Why DepEd joined PISA?
The DepEd decision to join PISA for the first time in its 2018 round is a step
towards globalizing the quality of Philippine basic education. Together with the
changing landscape of education, global standards are also changing, and the
country needs to have a complete view of the gaps and areas for improvement.
By joining PISA, DepEd takes advantage of an assessment designed and
constantly updated by education experts around the world to complement
its own national assessment.
Given the historical performance of our learners in the National Achievement Test, we
expected that our learners will also not be able to perform well in PISA. But by
participating in PISA, we will be able to establish our baseline in relation to global
standards, and benchmark the effectiveness of our reforms moving forward. The PISA
Results, along with our own assessments and studies, will aid our policy formulation,
planning and programming.
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Moving Forward:
The PISA 2018 results reflect the urgency of improving the quality of basic education in
the Philippines. The Department will lead this national effort through “Sulong
EduKalidad”, whereby it will implement aggressive reforms in four key areas #KITE (as
highlighted in the message of Sec LMBriones https://www.deped.gov.ph/…/statement-
on-the-philippines-ra…/):
(1) K to 12 curriculum review and updating
(2) Improvement of learning facilities (3) Teachers and school heads’ Upskilling and
reskilling through a transformed professional development program; and
(4) Engagement of all stakeholders for support and collaboration.
The available report (https://www.deped.gov.ph/…/PISA-2018-Philippine-National-Re…)
covers the cognitive results of the PISA 2018. Supplemental reports analyzing non-
cognitive results will be released in the coming year to deepen understanding of
student performance, and provide further insights for DepEd’s push for education
quality.