Online Guidance Testing Management System

An effective guidance and counseling service is an essential factor to equip the student with the proper foundation, attitude, skills and values to succeed in life. In this study, the researchers developed an Online Guidance Testing System for the Guidance and Counseling Department of Iloilo Science and Technology University so as the counselors may have an efficient tool in the conduct of numerous tests and prompt access to the test results when needed. The Iloilo Science and Technology University located at Burgos St. Lapaz Iloilo City is composed of five (5) branches. These include the Lapaz, Leon, Miag-ao, Barotac and Dumangas Campus. Each campus has a designated Guidance Counselors who facilitated the guidance testing. The developed system was evaluated by ten (10) Information and Communication Technology professionals using International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9126 Six (6) Software Quality Standards. As a whole, the respondents rated the system as Very Effective. In the six general categories consisting of Functionality, Reliability, Usability, Efficiency, Maintainability and Portability, the respondents have consistently rated the system as Very Effective. The evaluation conducted by the respondents and the acceptance of the target users indicates the system’s functionality and conformance to the required system features, functionality and output.

Keywords- Guidance counseling, Guidance Test, Test Management