For Performance Tasks purposes

1. Historical
Background of
Curriculum in the
Philippines
By: Vince Jasper S. Ganas

2. 1.Pre-Spanish Period
2.Spanish Period
3.American Regime
4.Japanese Occupation
5.Education After the
World War

3. Pre-Spanish Period
• Education is informal
• Mainly, the parents are the
one that educates their child.
• There is no core subjects
before.
• The focus is more on how a
female and male acts in a
society.

4. Spanish
Period
The Curriculum in
Spanish Period focus on
3r’s which are Reading,
riting, and religion
Education in this
period is noy
uniform
There were no
school levels
Subjects base on
Royal Decree
1863
• Language
• Mathematics
• History
• Philosophy
• Geography
• Psychology

5. Spanish Period: Philippine
Revolution Curricular Reforms
• Secularization of
studenta
• Instruction of Spanish
• Greater Attention to
natural science
• The design of a relevant
curriculum
• Improvement of higher
centers of learning
• Improvement of
educational system
Curriculum
1. Science
2. Math
3. History
4. Law
5. Language
6. P.E
7. Religion
8. Music
9. Social
Science

6. American Regime
1. Curriculum
was based on
American
traditions and
hierarchy
2. English
became the
medium of
instruction
3. The primary
curriculum was
body and
mental training
• Thomasites were the
educator
• Infused the spirit of
democracy
• Introduced the three
levels of education.
• Government
introduced the PNS
for future teachers

7. Philippine
Commonwealth • All schools should develop
moral character, Personal
discipline, Civic conscience,
and Vocational Efficiency
• Promote effective
participation of the netizens
of the processes on a
democratic country
• Educational Act 1940

8. Japanese
Occupation
• The promotion of
Vocational Course
• Social Studies and
using Nihongo as a
sign of love to
Japan
• School calendar
became longer
• No summer vacation
• Deleted Anti-Asian
opinions, banned
American stuffs

9. Education Afrer
1940
• Established
nationalistic,
integration, and
democracy
• Inculcate Moral and
Spritual Values
inspired by the abiding
faith of God
• To develop an enlighten,
Patriotic, Useful, and
upright citizen

10. Martial Law
Period
• Required English
and Filipino to be
used in school
• Sports, Culture and
arts were
introduced in the
curriculum