MANILA – Despite not having face-to-face classes, there will be no automatic pass or promotion to a higher grade level for students in school year 2020-2021, the Department of Education (DepEd) said.
DepEd Undersecretary Tonisito Umali said they are still formulating guidelines on how to assess the learning of students even if they are only getting their lessons from self-learning modules or through the means of TV, radio, or the Internet.
“Kung ang konsepto nung pagpasa na pinag-uusapan natin is automatically being promoted from one grade level to a higher grade level, walang ganun na mangyayari,” Umali said at the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture hearing.
“Magkakaroon ng guidelines on how we will assess our learners, at ‘yun ‘yung magiging basehan kung paano natin bibigyan ng grado ang mga bata. So walang awtomatikong papasa,” he added.
Education Assistant Secretary Alma Ruby Torio, for her part, said that they are still consulting with the DepEd regional directors before submitting the guidelines to their executive committee for approval.
“Hindi nangangahulugan na kung walang mobile devices ‘yung mga mag-aaral natin ay hindi na sila makakapagpatuloy mag-aral kasi nandiyan ‘yung mga modules natin,” Torio said.
“‘Yung mga modules natin, ‘yan ang foundation. ‘Yan ay pwede natin i-digitize, ‘yan rin ‘yung naging basehan ng paggawa ng radio scripts at TV episodes natin,” she added.
DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones announced on Friday the postponement of the opening of school year 2020-2021 to October 5 from its original opening schedule of August 24./PN
