http://ijhe.sciedupress.com International Journal of Higher Education Vol. 9, No. 2; 2020 Design and Validation of the College Readiness Test (CRT) for Filipino K to 12 Graduates Antonio Tamayao1, Rudolf Vecaldo1, Jay Emmanuel Asuncion2, Maria Mamba3, Febe Marl Paat4, Editha Pagulayan5 1 College of Teacher Education , Cagayan State University, Andrews Campus, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines 2 College of Allied Health Sciences, Cagayan State University, Andrews Campus, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines 3 College of Arts and Sciences, Cagayan State University, Carig Campus, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines 4 Graduate School, Cagayan State University, Carig Campus, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines 5 Graduate School, Cagayan State University, Andrews Campus, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines Correspondence: Rudolf Vecaldo, College of Teacher Education, Cagayan State University, Tuguegarao City, 3500, Cagayan, Philippines. E-mail:
[email protected] Received: December 16, 2019 Accepted: January 31, 2020 Online Published: February 4, 2020 doi:10.5430/ijhe.v9n2p209 URL: https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n2p209 Abstract Designing and validating a college readiness test addresses the absence of standardized Philippine-based College Readiness Test (CRT) congruent with the College Readiness Standards (CRS) set by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED). It also resolves the varied and arbitrary indices used by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to measure the preparedness of K to 12 Filipino graduates to enter college. In this regard, this study establishes the validity and reliability of the CRT to measure the combination of knowledge, skills, and reflective thinking necessary for the K to 12 graduates to be admitted and to succeed without remediation in the General Education courses in HEIs.