UNIT 3.2_Science Education in the Philippines

• Education - gives us knowledge of the world around us. It

  develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It is the most important element in the evolution of the nation.
• Science education - is the field concerned with sharing

  science content and process with individuals not

  traditionally considered part of the scientific community. It includes work in science content, science process, some social science, and some teaching pedagogy.
• Before World War II, the Philippines had an 11-year basic education cycle: grades 1 to 7 for elementary, and 4 years of high school. After the war, the American colonial government recommended a shift to the American system: six years (instead of seven) for elementary, three years of junior high school, and three more years of senior high school
• Before K to 12, the Philippines had been one of only three remaining countries in the world-the other two being Djibouti and Angola to have a 10-year basic education cycle. Finally, in 2010, the new administration identified education reform at the very top of its priorities, and pushed for this reform through the Enhanced Basic Education Program, or K to 12
• Pursuant to Section 16 of Republic Act No. 10533, entitled “An Act Enhancing the Philippine Basic Education System by Strengthening Its Curriculum and Increasing the Number of Years for Basic Education, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes,” otherwise known as the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013,” approved on May 15, 2013, and which took effect on June 8, 2013
• In the new curriculum, around 70 percent of the current curriculum will be cut, with learning competencies to be reduced to around 3,600 from over 11,000 to give more time to what DepEd called foundational skills for a better learning outcome.
• matatag k-10 curriculum

  • Language
  • Reading Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Makabansa
  • GMRC
• In the K+10+2, Kindergarten and 10 years of basic education are compulsory, while the last two years are only for students seeking to proceed professional degrees. The additional two years are called post-secondary or pre-university education for those who will take up degrees such as accounting, engineering, law, or medicine.