IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS

PRINCE FERNAN S. MENDOZA

2fficials of 'epartPent of (ducation 'ep(d said the 0$7$7$* &urriculuP aiPs to decongest basic education coPpetencies

,t was established not Must to iPproYe )ilipino learners perforPance in international assessPents like the 3rograPPe for ,nternational 6tudent $ssessPent 3,6$ , but to iPproYe their oYerall perforPance

7he reYised curriculuP is a product of a reYiew of the current . curriculuP Pade by Pore than a thousand basic education e[perts froP the goYernPent, priYate sector, and abroad

7he 'ep(d said the 0$7$7$* &urriculuP was not triggered by 3,6$, but there is really a need to reYiew the curriculuP ,t is also e[pected that the 0$7$7$* &urriculuP will also help iPproYe perfor Pance in international assessPents

0$7$7$* stands for ³0ake the curriculuP releYant to produce Mob ready, $ctiYe and responsible citi]ens 7$ke steps to accelerate the deliYery of basic education serYices and proYision facilities 7$ke good care of learners by proPoting learner well being, inclusiYeness learning, and positiYe learning enYironPent and, *iYe support for teachers to teach better ´

7he 3hilippines ranked th out of countries in the recent 3,6$ with scores of in 0ath, in 5eading, and in 6cience

7he establishPent of the 0$7$7$* &urriculuP is tiPely, pointing out that it is not about the nuPber of coPpetencies but selecting the iPportant ones that learners need to Paster

7he public is rePinded that changes take tiPe 7he 0$7$7$* &urriculuP is still in phase iPplePen tation ,f the 0$7$7$* &urriculuP begins this year for phase iPplePentation, the first batch of will be on

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'uring the 3,6$ 1ational )oruP last year, 9ice 3resident and (ducation 6ecretary 6ara = 'uterte assured the state of education in the 3hilippines is being addressed by the 'ep(d

6he said the result of the international assessPent has actually proYided theP with Yaluable insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the education systeP

6he also rallied all education stakeholders to Moin 'ep(d in addressing the issues on learning aPong )ilipino children

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7he author is 7eacher ,,, at 'uTuit (lePentary 6chool