By Vian Clinch Leybag
April 25 2021 - Sen. Gatchalian issued an “urgent call” for the Department of Education (DepEd) to address the current difficulty of both the students and parents in the distance learning methods that are currently used in the country and was followed by a recent survey.
Module Distribution on Isabela last October 2020 | Philippine Lifestyle News
In Gatchalian’s statement, he includes the Pulse Asia survey conducted from Feb 22 to March 3, 2021 wherein 53% of the parents surveyed nationwide identified difficulty in answering modules as the most common education problem encountered in distance learning amidst the pandemic.
“While we are doing our best effort to continue our children’s education amidst the pandemic, the survey reveals that many of our students are not learning under the distance learning methods— and even their parents are experiencing difficulty as well,” he said.
The problem in using a module for education was common among respondents in Mindanao (74%) which is greater compared to the NCR (32%), the rest of the Luzon (43%), and Visayas (62%).
While 23% of respondents nationwide reported they do not understand what the teacher is teaching, this problem is also more common among respondents from Mindanao (33%) compared to the National Capital Region (17%), the rest of Luzon (24%), and Visayas (10%).
According to the respondents in the said survey, students were having the most difficulty in answering self-learning modules.
While Gatchalian included in his statement the steps on ensuring the quality of learning materials, bridging the digital divide in recovery efforts, and the safe reopening of schools, he emphasized in his statement the major role of the educators to support the disadvantaged and underperforming students in class.
Jan 11 2021- Senator Gatchalian raises his concern to DepEd to fix distance learning inequality | Photo source: Inquirer.net
Gatchalian earlier filed Senate Bill No. 1887 or the Teacher Education Council Act, which aims to reform teacher education and training in the country.
The proposed law seeks to strengthen the collaboration among the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to improve the quality of teaching of educators.
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