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Guides for Filipino Teachers

MATATAG grading, lesson planning, test construction, and the practical classroom workflows behind them — written for teachers, by the Skoolari team.

Sep 23, 2026

Senior High School Grade Computation Under DO 15: Every Subject Group

Some SHS subjects have no examinations component at all, and others are assessed by the term examination alone. The weights follow the subject group, not the…
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Sep 23, 2026

Attendance Rules on the DepEd Report Card: The Two Thresholds

About 12 absences calls for documented intervention. Above 20% of class days, a learner can lose credit despite passing grades. Neither should be discovered in April.
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Sep 23, 2026

Computing GMRC and Values Education Grades: The Three Domains

Written Works and Performance Tasks split into cognitive, affective, and behavioural domains - and observed behaviour carries as much weight as the whole examinations component.
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Sep 23, 2026

Blank Columns in the Class Record: When They Count as Zero

A column nobody has taken is not the same as a column one learner missed. Treating them alike is why mid-term grades look like a disaster…
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Sep 23, 2026

When to Give ST1, ST2, and the Term Examination: The Three-Term Assessment Calendar

Two summative tests and one term examination per term, counted in instructional days - and why item counts must never decide the weights.
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Sep 23, 2026

The Three-Term School Year: What Actually Changed for Teachers

Four quarters became three terms, and almost every routine built around the old calendar moved with it. What changed, what stayed, and which templates are now…
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Sep 22, 2026

What AI Gets Wrong When Writing Test Items, and How to Catch It in Ten Minutes

The eight predictable ways AI-written test items fail, with a ten-minute review routine to run before any generated test reaches learners.
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Sep 22, 2026

Student Data Privacy When Using AI Tools: What Filipino Teachers Need to Know

What the Data Privacy Act and DO 15, s. 2026 say about learner data and AI, what counts as personal data, and a routine that keeps…
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Sep 22, 2026

Converting Grades Between School Scales Without Changing a Student’s Standing

Why the same number means different things at different schools, how to convert with an official table, and what to do when there is none.
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Sep 22, 2026

Mapping Course Outcomes to Program Outcomes: A Curriculum Map That Shows the Gaps

Build an Introduced, Practised, Demonstrated curriculum map from your course learning outcomes, and read it for the gaps that matter.
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