Science Education in the Philippines

• National Committee for Science Education was established in 1958 to formulate objectives for the teaching of science education at all levels and to recommend steps that would upgrade the teaching of science.
• Goals for the NCSE


  • integration of science with classroom instruction

  • acquisition of more science equipment and tools

  • coordination of efforts with other agencies

  • negotiations for a science institute for teachers

  • national science talent search and fellowships

  • higher salaries of science and mathematics teachers and promotion of science teachers competence
• The BSCS Adaptation Project

  Launched in 1959 by the American Institute of Biological Science (University of Colorado) in order to improve Biology education in secondary school. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation of the USA.
• BSCS Adaption Project Objectives


  • provide recent and latest knowledge in biological sciences

  • develop understanding of the conceptual structure of biological sciences

  • develop skills and processes of biology among the students

  • create an opportunity to use inquiry approach in teaching and learning of biology

  • prepare rich supplementary or support materials to enrich learning experiences in biological sciences and present current status of biological sciences
• The Science and Education Project


  • The dissemination of improved curricula

  • Quality science and math education programs in the recipient-sponsor institutions through new and/or improved course offerings and a generally improved teacher education program