Cuestionamiento directo

ARMM – Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao BEAM – Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao BESRA – Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda BTVE – Bureau of Technical and Vocational Education CHED – Commission on Higher Education

CIDA – Canada International Development Authority DECS – Department of Education, Culture, and Sports DepED – Department of Education

DOST – Department of Science and Technology ECARP – Every Child A Reader Program

EDCOM – Congressional Commission to Review and Assess Philippine Education HOME – Harnessing Opportunities for Muslim Education

HSRT – High School Readiness Test

ICA-NEC – International Cooperation Administration-National Economic Assistance

Project

IEA – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement ISHPPES – Incentive System for High Performing Public Elementary Schools LET – Licensure Examination for Teachers

LGU – Local Government Unit

MECS – Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports

NAPSSHI – National Association of Philippine Secondary School Heads Inc. NCCA – National Commission on Culture and the Arts

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NEDA – National Economic and Development Authority

NEETS – National Educational Evaluation and Testing System NEPP – National English Proficiency Program

NMYC – National Manpower and Youth Council NSEC – New Secondary Education Curriculum

NSTIC – National Science Training and Instrumentation Center

PAPSSA – Philippine Association of Public Secondary School Administrators PASMEP – Philippines-Australia Science and Mathematics Education Project PCER - Presidential Commission on Educational Reform

PD – Presidential Decree

PEACE – Providing Educational Access for Cultural Enhancement PROBE – Philippines-Australia Project in Basic Education

PRODED – Program for Decentralized Educational Development PSC – Philippine Sports Commission

RSEP – Revised Secondary Education Program RSTC – Regional Science Teaching Centers

RTVEP – Redesigned Technical-Vocational Education Program SBM – School-Based Management

SEDIP – Secondary Education Development Improvement Project SEDP – Secondary Education Development Project

SIP - School Improvement Plan

SOUTELE – Survey of Outcomes of Elementary Education

SRS-DLP – Strong Republic Schools-Distance Learning Programs STEP – Science and Technology Education Plan

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TESDA – Technical Education and Skills Development Authority TIMSS – Trends in Mathematics and Science Study

UAP-SED – School of Education, University of Asia and the Pacific

UP-NISMED – National Institute of Science and Mathematics Education, University

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GLOSSARY

Basic Education is the education intended to meet basic learning needs which lay

the foundation on which subsequent learning can be based. It encompasses early childhood, elementary, and high school education as well as alternative learning systems for out-of-school youth and adult learners and includes education for those with special needs.

DepEd Memoranda are issuances containing certain instructions and information

which are temporary in nature and are usually applicable only during the year of issuance. These include announcement of conferences, seminars, examinations, surveys, competitions, and deliberations.

DepEd Orders are issuances on policies, guidelines or regulations which are

generally permanent in nature and are in effect until rescinded.

Foreign-Assisted Project is joint foreign funding and the Philippine government.

The assistance may be a grant or a loan.

Formal Education is the systematic and deliberate process of hierarchically

structured and sequential learning corresponding to the general concept of elementary and secondary level of schooling. At the end of each level, the learner needs a certification in order to enter or advance to the next level.

Induction Program refers to the program for new entrants in government to develop

their pride, sense of belonging, and commitment to public service. (DECS Service

Manual, p.173).

Informal Education is a lifelong process of learning by which every person acquires

and accumulates knowledge, skills, attitudes, and insights from daily experiences at home, at work, at play, and from life itself.

Integrated School is a school that offers a complete basic education in one school

site and has unified instructional programs.

Learner is any individual seeking basic literacy skills and functional life skills or

support services for the improvement of the quality of his/her life.

Learning Facilitator is the key-learning support person who is responsible for

supervising/facilitating the learning process and activities of the learner.

Mission refers to the mandate of the Department of Education to achieve its goals

and objectives through the implementation of programs and projects.

National Initiative is funding a project by the national or local government and/or

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Quality Education is the appropriateness, relevance, and excellence of the

education given to meet the needs and aspirations of an individual and society.

School Head is a person responsible for the administrative and instructional

supervision of the school or a cluster of schools.

Shared Governance is a principle which recognizes that every unit in the education

bureaucracy has a particular role, task, and responsibility inherent in the office and for which it is principally accountable for outcomes.

Vision refers to the commitment of the Department of Education to achieve a culture

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