Quality Assurance for a Learning Resource

April 28, 2019 Educator's Corner Opinion

The use of learning resources is a must in the teaching and learning process. It helps us teach easier and better. On the other hand, the use of learning resources makes learning easier and more meaningful for learners.
The Curriculum Implementation Division (CID) – Learning Resources Management and Development System (LRMDS) conducting a Seminar–Workshop on Quality Assurance of Learning Materials in every division.
The activity aims to improve understanding and competencies in the use of LRMDS and associated quality assurance processes, engage in quality assuring process of development learning materials; and teachers manual; and publish and upload quality assured materials in the LR portal.
What are learning resources? Learning resources are texts, videos, software, and other materials that teachers use to assist students to meet the expectations for learning defined by provincial or local curricula.
Before a learning resource is used in a classroom, it must be evaluated and approved at either the provincial or local level.
According to the AAP’s PreK-12 Learning Group believes that all children deserve and require a world-class education. As the global economy grows increasingly competitive, a top-notch education has become an increasingly important prerequisite for success.
“Delivering an effective education to all students is a shared responsibility.” To achieve success schools, and all levels of government must work together to ensure that every teacher and student has access to a range of high-quality instructional materials.
The students deserve to be taught with the best of instructional resources. Instructional resources must have developmentally appropriate reading levels, language and exercises, differentiated lessons for the various ability levels, comprehensive teacher guides, qualitative and quantitative assessment, and high-level learning goals. In addition, these materials must be evidence-based,
objective driven, and designed to engage both today’s students and teachers.
They even acknowledge that students can’t learn from one type of instructional material alone and believe that it’s the educators, parents, and administrators who can best determine what content will be effective for learners.
Supplemental resources help teachers differentiate instruction and engage students who, for whatever reason, need enrichment beyond the core classroom material.
No matter which materials are used, though, parents and educators should hold all instructional content providers accountable for the quality of their learning resources.
In order to ensure the quality of their materials, learning resource creators employ an extensive product development process focused on the needs of the learner.
There is still a need to develop learning resources that fit the context of learners. It is done so that learners can connect, relate to what is being taught to them, thus making learning meaningful.
 
Jovelyn P. Tomilas
Camp 4 Elementary School, Tuba, Benguet