For such pupils, no post-
test scores should be inputted. However, for every such pupil, the remarks column should be
accomplished to indicate whether the pupil transferred or
dropped out.
Figure 24. The ‘Remarks’ column at the end

right end of the Post-test Encoding sheet.
Accomplish this portion only for every pupil
who transferred or dropped out by clicking on
the appropriate option from the drop-down list.
There may also be pupils who transferred to the school during the early part of the school year.
Thus, they may have been given the post-test but not the pre-test. The post-test scores of
these pupils may be encoded at the bottom rows of the post-test scores encoding sheet.
Locking the Post-Test Scores Encodings Sheet and
Packaging the Template for Submission to the Division Office
After encoding the Phil-IRI post-test scores, the template with the accomplished post-test
encoding sheets has to be validated, locked and packaged anew for submission to the division.
To do this repeat the steps outline in pages 8 to 14. The procedures for validating locking and
packaging pre-test data also apply to the post-test data. The process should end with the
creation of a file with the filename similar to ‘Phil-IRI_2009_116568_POSTTEST’. Copy the file
and submit to the division office.
Using the Summary Sheets:

Viewing the School’s Summarized Phil-IRI Data
As discussed in the earlier part of this manual, the Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template consists
of several sheets as illustrated in Figure 1. Of these sheets, only the School Profile sheet and
the six Scores Encoding sheets need to be accomplished by the user. The data entered into
these sheets are processed, summarized and displayed in the summary sheets. There are two
summary sheets in the template, the pupils’ performance summary sheet, the tab of which is
labelled simply as ‘Summary’ and the summary of predominant reading levels per test, per
grade level, the tab of which is labelled as ‘Reading Level’.
The Reading Performance Summary Sheet
To view the Reading Performance Summary Sheet or Summary, simply click on the appropriate
tab at the bottom left corner of the template. The summary sheet may be viewed any time.
What can be viewed however, depends on how much data had been encoded.
The summary tables are pre-formatted and built into the system. Thus, the structure of the
tables could no longer be edited. The tables may only be viewed. Twenty-four (24) summary
tables are available in this sheet, four for every grade level - one each for English Oral, English
Silent, Filipino Oral and Filipino Silent. The tables show the numbers and percentages of pupils
per reading level during pre-test and post-test. Likewise, improvements from pre-test to post-
test are also shown.

Figure 25. Table showing the reading performance of Grade 1 pupils in

English Oral
Note that the lower reading levels (Non-Reader and Frustration Level) should ideally have
negative improvement or difference from pre-test to post-test. The higher reading levels
(Instructional and Independent) should have positive improvements.
The summary data are also presented in graphical form. Each table in the summary sheet has
a corresponding bar graph illustration. The bars in the graphs are also automatically adjusted
whenever data is added or subtracted in the scores encoding sheets.
Figure 26. Bar Graph illustrating the reading performance of Grade 1 pupils in
English Oral. Every table in the summary sheet has a corresponding
bar graph.

Figure 27. The Predominant Reading Levels Summary Tables for English.
Note that the entries for Grade 1 summarize the data presented in
Figure 25.
The Predominant Reading Levels (or Reading Levels) Summary Sheet
The Predominant Reading Levels Summary sheet was designed to give a picture of the reading
profile of the students in a glance. The predominant reading levels of pupils in each grade level
during the pre-test and post-test are summarized in two tables—one for English, one for Filipino.
The predominant reading level is simply the reading level where the highest percentage of
pupils is in a given test. The Predominant Reading Levels Summary tables present an easier
way of determining the improvements in reading performance from pre-test to post-test. In
Figure 25, the predominant reading level for Grade 1 male pupils in English Oral during the pre-
test is ‘Independent’ with 12 or 48% of male pupils. For Grade 1 female pupils, the predominant
reading level in English Oral pre-test is ‘Frustration’ with 11 or 44% of female pupils.
Taking the class as a whole, the predominant reading levels are ‘Independent’ and ‘ Frustration’,
both with 44% of pupils each. It is to be expected that the predominant reading level of the
same grade level in the same test would change from a lower level in the pre-test to a higher
level in the post-test. During the post-test, ‘Independent’ becomes the predominant reading level
for both male and female and for the entire class, as data in Figure 25 show that all pupils in the
class were assessed to be ‘Independent’ Readers. All these information are summarized in the
Predominant Reading Levels Summary sheet.
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The Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System and its components were developed for the
Bureau of Elementary Education, DepED by: Richard Francis A. Pang (programmer), John
Alain A. Leal (programmer), Phillip Michael L. delos Santos (programmer), Lloyd A. Sioson
(web page designer), Eric Conrado B. Lumague (artist / web site designer/developer) and
Levi M.Espinosa (team leader and author of manual)
Annex 1.
System Requirements for Using the Scores Encoding Template and Running the
School Validation Program
Before using the Scores Encoding Template, check if your PC has the necessary resources.
The template may be used and the validation program can be run in any personal computer with
the following specifications:
1. Operating System. An operating system (commonly abbreviated to either OS or O/S) is

an interface between hardware and user; an OS is responsible for the management and
coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of the computer. Common
contemporary operating system families include BSD, Darwin (Mac OS X), Linux,
SunOS (Solaris/OpenSolaris), and Windows NT (XP/Vista/7)1. Information regarding
your computer’s OS is displayed right after the computer is booted (turned on).
The program requires either Windows XP or Windows Vista OS. The OS usually comes
bundled with a new PC (desktop or laptop). It is the experience of the program
developers that the program runs faster with Windows XP than with Windows Vista.
This is most probably due to the many features and services of the newer Windows
Vista. Once the computer is booted (turned on) these features and services run in the
background using a considerable portion of the computer’s memory.
2. Software Prerequisites. The program needs the following software to run effectively:
- .Net Framework 2.0. This is included in the installation CD and will be automatically
installed with the program;
1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system

3. Software used along with the program. The Scores Encoding Template could only be
used in a computer with Microsoft Office XP/2003/2007 (MS Office Excel).
4. Memory. In simple terms, the computer’s memory (or RAM, for Random Access
Memory) may be equated to the amount of processes the computer can perform at any
given time, or to how fast the computer can perform these tasks or processes. The
higher the memory, the faster the computer can perform. The program requires 512 MB
of RAM minimum, 1GB or more is recommended and preferred. Computers running in
Windows Vista OS should have at least 1 GB. Information regarding your computer’s
memory can be viewed in: Start/Control Panel/System and Maintenance (for Windows
Vista) or System (for Windows XP).
5. Hard Disk Space. The program and the data to be inputted in it requires the following
hard disk space:
At least 300 MB [100MB + 280 MB (.NET)] for installation
At least another 300 MB for backup Excel files
Annex 2.
Additional Guidelines for the Efficient and

Responsible Use of the Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template
The Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template is a tool designed for speedy and efficient gathering
and processing of Phil-IRI data nationwide. In spite of all the features built into it, it is still just a
tool. And like most tools, it is useless without responsible hands to wield it. The development
and reproduction of the template had been the responsibility of the Bureau of Elementary
Education, its dissemination, the responsibility of the divisions and its care and responsible use,
the responsibility of the districts and the schools.
The suggested duties and responsibilities of district and school personnel for the care and
efficient use of the system are as follows:
Duties and Responsibilities of the District Supervisor

• Ensure that schools adhere to the schedule of activities regarding Phil-IRI
administration and data processing and submission;
• Ensure that all school heads within the district are furnished with Phil-IRI
Score Encoding Template and accompanying files (in CD-Rom format);
• Assist the school heads in orienting teachers on using the template;
• Assist school heads in securing necessary facilities for data inputting;
• Follow-up submission of accomplished templates by the school heads;
Duties and Responsibilities of the School Head

• Secure copy of the Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template and
accompanying files (in CD-Rom format);
• Familiarize self with the contents of the CD-ROM and the Manual;

• Brief/orient teachers on how to use the template;
• Assign competent teachers/personnel to input data;
• Ensure correctness of data inputted;
• Ensure security of the data and the template; and
• Submit accomplished template to the Division office, cc/informing the

District Supervisor
Duties and Responsibilities of the Teachers

• Familiarize selves with the template and the procedures for using it;
• Prepare Phil-IRI data for encoding;
• Encode Phil-IRI data into the template; and
• Ensure care and security of the template and the data.
Who else may use the template?
The Teachers are primarily responsible for encoding the Phil-IRI scores. School
personnel such as other teachers, MIS/ICT coordinators or others assigned by the school head
may help with the encoding. They however, need to familiarize themselves with the template
first.
Accomplishing the School Profile sheet, validating the data, locking the scores encoding
sheet and packaging the template are duties of the school head. An assigned school personnel
may do these, provided that the school head is on-hand to give instructions and make decisions
(if necessary) during the process. Note that validation and locking scores encoding sheets are
irreversible processes. These processes may be cancelled, but once completed may no longer
be undone.
Where can encoding be done?
It is highly recommended that the template be used only within the school premises. If
the school does not have the necessary equipment, encoding may be done at the district office,
at central schools or leader schools with the necessary facilities. However, only one template
should be used for one school. Encoding the scores need not be done in one sitting, a teacher
may encode his/her class’ Phil-IRI data, save the file and pass it on to the next teacher. (See
page 6 of the Manual for instructions on encoding data)

Using the template in public computers (those in computer or internet shops) is not
recommended. If this cannot be helped, make sure not to leave a copy of the template behind.
For additional information regarding Phil-IRI Reporting and Database system, visit
www.phil-iri.info
Annex 3.
Revisions to the Scores Encoding Template and

the School Validation Program
1. Accomplishing the school profile sheet for incomplete schools
The School Profile Sheet of the Scores Encoding Template had been revised to include
provisions for ‘Non-Central Incomplete’ schools. If the school is indicated to be ‘incomplete’, the
grade levels present in the school must be indicated by clicking on all appropriate grade options.
See illustration below.
The grade levels chosen for an incomplete school are reflected in the task table of the school
validation program. In the illustration below the validation program indicates the Grade 5 and
Grade 6 sheet to be not activated for an incomplete school declared to have Grades 1, 2, 3 and
4 only (as shown above).

Once validated, the program will automatically delete the scores encoding sheets for Grades 5
and 6. The illustration below shows the tabs of Scores Encoding Template workbook. Note that
the Grades 5 and 6 scores encoding sheets had been removed as indicated by their missing
tabs.
2. Revised submission scheme

Grade 1 pupils are given the (Phil-IRI) test later than the pupils in the other grades since they
have to first undergo the Eight-Week abridged preschool program. This may cause delays in the
submission of the school’s Phil-IRI data. It is for this reason that the system had been revised
so that a school’s encoding template may be validated, locked and packaged for submission
even without Grade 1 data as shown in the illustration of the validation program below.
The filename format of an accomplished scores encoding template validated, locked and
packaged for submission has also been changed. The filename of a packaged scores encoding
template with complete (all grade level) data should have “ALL” at the end. In the same manner,
the filename of a packaged scores encoding template without Grade 1 data should have “INC”
at the end. If the file in the illustration above is to be packaged for submission, the file created
for submission should have the filename: Phil-IRI_2009_116569_PRETEST_INC.xls.
Although this will be accepted by the Phil-IRI Division Database, it must be remembered that the

school should submit the complete data as soon as the Grade 1 data is available. The filename
of the scores encoding template with complete data would be:
Phil-IRI_2009_116569_PRETEST_ALL.xls.


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What is the Phil-IRI?

What is the Phil-IRI?

What are the components of the Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System?

What are the components of the Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System?

Reporting and Database System for the

National Implementation of the

MANUAL and USER’S GUIDE

Scores Encoding Template and

Bureau of Elementary Education

Component 2. The Phil-IRI Division Data Management Program;

Component 3. The Phil-IRI National Data Management Program; and

Component 4. The Phil-IRI Website

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System ii

The Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template.............................................................................. 1

The Phil-IRI School Data Validation Program .................................................................... 7

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System iii

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System iv

The Phil-IRI Scores Encoding Template

a) the School Profile Sheet;

c) the Summary Sheet; and

d) the Reading Levels Summary Sheet.

Filling-up the Template

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 1

Accomplishing the School Profile Sheet

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 2

Figure 3. A downward pointing arrowhead indicating the Division field to have

Figure 3A. A drop-down list appears once the arrowhead is clicked.

Answering Questions 1, 2 and 3. On the General Types of Reading Intervention Programs

Questions 1, 2 and 3 aim to document reading intervention programs implemented in the

1. Remedial Instruction on Reading -- are those conducted by the teacher in charge in

3. Reading Program(s) introduced/supported by the division, region, corporations

Figure 4. Answering Question 1 and accomplishing the corresponding table.

Encoding Phil-IRI Pre-Test Scores

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 4

Each pupil’s scores should be encoded individually. Do not ‘copy-paste’ or ‘drag-

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 5

1. only one template is used per school;

2. if the template will be used in different computers with different versions of MS

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 6

The Phil-IRI School Data Validation Program

Installing the Program

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Figure 7. The contents of the CD distributed to the schools showing the

Figure 8. The Phil-IRI

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 8

Figure 9. A clipping of the computer’s

Phil-IRI School Validation

(encircled). The icon

once the installation is

Using the Validation Program

To start the process of validation,

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 9

Figure 10. The ‘Get Phil-IRI File’ dialog box. Clicking

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 10

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The system will now open and check

Messages appear informing the user

Phil-IRI Reporting and Database System 12

Clicking on the ‘Validate-Lock’