Capito, Ivy Advento
PAG508 – Seminar in Governmental Management
September 2, 2021
Case Analysis on Learning and Development Skills: Issue on the acquired
master’s degree program as being used for promotion of Teachers in Schools
Division of Zamboanga Sibugay
Introduction:
Learning is a never-ending process. It does not stop after completion of a degree
and having a career. Through continuing education, career-focused individuals can
constantly improve their skills, knowledge, expertise, and other characteristics. In
education administration aspect, it is particularly important for educators to pursue
professional development, not only to be more effective and efficient in other various
aspects of their work but also to ensure the best learning outcomes for their students.
Furthermore, having acquired professional development like master’s degree can be a
useful tool in the pursuit of acquiring a higher position or promotion. However, when
pursuing professional enhancement, field of specialization must also be taken into
consideration because it provides positive impact on both the educators and the
learners.
Issue:
In the Schools Division of Zamboanga Sibugay, there is an issue noted on the
acquired and earned master’s degree of teachers as being used in applying for
promotion. Presently, majority of the teachers have earned Master of Arts in Education
(MAED) major in Educational Management, which is supposed to be intended for
administrators, instead of master’s program which concentrate to their specific field of
specialization, like Master of Arts in Education (MAED) major in English. There is a kind
of misalignment on the chosen program for professional enhancement of teachers to its
actual field work specialization. This maybe because it is the easiest way of earning
master’s degree. And this has been used as strong credential for applying promotion
since one of the qualification standards for teaching promotion only requires a
completion of academic requirements in Master’s degree or Master’s degree as
specified in DepEd Order No.66, s. 2007 or the Revised Guidelines on the Appointment
and Promotion of Other Teaching, Related Teaching and Non-teaching Positions.
This negatively affects both the teaching efficacy of the educators and the
learning quality of the students because there was no enhancement on the field of
specialization occurs though they have undergone professional development schooling.
As evidence, the result on the overall National Achievement Test (NAT) scores for
Grade 6 and Grade 10 for 2017 and 2018 which are 39.95 and 37.44 and 44.09 and
44.59, respectively showed the lowest ever scores in history of Grade 6 NAT while for
Grade 10, the 2017 mean percentage score (MPS) was the lowest ever while the 2018
is the third lowest (Albano Jr., E.2020).
Solution/Recommendation:
In this case analysis, it is recommended that the management of the Schools
Division Offices of Zamboanga Sibugay must craft an additional guideline or policy as a
supplement of DepEd Order No. 66, s. 2007, particularly on the educational requirement
aspect, specifying that earned degree must be strictly related and relevant to its field
work specialization. This will compel teachers who are aiming for promotion to take
professional development programs that are aligned with their field of specialization.
Through this, skills, knowledge, expertise enhancement and even teaching techniques
will help both the teachers and the learners.
References:
1. Albano Jr., E. November 2020. Senior High Students scores lowest in national
assessment history. https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/11/26/campus-
press/senior-high-students-score-lowest-in-national-assessment-history/801503
2. DepEd Order No.66, s. 2007. Department of Education.
https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/DO_s2007_066-1.pdf