Basic Education

RESEARCH
AGENDA
DepEd Order No. 39, s. 2016
(10 June 2016)
PURPOSE
The research agenda
seeks
• Build to:on gains from existing
research
• Generate new knowledge on less
explored but priority fields of basic
education
• Systematically focus the DepEd’s
attention to relevant education
issues; and
• Maximize available resources for
research within and outside the
Department
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
In the conduct of research
EXCELLENCE
• Relevant and researchable
• Logical, coherent, and evidence-based findings

INTEGRITY
• Honest and accurate in the collection, analysis,
and reporting of data

OPENNESS
• Collaborative research work
• Truthful and timely dissemination of research
results
RESEARCH THEMES
TEACHING AND LEARNING

CHILD PROTECTION
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNANCE
TEACHING AND LEARNING

Instruction

Assessment

Learning Outcomes
TEACHING AND LEARNING

Instruction
- Enhancing teaching of the new K to 12
curriculum

- Honing well-rounded learners

- Implementation of MTB-MLE
 TEACHING AND LEARNING
Instruction
What teaching and What factors affect the
learning strategies can teacher’s delivery of the
teachers apply to ensure curriculum?
inclusive learning?

• Individual learning
styles • Various subjects (English,
• Multiple intelligences Science, Math, etc)
• Inclusive education • High order thinking skills
• Child-centered • Spiral progression
approach • Class size
• Resources and • Contact time
materials • Materials and resources
• Emerging good
 TEACHING AND LEARNING
Instruction
How can electronic What role does language
gadgets and other forms play in the teaching-
of information and learning process?
communication
technology (ICT) be
effectively used to
enhance the teaching-
learning process?
• Computerization • Mother tongue
• ICT classrooms • Multi-lingual education
• Electronic tablets • Emerging good practices
• Cost-benefit analysis • Issues and concerns
• Issues and concerns • Evaluation
TEACHING AND LEARNING

Assessment
- Further study on the details and implementation
of the K to 12 Assessment Framework
TEACHING AND LEARNING

Learning Outcomes
- Understanding what drives achievement of
learning outcomes

- Assessing and comparing the progress of learners

across subjects, grade levels and geographical
regions
 TEACHING AND LEARNING
Learning Outcomes
How does the What factors within the
achievement of education system affect
expected learning the achievement of
outcomes vary per learning outcomes?
region and/or division
including ARMM? • Specialization
• Regional and division • Training
variation • Experience
• Role of leaders (Director, • Materials
Superintendent, • Class size
Supervisors, and • Language
Principals) • Assessment
• Geographic, political, and • Resources
economic factors) • Governance
 CHILD PROTECTION
In-depth studies on bullying, teen-age pregnancy,
addictive behaviors, and child labor

 Prevalence
 Effectiveness of previous interventions
 Potential of new approaches to protect learners
 CHILD PROTECTION
How can DepEd help
How can DepEd best reduce the incidence of
prevent bullying? teenage pregnancy and
still provide attractive
learning options for
those involved?

• Types • Factors
• Prevalence • Reproductive health
• Effects education
• Policies • Supportive environment
• Programs • Policies
• Implementation • Programs
• Implementation
 CHILD PROTECTION

How can DepEd How can DepEd best

effectively help reduce support victims of child
addiction among its abuse?
students and staff?

• Smoking • Child labor

• Drugs • Physical and verbal abuse
• Alcohol
• Gambling
• Gaming
• Policies
• Programs
• Implementation
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Teacher Qualifications
and Hiring

Career Development

Incentives
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Teacher Qualifications
and Hiring
- teachers’ existing qualifications and competency
requirement vis-a vis-needs of the K to 12 and special
education programs

- Ways to upgrade pre-service preparation

DepEd’s role in providing continuous quality training
 HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Teacher Qualifications and Hiring
What teacher What qualifications and
qualifications and competencies are
competencies are required for teaching in
required to effectively specialized basic
deliver each of the education programs?
subjects of the K to 12
Curriculum? Career Development
• Inclusive education
• NCBTS
• IP education
• Various subjects (English,
• Special education
Science, Math, etc)
Incentives
• Years of experience
•
•
Muslim education
Alternative Learning
• Specialization
System
• Academic skills
• Alternative Delivery Modes
• Interpersonal skills
 HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Teacher Qualifications and Hiring
How can pre-service What are the issues and
teacher education be challenges in hiring
improved to develop public school teachers
teachers who can and how can these be
effectively deliver the K addressed?
to 12 Curriculum? • Localization law
Career Development
• Ranking system
• Teacher Education • Natural vacancies
Institutions • Planned positions
• Core courses • NOSCA
• Incentives
Non-core but important • Political influence
courses • Competition between
• New courses public and private sector
• Emigration and/or foreign
contractual work
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Career Development

- Examine various dimensions of and determinants

of professional growth of teaching and non-
teaching personnel

- Validate challenges to personnel movement and

progression
 HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Career Development
How can public sector hiring, What kind of capacity
retention, assessment, building activities are
development, promotion,
necessary and most
and recognition be enhanced
effective in improving the
to support DepEd employees
work performance of
in different career stages in
support of the teachers and other DepEd
implementation of the K to personnel?
• Overall training program
12 Program?
• Career path • Specialized training
• Personal considerations program
• Quota system • Selection process
•
•
Incentives
Item reclassification • Training strategy
Mentoring
• Practical application
• Training
• • Monitoring and evaluation
Further study
• Patronage and corruption • Feedback and redesign
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Incentives

- Nature and effectiveness of existing employee

incentives
- Monetary and non-monetary strategies e.g. non
traditional mechanisms to keep personnel
motivated to perform well
 HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
Incentives
What is the most
appropriate
incentive structure
for all kinds of
DepEd employees?
•
Career
Professionalization
Development
• Salary
• Benefits
•
•
Incentives Incentives
Non-cash compensation
• Protection and
safeguards
• Grievance
 GOVERNANCE
- Ensure that structure, systems and processes contribute
to the successful achievement of basic education outcomes

Transparency &
Accountability
Evaluation
GOVERNANCE
Planning
Finance
Program Management
Transparency &
Accountability
Evaluation
GOVERNANCE
Planning
- Standards and policies

Evaluation
 GOVERNANCE
Planning
How can DepEd effectively
and efficiently determine How can DepEd improve
its requirements for critical its overall planning
education resources for process?
schools, community
learning centers, and other
• special programs?
Planning standards
• Responsiveness and flexibility
• Typologies and classifications • Timeframe
• Critical resources •
•
Requirements
Teachers
• Classrooms • Participation
• Furniture • Consolidation
• Textbooks
• Equipment
• Water and sanitation
• Hygiene facilities
• Operating budget
• Disasters
GOVERNANCE
Finance
- Balance efficiency in the budget
releases with government budget and
accounting requirements
- Examine the negative effects of poor financial
management to intended beneficiaries

Evaluation
 GOVERNANCE
Finance
How can DepEd improve its
process for the efficient How does financial
acquisition and performance affect key
disbursement of program stakeholders in DepEd?
and project funds,
consistent with applicable
government issuances on
budgeting and accounting?
• Policies and practices • Fund managers
• Issues and challenges • Intended beneficiaries
• Timeframe • Accountability
• Budget defense and • Conscientiousness
Complete Staff Work
• Budget execution
• Evaluation and policy
amendment
GOVERNANCE
Program Management
- Focuses on how to best develop,
implement, monitor and evaluate
programs, projects and activities

Evaluation
 GOVERNANCE
Program Management
How effective is DepEd’s
brand of program
management and how
can it be further
improved?
• Program and project
development
• Operational efficiency
• Coordination and provision
of technical assistance
• Monitoring and feedback
• Capability building
• Personnel selection
• Support structures and
processes
 GOVERNANCE

Transparency and Accountability

- Incorporate in the budget process accountability

for the achievement of target and outcomes

- Determine how mechanisms such as the bulletin

Transparency and
board and grievance procedures promote
Accountability
transparency and accountability in schools

Evaluation
 GOVERNANCE
Transparency & Accountability
What practices promote How can schools
transparency and effectively address
accountability in school grievances from
operations? teachers, learners,
parents, and the
• Accounting and auditing community?
rules and regulations • Policies and practices
• Procurement law • Nature / types
• Transparency Board • Issues and challenges
• Implementing units • Resolution
• Fiscal autonomy
• Manpower and resource
requirements
 GOVERNANCE

Evaluation

- Determine if the undertaking produced its intended result

in the best way possible so that decisions can be made at
the appropriate stages of the project cycle.
Transparency and
Accountability
Evaluation
 GOVERNANCE
Evaluation
How effective have How effective have key
selected DepEd policies DepEd programs, projects,
been in meeting their and activities been in
stated objectives? meeting their stated
• objectives?
Human Resource Training and
Development Fund
• Private school • Every Child A Reader Program
• Multi-grade schools
engagement • Regional Science High Schools
• Private sector • Special Science Elementary Schools
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and
partnerships Math Program
• Strengthened Technical-Vocational
Education Program
• Adopt-a School Program
• Library Hub
• MTB-MLE
• Alternative Delivery Modes
• School-based initiatives implemented
in various versions in different
 GOVERNANCE
Evaluation
How can DepEd fully
benefit from the
abundance of evaluation
outputs and expertise
from within and outside
the Department?
• Research utilization
• Partnerships and joint
undertakings
• Issues and concerns
• Roles and responsibilities
• Capability building
• Incentives