“The development of our students is a national concern.”At a press conference on Monday, DepEd expressed wariness about releasing the nationwide data because the Phil-IRI pretests were not uniform across all regions. ‘Unvalidated’ report“This is a teacher-administered test, unlike the standardized National Achievement Test that students are required to take,” Malaluan told reporters. He said Phil-IRI, an informal reading inventory consisting of graded passages designed to determine a student’s performance in oral reading, silent reading and listening comprehension, covered only Grades 3 to 6. ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro urged DepEd to listen to teachers, education support personnel, unions, students and parents for their investigation of the K-12, or the Enhanced Basic Education program. In a statement, Educo said results of the Phil-IRI study should provide ample guidance and inform its work with DepEd moving forward.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 18, 2020 20:03 UTC