Philippine struggle to make the grade in STEM education | UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok
At the same time, it will also look into the capacity of the teachers. He cites a 2016 education note released by the World Bank and Australian Aid that indicates the “poor” performance of teachers in science and math. He also tells SciDev.Net that only a few or no teachers have been trained to teach all branches or areas of a subject.
“Science teachers, for example, were only trained to teach in one area of expertise rather than the different branches of the subject such as chemistry, biology and physics,” Gatchalian says.
In terms of policy support to promote STEM education, Gatchalian says that “deserving” students who are interested or show an aptitude for math and science can be provided access and adequate funding. The senator recently filed a bill that seeks to establish math and science high schools in provinces across the country.
The 2022 situationer said that the low quality in higher education can be blamed on the low quality of basic education and inadequate qualifications of teaching personnel with only a handful of faculty members holding graduate degrees.
“The country must go back to the basics and improve the teaching of science and math in the basic education level,” Manuel says. “We can’t find more young people in STEM careers if we can’t guarantee quality education that will equip students to comprehend and solve basic problems or calculations.”
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