BEC

Basic Education Curriculum

DO 25, S. 2002
The Philippine Commission on Educational
Reforms (PCER), created on Dec. 7, 1998
through Executive Order No. 46,
recommended the adoption of the
restructured BEC and its implementation
starting 2002.
The BEC focuses on the basics of reading,
writing, arithmetic, science and patriotism.
Values is integral to all the subject areas.
Students can then be ready for lifelong
learning. It seeks to cure the inability of
students who cannot read with
comprehension at grade 3 and worse, at grade
6.
The BEC decongests the
overcrowded curriculum.
Integrative and interactive teaching-learning
approaches are stressed. These are characterized
by group learning and sharing of knowledge and
experiences between teachers, between teachers
and students and among students. For instance,
under the old curriculum, English teachers
prepared lesson plans for English and values
teachers prepared for values education. Under the
BEC, the English and Values Education teachers
work together on their lesson plans.
High school math shifts from the
spiral system which introduced all
math subjects in every level to the
linear, sequential approach where
only Elementary Algebra in the 2 nd

year and Geometry in 3 year.

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Integrative Teaching as Mode of
Instructional Delivery
Integrative teaching works best in the BEC. It
is so because the curriculum is treated in a
holistic manner. The process is interactive,
collaborative and innovative. Four examples
are given to describe integrative teaching.
These are thematic teaching, content based
instruction, focusing inquiry and generic
competency model.
Thematic teaching requires
organization of themes around the ideas.
The theme provides focus and helps
learners see the meaningful connections
across subject areas. It links ideas to
action and learning to life.
Features of the Basic Education
Curriculum
1. Greater emphasis on helping every learner to become
successful reader
2. Emphasis on interactive/collaborative learning
approaches
3. Emphasis on the use of integrative learning approaches
4. Teaching of values in all learning areas
5. Development of self-reliant and patriotic citizens
6. Development of creative and critical thinking skills
References
http://www.deped.gov.ph/2002/06/17/do-25-s-2002-implementation-of-the-
2002-basic-education-curriculum/
Presentor:
Jenieveb Custodio
Normita Ramirez
Jorey Dy
Leohernard Quitaleg
Mercy Reña Barba