Press Release
February 5, 2020

Gatchalian seeks Senate inquiry on PH students' dismal performance

Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry on the state of basic education in the Philippines, especially in the context of the global survey 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2018).

According to Gatchalian, the inquiry is not a mere post-mortem of Filipino students' dismal performance in the global study. The triennial study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revealed that out of 79 countries, the Philippines ranked lowest in Reading Comprehension and second lowest in Science and Mathematics.

The review instead aims to align legislative initiatives and budget priorities with the Department of Education's (DepEd) reform program "Sulong Edukalidad," which shifts the standard from mere "access" to having "quality" kind of education.

"Sulong EduKalidad" has four key reform areas: K to 12 curriculum review and update, improvement of learning environment, teachers' upskilling and reskilling, and engagement of stakeholders for support and collaboration.

"Hindi nakakagulat pero nakakadismaya pa rin ang nakita nating resulta ng PISA noong nakaraang taong, lalo na't binigyang diin nito na kailangan talaga nating iangat ang kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa. Sa pagsasagawa natin nitong pandinig, nais nating maunawaan nang husto ang mga hamong kinakaharap upang mabigyan natin ang mga kabataang Pilipino ng dekalidad at abot-kayang edukasyon," said Gatchalian, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture.

Gatchalian added that the Senate inquiry aligns with Goal 4 of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aims to promote lifelong learning and ensure students' access to inclusive and equitable quality education.

PISA 2018 has likewise emphasized the need towards fostering equity in education, which means that a student's personal background, such as socio-economic status, is not a factor to determining education outcomes such as access to schooling, student performance, students' attitudes and beliefs, and students' expectations for their future.

The findings of PISA 2018 reveal that the Philippines is one of the countries where the relationship between socio-economic status and academic performance remains strong. The study says socio-economically advantaged students in the Philippines outperformed disadvantaged students in Reading Comprehension by 88 score points.

With the leverage of having multi-stakeholder experts as resource persons, the inquiry also aims to arrive at a national assessment and establish ownership of the results by the government and other broad stakeholders.

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Gatchalian naghain ng resolusyon para suriin ang 'nakakadismayang' kalidad ng mga estudyante

Naghain si Senador Win Gatchalian ng isang resolusyon upang suriin ng Senado ang sistema at kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa. Ito ay matapos lumabas noong nakaraang taon ang mga nakababahalang resulta ng 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment o PISA.

Lumabas kasi sa naturang pag-aaral na sa halos walumpung (79) bansa, ang Pilipinas ang may pinakamababang marka sa pagbasa o Reading Comprehension. Ang Pilipinas din ang pangalawang pinakamababang marka pagdating sa Science o Agham at Mathematics o Matematika.

Umaasa si Gatchalian na sa lalong madaling panahon ay makapagsagawa na ng pagdinig sa Senado upang ihanay ang mga inisyatibong pang lehislatura sa programa ng Department of Education (DepEd) na "Sulong Edukalidad" na may layong iangat ang kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa. Kung dati ay pagkakaroon ng 'access' ng lahat sa edukasyon ang prayoridad, ngayon hindi lang basta 'access' ang pinagtutuunan kundi ang pagkakaroon ng dekalidad na edukasyon.

"Hindi nakakagulat pero nakakadismaya pa rin ang nakita nating resulta ng PISA noong nakaraang taong, lalo na't binigyang diin nito na kailangan talaga nating iangat ang kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa. Sa pagsasagawa natin nitong pandinig, nais nating maunawaan nang husto ang mga hamong kinakaharap upang mabigyan natin ang mga kabataang Pilipino ng dekalidad at abot-kayang edukasyon," ani Gatchalian na Chairman ng Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture.

Isinasagawa ng Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ang PISA kada tatlong taon upang suriin ang kaalaman at kakayahan ng mga kabataang labinlimang taong gulang.

Dagdag pa ni Gatchalian, layunin ng pandinig na masuportahan ang Goal 4 ng United Nations Sustainable Development Goals o SDGs. Nais itaguyod ng Goal 4 ang pagkakaroon ng bawat kabataan ng dekalidad at aboy-kamay na edukasyon ano man ang kanilang katayuan sa buhay.

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