House panel says more strict publishing standards to guarantee error-free learning materials, textbooks
The House Committee on Public Accounts said on Monday, June 30, that error-free learning materials and textbooks distributed to students can be achieved if more stringent measures for publication standards will be implemented aside from imposing penalties to those who committed mistakes intentionally or not.
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During the the resumption of the congressional inquiry into the distribution of “error-filled’ educational materials, Committee chairman and Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” Singson Jr. said that the Department of Education (DepEd) has yet to give lawmakers the confidence that mistakes will not happen again in the students’ learning materials.
He added the House remains displeased with the actions taken by the education agency in ensuring that learning materials for students are error-free.
Basically, the DepEd has not assured us that its quality assurance teams are effective. These have been in place before yet errors were still committed,
Singson said in the hearing.
He stressed that the youth must not be allowed to ‘learn a mistake and grow with it.’ He said that a stronger measure to address the situation is much needed to ensure errors are not published.
Previously, Singson said that the public accounts panel considers filing a bill that would impose penalties against the persons involved in the publication and distribution of books and learning materials for students in basic and secondary education containing errors, inaccurate and false information and vulgar words.
He explained that the possible penalties would be imposed against the authors and writers of the SLM (Self-learning module) but will also be extended to the government officials and personnel tasked to edit, proofread, examine and approve the errant books for publication and distribution.
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House panel says more strict publishing standards to guarantee error-free learning materials, textbooks
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