Inception Report

The Inception Report for the Development of Assessment for Sibika.ph Training Program Teachers and their Students outlines the development and evaluation framework for assessing the effectiveness of the Sibika.ph teacher training program. Sibika.ph, a civic education initiative launched in 2020, offers free online resources to teachers and students to foster democratic values and critical thinking. The report details a two-part training structure: first, a “Training of Trainers” model rolled out to DepEd School Division Offices, and second, a cascade model that trains public senior high school (SHS) teachers on implementing Sibika.ph’s modules. The report aligns the training with the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST), focusing on pedagogy, learning environment, curriculum planning, and assessment. Central hypotheses suggest that trained teachers will be better equipped to deliver contextualized, engaging civic education, and that students taught by trained teachers will show higher engagement, performance, and civic awareness. 

To evaluate the program’s impact, the report proposes a mixed-method research design, including a randomized controlled trial (RCT) for SHS students and pre/post-test assessments for trained teachers, both drawn from DepEd Region 6. The study examines key indicators like student engagement (affective, behavioral, cognitive), accessibility and usability of the Sibika.ph platform, and teacher satisfaction with the training. Instruments like the Student Engagement in School Scale (SESS) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students (UWES-S) will be used. Teachers will be assessed on training outcomes and satisfaction, with data collected through surveys and tests. A detailed timeline outlines deliverables from tool development to reporting. The report aims to produce evidence-based recommendations on the scalability and effectiveness of Sibika.ph’s civic education efforts.