Curriculum Development Reforms and

Enhancement
 The module brings you to some curricular
developments reforms and enhancement. As the
Philippine education braces itself with the ASEAN and
the rest of the world, there is a need to embark on
enhancement and reforms in the curriculum. As a
curriculum knower, designer, implementer, and
evaluator, substantial knowledge of some of these
reforms in necessary.
Lesson 1:
The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (K-12)
 Desired Learning Outcomes

Gained comprehensive understanding of the K to 12

Basic Education Curriculum reform
 Curriculum designer need to enhance the
curriculum and propose curricular innovation to
respond to the changing educational landscape in the
country as well as in other parts of the globe.
 Curriculum Focus
Curriculum designer need to enhance the
recommended curriculum, propose curricular
innovation to respond to the changing landscape in
education regionally and globally.
Republic Act 10533, known as the Enhanced
Basic Education Act of 2013
 The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 popularly
known as K to 12 includes

1 year of kinder garden education

6 years of elementary education
6 years of secondary education.
Why K to 12 ?
 K-12 makes the Philippine Education system as par
with the international standard of 12-years basic
education

 K to 12 graduated is ready to go into different paths-

higher education, middle level skills development,
employment or entrepreneurship.

 The K to 12 graduated also expected to be equipped with

12st century skills like information, media and technology
skills, learning and innovation skills, effective
communication skills, and life and career skills.
 K to 12 was launched in 2012

 Department of Education pushed for the K to12

implementation.
Let’s consider these existing realities in Philippine education that
became the bases of the K-12 implementation.

1. Insufficient mastery of basis competencies due to

congested curriculum.

The national achievement test results

4rt year students in Mathematics and Science in 2005-
2006Mathematics results only 15% of the students acquired mastery of
the mathematics competencies while majority (59.09%) of the high
school students belonged to the low mastery level. The achievement
results in Science was even more discouraging since 3% of the 4rt years
high school students in 2004 to 2006 mastered the Science processes
skills
 National Achievement Test results of 4rt year students

Achie- Comparative levels in Achie- Comparative levels in Science

Vement Mathematics vement SY SY
Level SY SY Level 2004- 2005-
2004- % 2oo5- % 2005 % 2006 %
2005 2006
Mastery Mastery
168,371 16.41% 149,922 15.21% 17,921 1.75% 29,479 2.99%

Near Near
mastery 321,305 31.31% 253,396 25.71% Mastery 246,207 23.99% 196,938 19.89%

Low Low
mastery 536,439 52.28% 149.922 59.09% Mastery 761,987 74.26% 759,337 77.03%

Total 1,026,11 100% 985,754 100.1% Total 1,026,11 100% 985,754 100%
5 5
 In international examination, the Philippines performed poorly as
revealed in 2003 TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and
Science) scores.

In Grade IV Science and Math, the Philippine ranked 23 out of 25

participating countries. In High school II Science, the Philippines
ranked 43 out of 46 and in Math ranked 34 out of 38.
2. The Philippines is the only remaining country in Asia
with a 10 year basic education program

The Philippines is the only country in Asia that has ten years
basic education program. The short duration of the basic education
program also puts millions of Filipino works, specially the professionals
and those who intend to study abroad at a disadvantage
Table 3: Researches on Philippine Basic Education Curriculum and their
Recommendations

Year Source Recommendation

1925 Monroe Survey Secondary education did not prepare for life and recommended training in agriculture,
commerce and industry
1949 UNESCO Mission Restore Grade VII in primary education

Survey
1950 Swanson Survey

1953 Educational Act Revise the primary schools system by adding one year (Grade VII)

1960 Swanson Survey Restore Grade VII in Primary Education

1970 Extend secondary education for one year to better prepare students who take up the educational

PCSPE education

Retain the 10 year basic education phase while institutionalizing career counseling in primary

1991 EDCCM report and secondary schools and preparation for higher education
1998 Philippine Education Sector Prioritize the student learning through curricular reforms, the provision of

study ( world bank and ADB) textbooks, the use of vernacular in lower primary grades and the institution of a
longer basic education cycle
Implement a compulsory one year pre-baccalaureate stage as pre requisite for

2000 PCER students interested in enrolling in higher education degree programs

2006 Philippine EFA 2015 Lengthen the educational cycle by adding two years to formal basic education

National action plan

2008 Presidential task force on Extend pre- university education to a total of twelve years, benchmarking the

education content of the eleventh and twelfth years with international programs
Employability of Filipino High
school graduates
 The K-12 Curriculum prepares the students for the world of work,
middle level skills development, entrepreneurship and college
education.

As early Grade 7 and Grade 8, the student is made to explore at least 8

subjects in the (4) areas of Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE)
namely: home economics, ICT, industrial Arts and Fishery Arts.

In grade 10 and Grade 12, the student is supposed to have obtained a

National Certificate (NC) level I and NC level II from TESDA. NC I and
NC II make a Grade 12 graduate employable.
 Curriculum tracks

The student after undergoing Senior High School can choose among
four tracks; academic; Technical-Vocational-Livelihood and sports
track and Arts and design track.
The academic track includes four strands:

Business, Accountancy, Management (BAM)

Humanities and Social Science (HUMSS)
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
(STEM) and
General Academic Strands (GAS)
 Core Curriculum

Below do the learning areas comprise the core

curriculum. The description is based from DepEd
Memo 13, 2013
Nomenclat
ure / Grades 1 to 6 Grades 7 to 10
Learning
Area
Integrated Focused on the development of literacy and numeracy Ang Filipino ay naglalayong malinang ang (1) kakayanang
Language arts skills and learning of concepts first in the mother tongue komunikatibong at (2) kahusayan sa pag-unawa at
Mother tongue from Grades 1-3 and later transfer to second language pagpapahalagang pampanitikan ng mga mag aaral.
Filipino (Filipino and English). The macro skills listening, Lilinangin ang makrong kasanayan ( pakikinig, pagsasalita,
English speaking, reading, writing and viewing spiral across grade pagbasa,pagsulat, at panonood.) sa tulong ng ibat ibang
levels and across languages. The ultimate goal is dulog at pamamaraan tulad ng komunikatibong pagtuturo ng
communicative competence both oral and written in three wika (KPW) pagtuturo batay sa nilalaman (PBL), ng ibat
languages. ibang angkang pampanitikan at pagsasanib ng gramatiko sa
tulong ng ibat ibang teksto (PGRT), at isinasaalang-alang
din ang pagsasanib ng mga pagpapahalagang pangkatauhan
sa pag aaral at pagsusuri mg ibat-ibang akdang
pampanitikan.
 Science education aims to develop scientific among
students that will prepare them to be informed and
participative citizens who are able to make
judgments and decisions regarding application of
Science scientific knowledge that may have social, health, or
environment impacts. The science curriculum
recognizes the place of science and technology in
everyday human affairs. It integrates science and
technology in the civic, personal, social, economic,
and the values and ethical aspects of life. The science
curriculum promotes a strong link between science
and technology, including indigenous technology,
keeping our country’s cultural uniqueness’ and
peculiarities.
This course deals with the basic
concepts in Biology, Chemistry, Physics
and Earth/ Space Science. Every
quarter presents the different science
disciplines across grade levels in
increasing complexity. The course is
focused in the development of
awareness and understanding of
practical everyday problems that affect
the learners lives and those around
them
 Elementary mathematics covers basic
concepts and ideas, skills and processes on
numbers , and number sense geometry,
Mathematics
measurement, patterns and algebra,
probability and statistics an enlist, using
appropriate technology in critical thinking,
problem solving, reasoning, communicating,
making connection, representations and
decisions in real life
It includes key concepts and
principles of number sense,
measurement, algebra, geometry,
probability and statistics as applied
using appropriate technology in
critical thinking, problem solving,
reasoning, communicating, making
connection, representations and
decisions in real life

Ito ay asignatura na nagtuturo ng mga konsepto
sa pananagutang pansarili, pamilya, kapwa,
bansa/daigdig at diyos. Pananagutan para sa
Araling kabutihang panlahat upang mamuhay nang may
kaayusan, katiwasayan, kaunlaran tungo sa
panlipunan
kaligayahan ng tao
Ang asignaturang ito ay naglalayonfg
tumalakay sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas
gamit ang mga sipi ng mga piling
primaryang sanggunian mula sa ibat-ibang
panahonat uri; at magpamalas ng malalim
na pag-unawa sa mga pangunahing
kaisipan ang mga napapanahong isyu sa
pag aaral ng kasaysayan, pamahalaan,
kultura at lipunan ng mga rehiyong
Asyano; kasaysayang pandaigdig at
napapanahong isyu sa ekonomiks at
pambansang pag-unlad.
Edukasyong Edukasyong pantahanan at pngkabuhayan
panatahanan at develops knowledge, skills, values and
attitudes in Agriculture Entrepreneurship
pangkabuhayan
and Information communication Technology
(EPP)
(ICT), Home Economics and Industrial Arts
Technology and
that can help improve self, family and
Livelihood community life considering sustainable
Edukasyong pantahanan at pngkabuhayan
develops knowledge, skills, values and
attitudes in Agriculture Entrepreneurship
and Information communication Technology
(ICT), Home Economics and Industrial Arts
that can help improve self, family and
community life considering sustainable
development

Education development
(TLE)
 The music program focuses on the learner as the This learning area covers four (4) major
Music recipient of the knowledge, skills and values
components namely; Music, Arts, Physical,
necessary for artistic expression and cultural

Arts literacy . Education and Health.

Music and Arts deal with the study of man’s

The Art Program provides our Filipino learners
Physical with art experiences that include recognizing, aesthetic expressions through sound (music)
creating, appreciating and critiquing their own and visual (arts) mirroring the sentiments
Education artistic works and the works of others.
and ideas of society and culture, and
The Physical Education Program is anchored contributing to the development of
and on the tenet ‘move to learn and learn to move’
individual and collective identity.
with ultimate goal of achieving lifelong fitness
Health m
The Health Program from Kinder garden to
Grade 6 focuses on the physical, mental,
emotional, social, moral, and spiritual
dimensions of health and enables the learners
to acquire essential knowledge, attitudes and
skills
 And Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP) ay
asignaturang bahagi ng K-12 na gagabay at
huhubog sa mga kabataan. Ang tunguhin o
outcome ng EsP ay kabataang nagpapasya o
Eduksayon sa
kumikilos nang mapanagutan tungo sa
Pagpapakatao kabutihang panlahat.
Nangangahulugang ito ay lilinangin at
(EsP)
paunlarin ang pagkataong etikal ng bawar
mag-aaral. Upang maipamalas ito, kailangan
magtanglay siya ng limang pangunahing
kakayanan (macro skills) pag-unawa,
pagninilay , pagsangguni, pagpapasya at
pagkilos.
Ang edukasyon sa pagpapakatao ay naglalayong
malinang at mapa unlad ang kakayahanng mga
mag aaral sa moral na pagpapasya at paggawa
ng mga pasyang batay sa idinidikta ng tam,ang
konsensya.
Ang nilalaman ng instraktura ng Eduksayon sa
Pagpapakatao ay nakaangkla sa dalawang
disiplina; Ethics at Career Guidance. Ang etika
ang siyensya ng moralidad ng kilos ng tao. Ang
Career Guidance ay ang paggabay sa mag aaral
ng magpasya ng kursong akademiko o teknikal
bokasyonal na tugma sa kanyang mga talent,
kakayahan at aptitude at mga trabahong
kailangan sa ekonomiya.
 The Senior High School Curriculum
There are four tracks in Senior High School. These are
Academic Tract, Tec Voc Track, Sports and Arts and Design
Track.
The academic tract has four strands namely;

 Science, technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

 Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMMS)
 Accounting Business and Management (ABM)
 General Academic Strand (GAS)
Figure 1: Tracks in senior High School

Academic
Grade 11 Tech Voc
Grade 12 Sports
Arts and Design
Figure 2: Academic Track – 4 Strands

STEM HUMMS

ABM GRADE 11 GAS

GRADE 12
The Senior High School Curriculum has a total of thirty-one subjects. The thirty-one
subjects are group into fifteen (15) core subjects, (7) contextualize subjects and (9)
specialization subjects.
 Core Subjects
Oral Communication

Language Reading and Writing

Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wikang Filipino at Kulturang Filipino

Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Ibat- Ibang teksto tungo sa Pananaliksik

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

humanities
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Communicat Media and Information Literacy

ion
General Mathematics

Mathematics
Statistics and Probability
Mathematics Earth and Life Sciences Lecture and Laboratory

Physical Sciences Lecture and Laboratory

Science Personal Development / Pansariling Kaunlaran

Understanding Society and Culture

Social Intro to Philosophy of the Human Person / Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng Tao

Science
Philosophy Physical Education and Health
 seven contextualized subjects

Academic Track Tech-voc, Sports, Arts and Design Tracks

English for Academic and Professional purposes English for the Profession

Introduction to Research Methods – Quantitative Research skills 1

Introduction to Research Methods – Qualitative Research skills 2

Filipino course Mga Diskurso sa Trabaho

ICT for Learners ICT application

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

Research Project Research Project/culminating Activity

 Academic

 English for Academic and Professional purposes

 Research in Daily Life 1
 Research in Daily Life 2
 Pagsulat sa Filipino sa Piling Larangan
 Entrepreneurship
 Empowerment
 Technologies (E-Tech)
 ICT for professional
 Tracks
 Research Project/Culminating activity
 Specialization subject, Academic Track, ABM

 Applied Economics
 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
 Fundamentals of Accountability, Business and Management 1
 Fundamentals of Accountability, Business and Management 2
 Business Math
 Business Finance
 Organization and Management
 Principles of Marketing
 Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating
 Specialization STEM

 Pre-Calculus
 Basic Calculus
 General Biology 1
 General Biology 2
 General Physics 1
 General Physics 2
 General Chemistry 1
 General Chemistry 2
 Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
 Specialization HUMMS

 Creative Writing
 Creative non-fiction: The Literacy Essay
 World Religions and Belief System
 Trends, Networks and critical thinking in the 21st Century
 Philippine Politics and Governance
 Community Engagement, Social Participation and Citizenship
 Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Science
 Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Science
 Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
 Specialization – General Academic Strand

 Humanities 1
 Humanities 2
 Social Science 1
 Applied Economics
 Organization and management
 Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
 Elective 1 (from any track/strand
 Elective 2 (from any track/strand
 Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
 Specialization – General Academic Strand

 Safety and First Aid

 Human Movement
 Fundamentals of coaching
 Sports Officiating and Activity Management
 Fitness, Sports and Recreation Leadership
 Psychosocial Aspects and Sports and Exercise
 Fitness Testing and Exercise Programming
 Practicum ( in-campus)
 Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
Liberal arts HUMMS BAM STEM

Literature 1: Fiction and

Literature 1 Drama Applied Economics 1 Pre-Calculus

Humanities 1 Literature 2 Applied Economics 2 Basic Calculus

Humanities 1: Popular Art as
Social Science Text Accounting 1 General Chemistry 1

Economics 1 Humanities 2 Accounting 2 General Chemistry 2

Organization Education 1 / Foreign and
And Language 1 Business Math General Physics 1
Management
Foreign Education 2 / Foreign and
Language 1 Language 2 Business Finance General Physics 2

Organization And
Applied Science Social Science Management General Biology 1

Pre-Calculus Social Science Principles of Marketing General Biology 2


Specialization courses for Arts and
Design tracks
Arts and Design Strands
Art Assessment and Guidance
Arts Track 1 Introduction to Applied Arts and Design Production

Arts Track 2 Introduction to Performing Arts

Arts Track 3 Understanding Elements and Principles of the Different Arts

Arts Track 4 Work Environment in Various Arts Fields

Arts Track 5 Developing Filipino Identity in the Arts

Arts Track 6 leadership and Management in Different Arts Fields

Arts Track 7 Apprenticeship and Exploration of Different Arts Fields (Production and Performing :
Arts Track 8 music, dance and Theater)

Arts Track 9 Apprenticeship and Exploration of Different Arts and Design Production (media Arts,
Visual Arts and Literacy Arts)
 Specialization courses for Sports Track
Sport Track Subjects

Sport Track 1: Safety and First Aid

Sport Track 2: Understanding Human Movement
Sport Track 3: General Coaching Courses
Sport Track 4: Sports Officiating
Sport Track 5: Fitness Leadership
Sport Track 6: Sports/Recreation/Fitness Management
Sport Track 7: Student-Athlete Enhancement and Formation
Sport Track 8: Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription
Sport Track 9: Recreation Leadership
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Haydee DC. Concepcion