Chapter 7 Lesson 2

Chapter 7 LESSON TWO: JOURNEY TOWARDS BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULAR REFORMS :1946-2011 Continuation

1957-1982

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Elementary Education The revised Elementary Education was gradually effected beginning the school year 1957-1958.

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1957-1982 " In the revised elementary education curriculum the vernacular was the auxiliary medium of instruction in G1 and G2: Pilipino and English were offered as subjects. " The continuous progression scheme (CPS) was implemented in the elementary during S.Y. 1970-1971 but due to some misconception, it was literally construed as mass promotion, hence many non- readers were promoted to next grade level.

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1957-1972 " Secondary Education " One feature of the 1957-1972 reform was offering of character education and good manners and right conduct as “a separate subjects in the elementary and secondary curricula in all public and private schools, effective beginning of the second semester of S.Y. 1958-1959” as follows: " a. Elementary level-Good Manners ad Right Conduct, everyday in the most suitable language in all grade levels during the opening

exercises. " b. Character Education and Right Conduct shall be given in English for a period of 40 minutes once a week.

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1957-1972 " The 2-2 plan curriculum was considered by Swanson Survey Team, In theory and philosophy as an “advance step in the improvement of high school curriculum” but the problems in the implementation due to lack of funds, equipment, vocational teachers and guidance counselors were not resolved.

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1973-1988 " Secondary Education "

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The revised secondary education program (RSEP) replaced the 2-2 plan in 1973. among the objectives of the curriculum was “to acquire the basic occupational skills acknowledge and information essential for gainful employment and for making intelligent choice of occupation or career.” "

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RSEP implemented starting S.Y. 1973- 1974 introduced the by the hour programming instead of 40 minutes per learning area. "

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Bilingual education policy was likewise issued as Dept. order no. 25, s. 1974.

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1989-2001 " The New Secondary Education Curriculum "

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The conceptualization of the NSEC began in 1982 in preparation for the graduates of the New Elementary School Curriculum (NESC) implemented starting 1982-1983 in G1. "

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The first full beneficiaries of the NESC were graduated in march 1989 and they also became the first beneficiaries of the NSEC under the development of the Secondary Education Development Program (SEDP)

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1989-2001 " For the first time, values education was offered as a separate subject in high school, hence the trainers and mass training of teacher included values formation. A values education framework was put in place by the dept. of education, culture and sports (DECS).

Table 4:New Secondary Education Curriculum Subjects

1st Year Min. Unit

2nd Min.

Year Unit

3rd Min.

Year Unit

4th Min.

Year Unit

TOTAL no. of Units

English

200

1

200

1

200

1

200

1

4

Filipino

200

1

200

1

200

1

200

1

4

Science &Tech.

400

2

400

2

400

2

400

2

8

Mathematics

200

1

200

1

200

1

200

1

4

Social Studies

200

1

200

1

200

1

200

1

4

PE,Health & Music

200

1

200

1

200

1

200

1

4

Values Ed.

200

1

200

1

200

1

200

1

4

Technology &Home Economics

400

2

400

2

400

2

400

2

8

10

40

TOTAL:

10

10

10