Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF PANGASINAN II

I. INTRODUCTION

The following guidelines and processes in writing manuscripts and research is an

innovation of the Division to improve the management of such outputs. It is the first
tranche of the stylebook being developed in consonance with the MATATAG Initiatives of
the Department.

II. DIVISION TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP

Chairman: VIVIAN LUZ S. PAGATPATAN PhD, CESO VI

Schools Division Superintendent

Co-Chairmen: RUSSEL JIM V. TAMAYO PhD, CESO VI

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

MARCIANO U. SORIANO JR. PhD, CESO VI

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Members: CORNELIO R. AQUINO, EdD

Chief Education Supervisor – CID

REDENTOR B. AQUINO, PhD

Chief Education Supervisor – SGOD

MAYBELENE C. BAUTISTA EdD

Education Program Supervisor, Learning Resources

MIKE D. DACASIN EdD

Education Program Supervisor, Mathematics

VIRGILIO R. BARBA EdD

Education Program Supervisor, Technology and Livelihood
Education

EUGENE M. TORALBA PhD

Education Program Supervisor, Araling Panlipunan

ATTY. MARIA CRISTINA B. DALIGCON

Senior Education Program Specialist, Planning and Research

HILARO M. OLIVO, JR.,

Senior Education Program Specialist, School Management,
Monitoring and Evaluation

Secretariat: BRENT S. CORONADO

Information Technology Officer I

EMHIL C. MEDRANO
Education Program Specialist II

JOEMAR M. PEREZ
Administrative Aide I

FRANCIS HENRY P. PALARUAN

Project Development Officer, Learning Resources

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III. DEFINITION OF TERMS

The following terms are hereby defined operationally and based on DepEd Order No.
16, s. 2017 or the Research Management Guidelines.

1. Action Research – is a process of systematic, reflective inquiry to improve

educational practices or resolve problems in any operating unit (i.e. school,
classroom, office).
2. Basic Research – commonly known as Education Research is the scientific field
of study that examines education and learning processes and the human
attributes, interactions, organization and institutions that shape educational
outcomes.
3. Conflict of Interest – refers to situations in which financial or other personal
considerations may compromise a researcher/proponent or manuscript and
research evaluator’s professional judgement in evaluating, conducting or
reporting manuscript and research.
4. Culture of Research - is the regular exercise of systematic inquiry to improve
program and policy development and implementation.
5. Fraud – is a deliberate form of deception intended to result in financial or
personal gain.
6. Lead Proponent – refers to an individual who will directly coordinate with the
secretariat on administrative and financial matters of approved research.
7. Manuscript – refers to Module, Strategic Intervention Material (SIM),
Instructional Material, Innovative Project (IP), Community-Based Project (CBP),
Income Generating Project (IGP).
8. Plagiarism – is intellectual theft, i.e., presenting and/or claiming another as your
own without appropriate recognition by way of referencing and citation.
9. Proponent – refers to an individual or group who submitted a proposal.
10. Proposal – is a document which provides the details of a proposed manuscript
or research.
11. Referencing – is citing the authors or documents used in the manuscript and
research.

IV. GUIDELINES AND PROCESSES

A. MANUSCRIPTS

i. EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISOR (EPS) AND SENIOR EDUCATION

PROGRAM SPECIALIST IN-CHARGE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS:

1. Dr. Maybelene C. Bautista

a. Module (M)
b. Instructional Material (IM)
c. Strategic Intervention Material (SIM)

2.1. Dr. Mike D. Dacasin - Innovative Project (IP-Curriculum)

2.2. Mr. Hilario M. Olivo - Innovative Project (IP-Governance)

3. Dr. Virgilio R. Barba -Income Generating Project (IGP)

4. Dr. Eugene M. Toralba - Community-Based Project (CBP)

ii. COMMITTEES

Evaluation Committees shall be created in the Division and District levels

to expedite the checking, processing and approval of the manuscripts. They shall
also ensure the quality, veracity and originality of manuscripts.

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1. DISTRICT EVALUATION COMMITTEE (DEC)

The District Evaluation Committee (DEC) shall be the first level of

evaluation of the manuscripts.

The Public Schools District Supervisor (PSDS) shall serve as signatory

for endorsement of all manuscripts to be submitted in the Division
(Module, Strategic Intervention Material (SIM), Instructional Material,
Innovative Project (IP), Community-Based Project (CBP), Income
Generating Project (IGP) for both Elementary and Secondary Schools.

The endorsement should be signed by the PSDS within two (2) days
after the District Evaluation Committee has recommended the
manuscript to the Division Evaluation Committee. Otherwise, the
manuscript is deemed endorsed to the Division Evaluation Committee.

The DEC shall have the following responsibilities:

1. Check the originality of the manuscript by subjecting it through a

plagiarism checker by the proponent. A screenshot from the plagiarism
checker application of certification of at least 90% originality of the
manuscript proposal shall be submitted.

2. Assess the veracity of the manuscript by using the evaluation tool

formulated by the Division Evaluation Committee.

3. Certify that there is no duplication of manuscript endorsed to the

Division Evaluation Committee.

4. Endorse manuscript proposals to the Schools Division Evaluation

Committee for final checking and approval.

The composition of the DEC Elementary will be as follows:

Consultant: Public Schools District Supervisor (PSDS)

Chairman: District Learning Resource Coordinator
Regular Members: District Coordinator in English AND Filipino
Provisional Member: Concerned Subject Area District
Coordinator OR District SGOD Unit Coordinator

The composition of the DEC Secondary will be as follows:

Consultant: Public Schools District Supervisor (PSDS)

Chairman: School Head of Mother High School
Regular Members: One (1) Department Head in English AND
One (1) Department Head in Filipino from
Mother High School
Provisional Member: One (1) Head Teacher OR One (1) School
Subject Area Coordinator OR School SGOD Unit
Coordinator

2. SCHOOLS DIVISION EVALUATION COMMITTEE (SDEC)

The Division Evaluation Committee shall evaluate and approve

manuscripts endorsed by the District Evaluation Committee. The
composition of the DEC is as follows:

Chairmen: RUSSEL JIM V. TAMAYO PhD, CESO VI

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

MARCIANO U. SORIANO JR. PhD, CESO VI

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

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 Co–Chairmen: CORNELIO R. AQUINO EdD
Chief Education Supervisor – CID

REDENTOR B. AQUINO PhD

Chief Education Supervisor - SGOD

Adviser: VIVIAN LUZ S. PAGATPATAN PhD CESO VI

Schools Division Superintendent

Members: MAYBELENE C. BAUTISTA EdD

Education Program Supervisor -Learning Resources

MIKE D. DACASIN EdD

Education Program Supervisor -Mathematics

VIRGILIO R. BARBA EdD

Education Program Supervisor – TLE

EUGENE M. TORALBA PhD

Education Program Supervisor, Araling Panlipunan

HILARO M. OLIVO, JR., Senior Education Program

Specialist - SMM&E

iii. EVALUATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscripts shall be checked, evaluated and approved using the following

process flows.

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PROCESS FLOW LEGEND:

A - FIRST NO IN THE PROCESS FLOW

The revised manuscript should be returned by the writer/proponent to the District Evaluation
Committee on or before five (5) working days upon receipt.

B - SECOND NO IN THE PROCESS FLOW

The revised manuscript should be returned to the Division Evaluation Committee (CID-EPSs Office)
thru the SDO Records Section to have it stamped received on or before (7) working days upon
receipt.

The writer/proponent of the manuscript should have incorporated the corrections the first
time it was given back to him/her for RESUBMISSION to the Division Evaluation Committee.
Revision of proposal shall be good for THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE REVISIONS ONLY AND IT
SHOULD BE WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME FRAME. Otherwise, the manuscript shall be
recommended for submission on the next call.

C - THIRD NO IN THE PROCESS FLOW

The revised manuscript should be returned to the Division Evaluation Committee for final approval
on or before (3) working days upon receipt.

B. RESEARCH

The checking, evaluation and approval of research, both action and basic research in the
Division shall conform to the provisions of DepEd Order No. 16, s. 2017 or the Research
Management Guidelines.

i. COMMITTEES

1. DISTRICT RESEARCH COMMITTEE (DRC)

The Division introduces the creation of the District Research

Committee which shall help the Schools Division Research Committee
in screening research proposals to be approved and implemented
within the school year. The creation of the DRC aims to expedite the
evaluation and approval of research outputs.

The DRC shall have the following responsibilities:

1. Check the completeness of the annexes of the research proposal based from
DepEd Order No. 16, s. 2017
2. Check the originality of the proposal by subjecting it through a plagiarism
checker by the proponent. A screenshot from the plagiarism checker
application of certification of at least 90% originality of the manuscript
proposal shall be submitted.
3. Assess the veracity of the research proposal by using the evaluation tools
formulated by the Schools Division Research Committee.
4. Certify that there is no duplication of research proposal endorsed to the
Division Evaluation Committee
5. Endorse proposals to the Schools Division Research Committee for
final checking and approval.

Further, the Public Schools District Supervisor shall be the signatory for
endorsement of research proposals to be submitted in the Division Office.

The endorsement should be signed by the PSDS within two (2) days after the
District Evaluation Committee has recommended the manuscript to the Division
Evaluation Committee. Otherwise, the manuscript is deemed endorsed to the
Division Evaluation Committee.

The composition of the DRC will be as follows:

Consultant: Public Schools District Supervisor (PSDS)

Chairman: School Head/Department Head/Master

Teacher/Teacher with published AND completed
BERF/Division research.

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 Members: One (1) Statistician AND three (3) or four (4) School
Heads/Department Heads/Master Teachers/Teachers with
published OR completed BERF/Division Research OR
Approved Research Proposal.

2. SCHOOLS DIVISION RESEARCH COMMITTEE (SDRC)

The SDRC will assume the responsibilities of research management at the schools
division level. It will assume the responsibilities cited in DepEd Order No. 16. s.
2017.

The SDRC composition is as follows:

Chairpersons: MARCIANO U. SORIANO JR., PhD, CESO VI

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

RUSSEL JIM V. TAMAYO, PhD, CESO VI

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Co – Chairpersons: REDENTOR B. AQUINO, PhD

Chief Education Supervisor
Schools Governance and Operations Division

CORNELIO R. AQUINO, EdD

Chief Education Supervisor
Curriculum Implementation Division

Adviser: VIVIAN LUZ S. PAGATPATAN, PhD, CESO VI

Schools Division Superintendent

Members: ATTY. MARIA CRISTINA B. DALIGCON

SEPS, Planning and Research

CID/SGOD/OSDS Representative/s based on

requirement for the evaluation

ATTY. MAUREEN M. TORRES

Accountant III

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 PANGASINAN DIVISION II SDRC SECRETARIAT

HILARIO M. OLIVO, JR.

SEPS, SMM&E

EMHIL C. MEDRANO
EPS II – HRD

MARLIE S. JIMENEZ
PDO I-Youth Formation

JOEMAR M. PEREZ
ADA I

JOHN ERIC C. TARADEL

ADA I

PANGASINAN DIVISION II RESEARCH COORDINATORS

ESTER C. GARCIA EdD

PIV-Alipangpang ES

RODA D. JOHNSON EdD

PIV-Nama NHS

LEODY S. TAGULAO EdD,

PIII-A. Diaz Sr. ES

DENTON N. CABALLERO EdD

MTIII, East Central ES

SALVADOR C. LAVARIAS EdD,

MTIII-San Jacinto NHS

REMELYN A. NOCASA EdD

HTI-Diaz ES

ii. EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS

Research proposals shall be evaluated using the guidelines provided in DepEd Order 16, s.
2017. The Division introduces a process flow of evaluating and approving research proposals in
the Division including the number of days to check research proposals and the number of days to
return them for evaluation of the SDRC. A Division Evaluation Tool was also formulated to serve
as basis of the DRC in evaluating proposals submitted by the proponents.

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PROCESS FLOW LEGEND:
A -FIRST NO
The revised proposal should be returned by the writer/proponent to the District Research
Committee on or before five (5) working days upon receipt.

B- SECOND NO
The revised proposal should be returned to the Schools Division Research Committee (Planning and
Research Unit) thru the SDO Records Section to have it stamped received on or before (3) working
days upon receipt.

THIRD NO
The revised research proposal should be returned to the Schools Division Research Committee
(SDRC) on or before (7) working days upon receipt.

The writer/proponent of the proposal should have incorporated the corrections the first time
it was given back to him/her for RESUBMISSION to the SDRC. Revision of proposal shall be
good for THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE REVISIONS ONLY AND IT SHOULD BE WITHIN THE
REQUIRED TIME FRAME. Otherwise, the proposal shall be recommended for submission on
the next call.

D- FOURTH NO
The revised research proposal should be returned to the SDRC on or before (3) working days upon
receipt.

E- FIFTH NO
The revised research proposal should be returned to the SDRC on or before (3) working days upon
receipt.

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 Appendix I

MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION TOOL

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 Appendix B

BASIC RESEARCH PROPOSAL EVALUATION TOOL

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 Appendix C

ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL EVALUATION TOOL

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 Appendix D

SIGNATORIES IN M, SIM, IM

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 Appendix E

SIGNATORIES IN CBP AND IGP

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 Appendix F

SIGNATORIES IN IP

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 Appendix G

Research Proposal Application Form and Endorsement of Immediate Supervisor

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 Appendix H

Minimum Requirements of the Research Proposal

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 Appendix I

Declaration of Anti-Plagiarism and Absence of Conflict of Interest

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