NASH Reviewer: National Assessment for School Heads - Practice Test 5

This National Assessment for School Heads — Practice Test 5 hones your mastery of the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH) and related DepEd policies through 20 policy-accurate, scenario-based items. It covers all five domains—Leading Strategically, Managing School Operations and Resources, Focusing on Teaching and Learning, Developing Self and Others, and Building Connections—with emphasis on key strands like records/financial management, instructional leadership, inclusive practice, stakeholder engagement, and policy implementation. Questions also gauge your grasp of career stages (I–IV) and the RA 9155 definition and expectations of a school head. Each item provides an explanation aligned to official DepEd guidance to strengthen decision-making and day-to-day leadership in schools.

National Assessment for School Heads (NASH 5), 20 items, explained answers.
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1. Which statements form part of the official PPSSH rationale?

1. School heads, as stewards, ensure an enabling climate for teaching and learning.
2. Teacher quality matters, yet meaningful change also requires strong leadership.
3. Reforms (e.g., K to 12, ASEAN integration) call for revisiting earlier standards for school heads.
4. PPSSH aligns with local/international frameworks and addresses career stages.

I and II only I, II, and III I, III, and IV II, III, and IV

2. “Records management, financial management, facilities & equipment, management of staff” belong to which PPSSH domain?

Domain 1: Leading Strategically Domain 5: Building Connections Domain 2: Managing School Operations and Resources Domain 4: Developing Self and Others

3. Which domain emphasizes lawful management of human, financial, and material resources with transparency and accountability?

Domain 3: Focusing on Teaching and Learning Domain 2: Managing School Operations and Resources Domain 1: Leading Strategically Domain 5: Building Connections

4. The set “teacher performance feedback; learner achievement and other indicators; learning assessment” sits under which domain?

Domain 3: Focusing on Teaching and Learning Domain 4: Developing Self and Others Domain 1: Leading Strategically Domain 5: Building Connections

5. Which career stage explicitly says school heads maintain both school and people effectiveness across all five domains?

Career Stage 1 Career Stage 3 Career Stage 4 Career Stage 2

6. “Management of school organizations” and “inclusive practice” fall under:

Domain 2 Domain 5 Domain 3 Domain 1

7. Which career stage is defined by “basic knowledge and understanding” of a school head’s AuRA?

Career Stage 1 Career Stage 2 Career Stage 3 Career Stage 4

8. Which domain centers on instructional leadership (curriculum, pedagogy, performance) and a learner-centered environment?

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3 Domain 4

9. Understanding the school’s current and desired states and steering strategy with stakeholders is a hallmark of:

Domain 1: Leading Strategically Domain 4: Developing Self and Others Domain 5: Building Connections Domain 2: Managing Operations/Resources

10. Which domain asks school heads to reflect on their growth and support others’ professional development and welfare?

Domain 3 Domain 1 Domain 5 Domain 4

11. Which domain is about forging trust-based partnerships and shared responsibility with the wider community?

Domain 2 Domain 3 Domain 5 Domain 1

12. VMV, school planning/implementation, and policy implementation/review belong to:

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 3 Domain 4

13. Which career stage is marked by consistent, in-depth mastery of a school head’s authority, responsibility, and accountability?

Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 1 Stage 4

14. Empowering the broader community to implement policies and programs toward school transformation typifies:

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4

15. A principal sets growth goals using self-assessment aligned to PPSSH. Which domain and career stage best match this?

Domain 4, Stage 2 Domain 1, Stage 3 Domain 5, Stage 4 Domain 3, Stage 1

16. A principal institutionalizes a school rewards system with strong community support. What domain and career stage fit?

Domain 2, Stage 2 Domain 5, Stage 3 Domain 4, Stage 4 Domain 1, Stage 1

17. Which illustrates a Stage 2 practice related to developing oneself?

Doing compliance tasks unrelated to growth Using professional reflection and learning to enhance one’s leadership Delegating all PD decisions to the district Removing rewards to cut costs

18. Career awareness/opportunities is officially part of which domain?

Domain 1 Domain 2 Domain 5 Domain 3

19. Which statement reflects PPSSH’s learner-centered principle?

The learner is central; create safe, caring, rigorous learning environments Administrative convenience overrides learning needs Stakeholder input is optional Discipline is the sole focus of supervision

20. True or False: By law, a “school head” is the person in charge of administrative and instructional supervision of a school/cluster of schools.

False Cannot be determined True