DEPED K-10 CURRICULUM IN THE PHILIPPINES: MATATAG CURRICULUM
Summary
TLDRThe Philippine Department of Education has launched a revised K to 10 curriculum, known as the 'Matatag' curriculum, set to be phased in starting school year 2024-2025. The new curriculum focuses on five foundational skills, reducing the number of subjects and overcrowding, aiming to improve literacy and numeracy. It also integrates peace competencies and introduces 'Makabansa' to foster a deep understanding of Filipino identity. The curriculum addresses learning gaps and aims to align with international standards, with the goal of boosting intelligence, enhancing knowledge, and preparing well-rounded individuals.
Takeaways
- 📚 The Department of Education launched the revised K to 10 curriculum, known as the 'Matatag' curriculum, with a phased implementation starting in the school year 2024-2025.
- 🌟 The new curriculum focuses on five foundational skills: language, reading and literacy, mathematics, makabansa, and good manners and right conduct, differing from the current seven learning areas.
- 🔍 The curriculum was decongested by 70% to emphasize literacy and numeracy, aiming to reduce overcrowding and focus on essential learning elements.
- 📈 The phased implementation plan will gradually introduce the new curriculum across different grades from Kinder to Grade 10 by the school year 2027-2028.
- 📉 The reduction in subjects for Grade 1, from seven to five, is intended to address the overburden on teachers and learners and improve mastery of fundamental skills.
- 🔄 The curriculum includes the integration of peace competencies to promote non-violent actions and conflict resolution skills among learners.
- 🗣️ The 'makabansa' subject is a new learning competency that combines civics, arts, culture, history, and physical education to foster a deep understanding of Filipino identity.
- 🏆 The revised curriculum aims to be on par with international standards and has a clearer articulation of 21st-century skills.
- 📊 A public review of the new curriculum received a 96% approval rate from a diverse group of respondents, including students, teachers, and various organizations.
- 🌐 The curriculum addresses issues such as misplaced prerequisite learning competencies and imbalanced cognitive demand, aiming to align with the needs of the modern world.
- 🔑 The Department of Education is also reviewing the Senior High curriculum for grades 10 to 12, with revisions expected to be unveiled in 2024.
Q & A
What is the revised curriculum launched by the Department of Education known as?
-The revised curriculum is known as the K to 10 curriculum or the 'Mata Tag' curriculum.
When is the phased implementation of the revised K to 10 curriculum set to begin?
-The phased implementation of the revised K to 10 curriculum will begin in the school year 2024-2025.
What are the five foundational skills emphasized in the new curriculum?
-The five foundational skills are language, reading and literacy, mathematics, makabansa, and good manners and right conduct.
How does the new curriculum differ from the current curriculum in terms of learning areas?
-The new curriculum focuses on five foundational skills compared to the seven learning areas in the current curriculum, which include mother tongue, Filipino, English, mathematics, science, and other subjects.
What percentage of the curriculum was reduced to support the focus on essential skills?
-The curriculum was decongested by 70% to support the focus on literacy and numeracy.
What is the significance of the makabansa subject in the new curriculum?
-Makabansa is a new learning competency that integrates skills in civics, arts, culture, history, and physical education and health, aiming to instill a deep understanding of Filipino identity and community.
How will the new curriculum address the issue of overburdened teachers and learners?
-The new curriculum will reduce the number of subjects and learning competencies, allowing teachers and learners to focus on essential skills and reducing overcrowding.
What is the role of the 'gmrc' subject in the new curriculum?
-The 'gmrc' subject, which stands for Good Manners and Right Conduct, will become values education starting from grade 7, emphasizing non-violent actions and conflict resolution skills.
How did the Department of Education ensure the new curriculum's alignment with international standards?
-The new curriculum addresses issues found in the previous curriculum, such as misplaced learning competencies and imbalanced cognitive demand, and includes clearer articulation of 21st-century skills.
What is the status of the Senior High curriculum review, and when can we expect the revisions?
-The Department of Education is currently reviewing the Senior High curriculum for grades 10 to 12, and the revisions are expected to be unveiled sometime in 2024.
What was the public approval rate for the new curriculum during its review process?
-The new curriculum received a 96% approval rate from 4,843 respondents, including students, teachers, school owners, government agencies, and various organizations.
Outlines
📚 Launch of the Revised K to 10 Curriculum
The Department of Education in the Philippines has introduced a revised K to 10 curriculum, known as the Matatag curriculum, set to be phased in starting with the school year 2024-2025. The curriculum aims to transform the basic education system by focusing on five foundational skills: language, reading and literacy, mathematics, makabansa (civic consciousness), and good manners and right conduct. This is a shift from the current curriculum's seven learning areas. The reduction in subjects is intended to alleviate overcrowding and concentrate on essential skills. The implementation will be gradual, covering different grades each school year until full implementation by 2028. The curriculum also integrates peace competencies to promote non-violence and conflict resolution skills. The new learning competency of makabansa is introduced to instill a deep understanding of Filipino identity and patriotism.
🎓 Overhaul and Public Approval of the New Curriculum
Education Secretary Sarah Duterte acknowledges the poor performance of Filipino learners in national and international assessments and the curriculum's need for decongestment due to an overload of subjects. The new curriculum, which underwent a public review, received 96% approval from various stakeholders including students, teachers, and organizations. It addresses issues such as misplaced learning competencies and imbalanced cognitive demand. The curriculum is now aligned with 21st-century skills and international standards. The Department of Education is also reviewing the Senior High curriculum for grades 10 to 12. Secretary Duterte expresses optimism that the new curriculum will provide a meaningful learning experience, enhance intelligence, and prepare students to become well-rounded individuals. She calls for dedication and commitment from education stakeholders to improve the country's basic education.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Revised K to 10 Curriculum
💡Moda tag
💡Foundational Skills
💡Makabansa
💡Decongested Curriculum
💡Phased Implementation
💡Learning Competencies
💡21st Century Skills
💡National Learning Recovery Program
💡Overburdened
💡Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
Highlights
The Department of Education launched the revised K to 10 curriculum, known as the Moda tag curriculum, set to begin its phased implementation in the school year 2024-2025.
The new curriculum focuses on five foundational skills: language, reading and literacy, mathematics, makabansa, and good manners and right conduct.
The current curriculum's seven learning areas have been reduced to support a focus on literacy and numeracy, aiming to reduce overcrowding in the curriculum.
The phased implementation of the Moda tag curriculum will start with Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 4, Grade 7, and progress annually to include higher grades.
By 2028, the full implementation of the K-12 program with the Moda tag curriculum for kindergarten to grade 10 is expected.
Grade 1 subjects have been reduced from seven to five, with English and Filipino replacing language and reading and literacy from Grade 2 onwards.
Grades 4 to 10 will be taught eight subjects, including Filipino, English, science, mathematics, araling panlipunan, music, arts, physical education, and health, mape, technology and livelihood education, and gmrc.
The gmrc subject will evolve into values education starting from Grade 7.
The curriculum revisions address the overburden of teachers and learners, aiming to improve mastery of fundamental skills.
Peace competencies will be integrated into the curriculum to promote non-violent actions and conflict resolution skills.
The mother tongue subject has been removed as a separate subject but remains a medium of instruction.
The new curriculum has been revised to address issues such as misplaced prerequisite learning competencies and imbalanced cognitive demand.
The curriculum now has a clearer articulation of 21st-century skills and aligns with international standards.
A national learning recovery program has been adopted to address learning gaps caused by school closures and disruptions due to the pandemic.
The introduction of a new learning competency called makabansa aims to instill a deep understanding of Filipino identity and community.
Makabansa serves as a foundation for molding patriotic students with awareness and pride in their identities and the country's history, arts, and culture.
Vice President and Education Secretary Sarah Duterte acknowledges the effort in drafting the K-10 curriculum despite her non-education background.
A World Bank study showed that over 90% of learners struggled with age-appropriate text comprehension, indicating the need for curriculum changes.
The new curriculum was subject to a thorough public review, gaining 96% approval from various stakeholders.
Education Secretary Sarah Duterte is optimistic that the new curriculum will provide a meaningful learning experience and prepare students to become well-rounded individuals.
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the Department of Education on Thursday
launched the revised K to 10 curriculum
otherwise known as the Moda tag
curriculum adding that its phased
implementation will begin in the school
year 2024-2025.
during its Nationwide launch held
Thursday August 10 2023 director Jocelyn
Dr andaya of Deep's Bureau of curriculum
development said the introduction of the
new curriculum is a significant
milestone in transforming the Philippine
basic education system under the Mata
tag curriculum lessons from kindergarten
to grade 10 will focus on five
foundational skills which are language
reading and literacy mathematics
makabansa and good manners and right
conduct which is in contrast
with the seven learning areas offered in
the current curriculum
these are as follows mother tongue
Filipino English mathematics aerling
palampunan mape and educassian Essay
pack for picado
we decongested The Curriculum by 70
which supports our focus on the
essential skills of literacy and
numeracy this will help reduce
overcrowding and help focus on the
Essential Elements of learning said
andaya said deped will implement this
through various phases but its initial
implementation will begin next school
year
the phased implementation of the Moda
tag curriculum is as follows PSI
2024-2025 Kinder grade 1 grade 4 grade 7
Sy
2025-2026 grade 2 grade 5 grade 8 Sy
2026-2027 grade 3 grade 6 grade 9 Sy
2027-2028 grade 10. this means that by
2028 we will have fully implemented the
Moda tag curriculum for kindergarten to
grade 10 of the K-12 program said India
for grade 1 the number of subjects was
reduced from seven to five language
reading and literacy mathematics
and good manners and right conduct gmrc
there will also be five subjects in
grade two with English and Filipino
replacing the language and reading and
literacy in grade one
grade three meanwhile will incorporate
the same subjects in the previous year
with the addition of Science grades 4 to
10 will be taught eight subjects
Filipino English science mathematics
araling panlipunan AP Music Arts
physical education and health mape
technology and livelihood education tle
and gmrc
the gmrc subject will become values
education starting grade 7 vice
president and education secretary Sarah
duterte said that the curriculum had to
undergo
revisions both teachers and Learners
were overburdened with lessons and other
school tasks and activities
the result was devastating for our
Learners it compromised their Mastery of
fundamental skills such as reading and
solving simple math problems
she said these issues along with other
existing factors and conditions
contributed to our learning losses she
added however duterte said that peace
competencies will also be integrated
into the new curriculum to highlight the
promotion of non-violent actions and the
development of conflict resolution
skills in learners
for after all there is security there is
peace she said deped spokesperson under
secretary Michael POA said the mother
tongue subject has been removed in the
revised K-10 curriculum but not as a
medium of instruction
other findings of the K-10 curriculum
review were misplaced prerequisite
learning competencies and imbalanced
cognitive demand and Daya said the new
curriculum addresses these issues has
clearer articulation of 21st century
skills and is now on par with
International standards
the deped earlier adopted a national
learning recovery program to address the
learning gaps that were heightened by
school closures and disruption due to
the pandemic
it also aims to deal with the low
performance of Learners in international
large-scale assessments and National
assessments
one Salient feature of the new K-10
curriculum is the introduction of a new
learning competency called macabansa
which weaves skills in Civics arts and
culture history and physical education
and health lockabansa's goal is to paint
in the minds of students a deep
understanding of themselves and their
Collective identity as a Filipinos
rooted in their being part of the
community town city province or even
region she added that makabansa serves
as the foundation for molding students
to be patriotic and developing awareness
and pride in their identities and of the
country's history arts and culture
duterte also acknowledged the effort of
deped under secretary for curriculum and
teaching Gina ganung in drafting the
K-10 curriculum admitting that she
relies on other officials expertise as
she has no background in the education
sector I do not come from the education
sector I don't have an education
background so I cannot review what
they're doing and I rely on their
expertise and all the stakeholders who
did the review duterte said what I can
do very well admittedly is to hammer a
people to do what they're supposed to do
she added the education Chief also said
she is one of the few asean education
ministers who does not have these
credentials duterte is the current
president of the Southeast Asian
Ministers of Education organization
simeo Council
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the past years showed us the alarmingly
poor performance of Filipino Learners in
National and international assessments
vice president and education secretary
Sarah duterte said during the curriculum
launch on Monday a world Bank study
showed that over 90 percent of Learners
struggled to comprehend age-appropriate
text the deped found that teachers and
students struggled with having too many
subjects to study hence the need to
decongest the curriculum one of the
issues discovered was
that the curriculum was overloaded with
too many lessons or subjects
the curriculum required instructors to
teach an excessive number of learning
competencies with very limited time
available for instruction
duterte said both teachers and Learners
were overburdened with lessons and other
school tasks and activities
the result was devastating for our
learners
it compromised their Mastery of
fundamental skills such as reading and
solving simple math problems she added
deped curriculum director Jocelyn andaya
said during her speech that they
decongested the current Curriculum by 70
percent will Senior High be scrapped no
the deped is also reviewing the senior
high curriculum grades 10 to 12 and will
unveil the revision sometime in 2024
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the deped official likewise disclosed
that the new curriculum was subjected to
a thorough public review gaining 96
percent approval from
4843 respondents composed of students
teachers School owners government
agencies private organizations and
non-government organizations
vice president and education secretary
Sarah duterte is optimistic the new
curriculum will provide children with a
meaningful learning experience that will
boost their intelligence improve their
knowledge enhance their skills and
talents and prepare them to become
well-rounded mature individuals
it offers a glowing promise in our
campaign to improve the country's basic
education as it brings to life our
dreams and aspirations for our Learners
and our country but it demands the
extraordinary dedication commitment
support and resolve of our education
stakeholders duterte said
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