The Learners’ Information System (LIS) is envisioned to allow the Department of

Education to better track its students so that more appropriate interventions can be
formulated for them. For instance, students who transfer from one school to another can
be monitored and better assisted by using data from the LIS.

Learners Information System” a system for maintaining the registry aimed at meeting
the following objectives:
 Track learners’ progress/performance
 Provide learner information for better program planning and supervision of school and
learning centers
 Enhance management of learners’ records
 Facilitate the incorporation of the LRN ( Learners’ Reference Number ) in all record which
refer to the learner
 Generate summary of reports which included the age profile and total enrolment
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The LIS is an innovative tool that the Department uses to manage information with the aim
of promoting transparency, informed decision making, and empowerment at different
levels of the organization. While being a tech-based solution, the LIS involves an
inclusive, community-driven process that thrives because of the active engagement and
participation of all teachers, principals, planning officers and other DepEd personnel all
throughout the Philippines.

According to Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro, FSC, “Considering the size of the Department
and the number schools under it, it is very critical for the Agency to be equipped with the
right information at the right time to be able to make better decisions. This is essentially an
online registry of learners that is important for any educational system or institution. We
need to continually get to know our learners better so that we can respond better.”

This system is envisioned to allow the Department to better track its learners in both
formal and non-formal instruction so that more appropriate interventions can be
formulated in the provision of quality education for all Filipino learners. As an example,
students who transfer from one school to another can be monitored and better assisted by
using data from the LIS.

The use of automation and technology has helped the Department update information on
enrollment for planning, budgeting and resource allocation among others. Luistro added
that, “What used to take ten months to collect, consolidate and validate has now been
reduced to three months. This is a result of the use of technology and the power of our
people.”

Computerised “Learning Information Systems” (LIS) provide teachers with a curriculum-

based assessment tool to enable them to achieve this otherwise daunting task.

A Learning Information System enables learners to take curriculum-based assessments at

the computer whenever the learner and/or teacher feel they are ready. The LIS delivers
assessment adaptively, investigating only the relevant areas chosen for the individual
learner. In some cases, the LIS responds to each learner so that only items which are
neither too hard nor too easy and which discriminate well are presented. This greatly
shortens the time taken to self-assess, and protects the learner from any sense of struggle
or failure. The Learning Information System is specifically intended to have strong
formative effects on subsequent learning.

The LIS then gives detailed feedback on performance – to the student, to the teacher, and
to any other interested parties such as the parents. When the performance is competent
and achieves the benchmark standard, this is made immediately evident to the learner.
Where the performance shows a need for further practice or teacher intervention, the LIS
highlights this.

The use of automation and technology has helped the Department update information on
enrollment for planning, budgeting and resource allocation among others. Luistro added
that, “What used to take ten months to collect, consolidate and validate has now been
reduced to three months. This is a result of the use of technology and the power of our
people.”

According to Maria Luz B. Pineda from Sun Star Pampanga, In the future other data such
as form 137 and form 138 will be integrated in the system itself. It will not be difficult on
the part of the teachers and other school administrators to access these pertinent data or
forms even if the student comes from far flung areas. Even phenomenon such as flood or
fire will not be an excuse for lost of hard copy or forms. In the absence of such forms, it
will not affect students’ data since LIS can generate i

Prepared by;

MARILYN A. LOCUS
School ICT Coordinator
Noted:

VIOLETA P. JON
Head Teacher II