MPSPC trains mentors on statistical software to make research, work efficient

By Fidel Aguindang

BONTOC, Mountain Province -- To ease burden of teachers on voluminous paper works with deadlines, the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College here conducted training on computer-based software with the capacity of computing test item analysis and data processing for instructors and researchers Nov. 26-27.

                 Said activity focused in using computer software for easy and immediate result particularly on test item analysis, data processing and analysis.

This simplified statistic software aids teachers in solving descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, table of specification and competency, correlation, regression and modern approach of hypothesis testing, test formulator.

Also, it has a feature of I bank, which serves as a bank for questions ready for making test question that could be done in a minute with automatic formulation of table of specifications.

Researchers would also benefit on this software because statistical tools are easy to manipulate for non-mathematicians since upon entering the needed data it automatically gives interpretation and decision in just a second.

The trainers were the twin brothers and inventor of the software engineers Alex B. Bermudo, professor of Camariness Sur Polytechnic College and Ceasar B. Bermundo, professor of Ateneo de Naga University. They are also authors of many statistics books.

              Same training was also held MPSPC-Tadian Campus on Nov. 28-29 attended by selected faculty of Ilocos Sur Polytechnic College-Cervantes Campus.