Quality Education Design

The 2019 TIMSS (Trends in Math and Science Study) test has been released (December 8, 2020) and Philippine Grade 4 students who were randomly selected to take the test nationwide scored lowest in math and science of all the countries tested. This is a similar result to the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) test administered to Grade 9 students and in which the Philippines first participated in in 2018.

The poor test results speak to the poor learning of Filipino school children in math, science and reading (PISA) and math and science (TIMSS). We need to turn this around if we want the country to develop.

This is going to be a gargantuan task and one that will take at least three test cycles (nine years) before we will see significant progress because the problem is one of foundational learning (or a lack thereof).

This is no quick fix. This is a time to put our collective heads together, get our hands dirty, and work on overhauling our education system

To see my initial assessment of what we need to start to do to address this problem (addressing what both PISA and TIMSS reveal), read my commentary on the PISA results written a year ago (December 2019):

RESPONDING TO THE PISA 2018 RESULTS: Using this to set an Olympic Goal for Philippine Education
– Juan Miguel Luz

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RESPONDING TO THE PISA 2018 RESULTS: Using this to set an Olympic Goal for Philippine Education COMMENTARY (December 7, 2019) J. M. Luz NOTE: Published in Rappler online, December 9, 2019. The 2018 PISA results have been released for the Philippines and the results are dismal.  Test resu…