The Department of Education (DepEd), together with 65 education partners, discussed preparations for the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025.
Assistant Secretary for Curriculum and Teaching Janir T. Datukan presented the overall plans and activities to prepare for PISA, which assesses the performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics, reading, and science.
During the review of DepEd’s proposed budget for 2025, Education Secretary Sonny Angara likened the PISA preparation to a “bar exam.”
Earlier, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian emphasized the need for learning recovery programs, citing that no significant improvement in student scores in reading, mathematics, and science was observed from 2018 to 2022.
Gatchalian also stressed the importance of supporting teachers by promoting their well-being and helping students in their learning journey.
Data from the latest PISA showed that Filipino teachers provided greater support to their students (0.50) compared to the average recorded (-0.03) by Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
In the most recent PISA, 8 out of 10 students reported that their teachers continued teaching until lessons were understood (80%), helped with learning (81%), offered additional assistance when needed (81%), and showed interest in their students’ learning (79%).
Senator Gatchalian filed the Revised Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (Senate Bill No. 2493) to amend the 57-year-old Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (Republic Act No. 4670).