Deped Order 8

DO 8, s.
2015
Policy Guidelines on Classroom Assessment for the K to 12 Basic Education Program
To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
Directors of Services, Centers and Heads of Units
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Heads, Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
All Others Concerned
1.
In line with the implementation of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (Republic
Act No. 10533), the Department of Education is adopting the enclosed Policy Guidelines on
Classroom Assessment for the K to 12 Basic Education Program.
2.
Classroom Assessment is an integral part of curriculum implementation. It allows the

teachers to track and measure learners progress and to adjust instruction accordingly.
Classroom assessment informs the learners, as well as their parents and guardians, of their
progress.
3.
Effective School Year (SY) 2015-2016, the Policy Guidelines on Classroom Assessment
for the K to 12 Basic Education Program shall be implemented in public elementary and
secondary schools nationwide.
4.
Non-DepEd schools are urged to implement these policy guidelines as well. Non-DepEd
schools are permitted to modify these policy guidelines according to their schools Philosophy,
Vision, and Mission with the approval of the appropriate DepEd Regional Office.
5.
Special programs may further issue supplementary guidelines in relation to the

programs specific assessment concerns.
6.
These guidelines will remain in force and in effect for the duration of the program, unless
sooner repealed, amended, or rescinded. All existing Orders and Memoranda that are
inconsistent with this Order are rescinded.
7.
Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.
(Sgd.) BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC
Secretary
Encl.: As stated
Reference: DepEd Order No. 73, s. 2012
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
ASSESSMENT
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
POLICY
PROGRAM
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TEACHERS
Francisco F. Benitez (June 4, 1887-June 30, 1951) was an outstanding educator, author,
editor, and the first dean of the School of Education of the University of the Philippines (UP). He
studied at thePhilippine Normal College in 1904 and became one of the first pensionados sent to
the United States in 1905. He attended the Western Illinois State Normal College in 1908.
Benitez obtained a Bachelor of Science in Education (1910) and a Master of Arts (1914) from
Columbia University. He received a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from the University of
Manila in 1929 and a Doctor of Education (honoris causa) from the National University in 1951.
Benitez became the director of the Office of Private Education and Secretary of Public
Instructions in 1946. Some of his published works include the Educatinal Progress in the
Philippines and Studies of Great Filipinos. Benitez was the recipient of the "Teacher of Teachers
Award" from President Elpidio Quirino in 1948 and the Teacher of the Year Award from the UP
College of Education Alumni in 1950.
He was born in Pagsanjan, Laguna on June 4, 1887 to Higinio Benitez and Soledad
Francia. He was the third in the brood of six. His siblings were Ceferino, Teofilo, Conrado,
Eulogio, Sr., and Antonia.
He was married to Paz Marquez of Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon Province), herself a
distinguished writer.
http://tagalog.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Francisco_F._Benitez
FRANCISCO F. BENITEZ
(1887-1951)
Francisco F. Benitez, one of the country's foremost educators, was born in
Pagsanjan, Laguna on June 4, 1887 to Don Higinio Benitez, a signer of
Malolos Constitution, and Soledad Francia. He had four brothers: Ceferino,
Teofilo, Conrado, and Eulogio, and a sister, Antonia. His brother Conrado
was an economist, historian, and a business leader, while Eulogio was a
congressman of Laguna and the first to use English in the sessions of the
Philippine House of Representatives.
After his graduation from the Philippine Normal

School in 1904, he started his educational career. He served as principal of
a school in Pakil, Laguna, before being sent as a government pensionado to
the United States in 1905. He graduated three years later from the Western
Illinois State Normal School. Back in the Philippines, he was appointed
assistant supervising teacher in Bacoor, Cavite.
On July i, 1918, the U.P. Board of Regents passed a
resolution transforming the School of Education into the College of
Education Francisco Benitez was appointed its dean and thus started his
strong influence on education.
Preparatory to the establishment of the
commonwealth government, Quezon appointed in 1935 a committee,
called the Quezon Educational Survey Committee, to study and
recommend changes in the educational system. As a member of the
committee, Dean Benitez was appointed chairman of the subcommittee on
teacher training.
On August 13, 1945, President Sergio Osmea
revived the National Council of Education created by Quezon shortly
before the war. Dean Benitez was made chairman of this council.
After the war, in January, 1946, Osmea apointed
Benitez Secretary of Public Instruction until May, 1946, with Florentino
Cayco as his undersecretary.
A patriot at heart, Dean Benitez served his
countrymen and the government in different capacities. He worked as
honorary correspondent for the Philippines in the International Bureau of
Education at Geneva, president of the National Federation of Teachers in
the Philippines, and chairman of the educational sector in the First
Independence Congress in 1930. He was also the director of the World
Federation of Education Associations and of the Institute of the Pacific
Relations, and president and director of the Philippine China Society and of
the Japan Philippine Society, respectively.
As an educator, Benitez believed that education could
make the country stable and progressive and that every Filipino child
should have the right to an education in order to develop his potentials to
the full. He also strongly advocated the development of the spirit of
nationalism, particularly in the youth, the development of internationalism,
and of the national language. As director of the Office of Private Education,
he advocated the idea of having social studies taught exclusively by
Filipino teachers.
A liberal and a democrat, he fought against any

method of instruction which would give rise to any form of intellectual or
social aristocracy. A strong advocate of democratic ideas in classroom
management and supervision, he batted for an educational system geared
toward the needs of the people.
A staunch champion of teachers, Francisco Benitez,
contributed much towards the function of teachers' associations in the
country. In 1940, he advocated salary increases for teachers in order to
build up their morale and give them an incentive to remain in the service.
He also distinguished himself as a writer and editor when he
published "Educational Progress in the Philippines," "Stories of Great
Filipinos," and several other essays and articles here and abroad. He was
editor of the Philippine Journal of Education. He conducted courses in
education: "The Social and Economic Status of Our Teachers" and "A
Study in Individual Differences."
This kind, amiable, and courteous dean whose favorite aphorism
was "work and study in the spirit of play," was also known for his sense
of humor and satire on people, institutions, and other elements of life and
society.
Once, somebody tried to convince him of the danger of smoking
which he did immoderately by saying, "Dean, a drop of nicotine is
enough to kill a fish." The dean replied: "But, my dear, I'm not a fish."
He was a humble fellow. In his classes before the examination, he
used to thumb the pages of the textbook saying: "Know this, know that. I
require you to know these details, even if I myself don't know them now."
Humorously, he would add, "Anyway, you are the ones to take the exam,
not I."
Dean Benitez had an enormous love for the people, a deep
affection for the unpretentious, lowly masses unaffected by the
sophistication of society. He enjoyed talking to them, holding them by
the sleeves, patting them on the shoulders, and greeting them by their
first names.
Dean Benitez was accorded honors for his distinguished service to
education by Columbia University which awarded him its University
Medal in 1929. That same year, he was honored with two Doctor of
Laws, honoris causa, by the University of Manila. For being an
outstanding school executive, a progressive educational statesman and a
staunch champion of teachers and the teaching profession, he was voted
Teacher of the Year in December, 1950 by the alumni of the College of
Education, University of the Philippines. In 1951, the National University

conferred on him a doctorate degree, honoris causa. Finally, a citation of
merit was given him by President Quirino for his service in the field of
education in the Philippines.
He died on June 30, 1951 at the age of 64 at the Singian Clinic
after suffering a heart attack while walking along Carriedo, Quiapo,
Manila. He was survived by his wife, Pat Marcjez Benitez, and children
Ana Virginia, Francisco Jr., Roberto, and Rafael.
His death was deeply mourned by his countrymen; he truly
deserved their respect and veneration, for he was one of the pillars of
Philippine education.
http://www.oocities.org/sinupan/BenitezF.htm

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DO 8, s.

Classroom Assessment is an integral part of curriculum implementation. It allows the

Special programs may further issue supplementary guidelines in relation to the

Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

(Sgd.) BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC

After his graduation from the Philippine Normal

A liberal and a democrat, he fought against any

Education, University of the Philippines. In 1951, the National University

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