PISA: PH kulelat pa rin sa reading comprehension, math, science

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Nangungulelat pa rin ang Pilipinas pagdating sa reading comprehension, mathematics, at science batay sa isang international assessment.  May ulat si senior correspondent AC Nicholls.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 In the International Student Assessment Program or PISA in 2022,

00:06 the number of Filipino students in Mathematics and Literature was sixth lowest,

00:11 and third lowest in Science,

00:14 compared to more than 80 countries and economies participating in the assessment.

00:19 The PISA results lay bare uncomfortable truth.

00:22 It has shown that a significant majority of our boys and girls

00:26 fall below the proficiency level required for full participation in society

00:31 and contributing to nation building.

00:33 The average score of Filipino students in Mathematics is 355,

00:37 347 in Reading,

00:40 and 356 in Science.

00:42 All of them are below the average score of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

00:47 that created PISA.

00:49 690,000 students aged 15 years old were selected in the 2022 PISA.

00:55 The International Assessment is held every three years.

00:58 The Education Department said that the government has already made steps

01:02 to address the low performance in Math, Reading and Science,

01:06 such as the revised K-10 curriculum and Catch-Up Fridays,

01:10 where students will be given one day a week to study.

01:15 It will take time.

01:16 Maybe a few more cycles of PISA.

01:19 As long as our performance is steady, hopefully higher.

01:23 The PISA also found that 12% of Filipino students

01:27 enter the school almost every day without eating,

01:30 which is possible to have a negative impact on their performance in Math.

01:34 One in three students said they experience bullying at least once a week.

01:41 The score of those who are bullied in Math is lower than 11 to 44 points.

01:46 I know we have a child protection policy within the department,

01:50 but is it understood and being implemented in schools that well?

01:55 Because by our reports in the field, there are cases that are not being reported

02:01 and teachers may not even be aware how to address them.

02:07 Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, co-chairperson of the 2nd Congressional Commission on Education,

02:12 said that funding for the learning recovery efforts is needed.

02:17 According to the budget for 2024, 2.9 billion pesos is needed.

02:23 It should increase to 10 billion pesos.

02:26 In the middle of the high performance in PISA,

02:29 the Congress will try to find a way to withdraw funds from other government agencies.

02:35 If nothing comes of it, it may come from the contingency fund of the Office of the President.

02:40 Contingency funds are used for these interventions.

02:44 These are the things that we do not see and suddenly come out.

02:49 The advocacy group, the Philippine Business for Education, or PBED,

02:53 said that the poor performance of students in the assessment is not only a problem of the education sector.

02:59 It will also affect the quality of the workers,

03:03 which is a measure of the productivity and economic prosperity of the country.

03:08 A.C. Nichols, CNN Philippines.

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