How it works
Your NASH review, step by step
A plain guide to using NASH Reviewer, from creating your account to tracking your progress. Every screen below uses sample data, so you know exactly what to expect before you begin.
- Simple steps from sign-up to progress
- 6
- Free practice sets to start with
- 5
- To answer each question
- 2 min
- At most, for a set of 10 questions
- 20 min
Step 1 of 6
Create your free account
An account saves your answers, scores, and progress, so you can continue on any phone or computer.
What to do
- Tap “Start free” at the top of any page.
- Sign up with your email address, or continue with Google.
- Follow the steps on the screen to confirm your email address.
- You arrive at the practice sets, ready for step 2.
Tip: Use an email address you check often. That is where we reply when you contact us.
Step 2 of 6
Choose a practice set
The library lists every practice set. Each set covers one topic and draws its questions from it.
What to do
- Open “Practice sets” at the top of the page.
- Under “Questions per set,” choose 10, 20, or All. Start with 10.
- Tap a set to begin. Sets marked “Free” are open to you. Sets with a lock need premium.
- Use “Find a set” to search by topic.
Tip: A set of 10 questions takes up to 20 minutes. You can stop between questions, so you don’t need to finish in one sitting.
Step 3 of 6
Answer each question
Each question describes a school situation. You have two minutes to choose what a proficient school head would do.
What to do
- Read the situation, then tap the option you think is best.
- Watch the timer at the top. It counts down from 2:00.
- After you answer, you see your score for that question and an explanation.
- Tap “Next question” when you are ready.
Tip: Need a break? Take it after you answer and before you tap “Next question.” A question’s timer starts only when that question appears.
Try one question now
No account needed. Choose what a proficient school head would do, then see how our depth-of-thinking scale rates your answer.
You are a head teacher asked to review a proposal for the school’s innovation fund. The proposal asks to buy forty tablets, citing a data report in which public schools with an internet connection average about 2.6 points higher on the Grade 6 assessment than unconnected schools in the same division. Your school has no connection and three working computers. What is the most appropriate action?
How your answer is scored
Every option carries a level of the SOLO taxonomy. A partly right answer earns partial credit and an explanation of what it missed.
RelationalConnects the policy, the people, and the context into one sound decision.
MultistructuralNames several relevant points but does not tie them together.
UnistructuralHolds on to one relevant fact and misses the rest of the situation.
PrestructuralMisreads the situation or reaches for an action that does not apply.
Step 4 of 6
Read your results
When you finish, your results page shows how you did in each PPSSH domain.
What to do
- Look at your overall practice score, your best answers, and whether you reached the practice benchmark.
- Check “Your PPSSH domain profile” for your strongest and weakest domains.
- Scroll to “Review your responses” to read every explanation again.
Tip: The practice benchmark, 65% of points and best answers on at least 50% of questions, is our own study target. It is not an official NASH passing score.
Step 5 of 6
Practice your weak spots
Your results name your three lowest-scoring strands, so you know exactly where to spend your study time.
What to do
- Tap “Retry missed questions” to try again every question that earned less than 3 points, with new timers and shuffled choices.
- Under “Your study priorities,” tap “Practice strand” to answer up to 20 questions from one weak strand.
- Before you practice, read the source guidance listed under each strand.
Tip: Look up any strand in the PPSSH guide to see what each career stage expects. Open the PPSSH guide.
Step 6 of 6
Track your progress
Your dashboard brings every saved practice set together, so you can see whether your weak spots are improving.
What to do
- Open “Dashboard” at the top of the page.
- Read the four numbers at the top, then “Study next” for suggestions.
- Open “Explore your learning” for charts, including your score trend.
- Change the date range or category to focus your view.
Tip: Check your dashboard once a week. A rising trend in your weakest domain is the sign your review is working. See everything the dashboard tracks.
Make it comfortable
A few settings make long review sessions easier on your eyes and closer to the real assessment.
Make the text bigger
On a computer, press Ctrl and + together (Command and + on a Mac). On a phone or tablet, pinch the screen with two fingers to zoom.
Switch to dark mode
Tap the theme button at the top right of the page. Dark mode is easier on the eyes at night.
Practice on a laptop too
Every practice set works on phones, but the NASH is taken on your own laptop at an assessment site, through a locked-down browser. Take some timed sets on a laptop before the real day.
Read explanations at your own pace
The timer stops once you answer. Take as long as you need with each explanation.
Common worries
Answers to what learners ask most before their first set. Still unsure? Contact us.
- Can I pause in the middle of a set?
- Yes, between questions. A question’s timer starts when the question appears. After you answer, you can take a break before you tap “Next question.” If you leave in the middle of a question, its timer keeps running.
- Does refreshing the page reset the timer?
- No. Our server keeps the time, so refreshing gives you no extra time. When time runs out, that question is locked and earns 0 points.
- What if my internet connection drops?
- Your answer must reach our server before time runs out. If saving fails, the page says so: check your connection and try again. The timer keeps running, and a late answer earns 0 points.
- Can I continue on another phone or computer?
- Yes. Sign in with the same account on any device to resume an unfinished set or review your results.
- Is my practice score my NASH score?
- No. Practice scores help you see where to improve. The official NASH uses DepEd’s own scoring, and our practice benchmark is a study target, not an official passing score.
- What if a question looks wrong?
- Tap “Report question” on that question and tell us what is wrong. Reports go to our review queue, where we fix the item or record why it stands.
Words to know
You will see these terms on your results and dashboard.
- PPSSH
- The Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. The NASH is aligned with it.
- Domain
- One of the five broad areas of the PPSSH, such as Leading Strategically.
- Strand
- A specific part of a domain, such as 2.2 Financial management. There are 34.
- SOLO level
- How complete an answer’s reasoning is. The best answers connect the policy, the people, and the context.
- Partial credit
- Points for a partly right answer: 1 or 2 points instead of the full 3.
- Practice benchmark
- Our study target: 65% of points and best answers on at least 50% of questions. Partial credit alone cannot reach it. It is not an official NASH passing score.
You know the way now
Your first set is one tap away
Start with 10 questions. You can stop between questions, and your progress is saved as you go.
- Create your free account
- Choose a practice set
- Answer each question
- Read your results
- Practice your weak spots
- Track your progress