The document discusses curriculum development in the Philippines during the New Society period from 1972 onward. Key points include: 1) Educational decrees aimed to make schools more responsive to national development needs and introduce moral, vocational, and technical education. 2) The 2002 Reformed Basic Education Curriculum emphasized values formation, critical thinking, and making students productive citizens. 3) It integrated subjects, used both Filipino and English as languages of instruction, and encouraged interactive learning over traditional teaching methods.

1. CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT IN
THE PHILIPPINES
DURING NEW
SOCIETY
Sharel Mae Ponce
Pec-B Group 6

2. 
The emphasis of the New Society is on moral values,
relevance, proper methods of teaching, retraining of
teachers, vocational and technical education,
bilingualism, national consciousness and cultural values.
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To guarantee that the educational system would be
relevant and responsive to the challenges and
requirements of national, provincial and local
development.

3. Proclamation No. 1081 Decree No. 6 (Educational
Development Decree of 1972)- issued Sept 29,1972
aims to:
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Make schools responsive to the needs of the New
society
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Provide broad general education that will assist each
individual in his development as a whole human being
useful his fellowmen and to his country.
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To train the nation’s manpower in middle level in skills
required for national development

4. 
Develop high-level professions that will provide
leadership for the nation and advance knowledge
through research
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Respond affectively to the changing needs and conditions
of the nation through a system of educational planning
and evaluation

5. Educational Development Decree has
formulated a ten-year program based on:
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Improvement of curricular programs and quality of
instruction at all levels by upgrading physical facilities
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Adopting cost-saving instructional technology and
training and retaining of teachers and administrators
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Upgrading of academic standards through accreditation
schemes, admissions testing and guidance counselling

6. 
Democratization of access to education by financial
assistance to poor but deserving students
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Skills training programs for out of school youth and a
continuing educational program for illiterate adults

7. Plans and Steps for Education
Decree of 1972
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Teaching of land agrarian reform and cooperatives
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Requirement of family planning and Philippine
Constitution as compulsory subjects in collegiate
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Mandatory use of textbooks authored/published by
Filipinos in elementary and secondary: except for
specialized and technical courses in college such as
medicine

8. 
Requirement to take the National College Entrance Exam
for applications
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Improve collegiate curriculum by opening manpower
training centers
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Alien schools have to follow Basic education Curriculum
of DepEd and may not be solely owned by aliens

9. The Curricular Redirection of the
New Society
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Should be redirected on development of moral virtues
As a means of integrating education and life
Should reflect the urgent need and problems facing the
country today
Should be viewed in terms of learning to be acquired
All teaching shall seek to develop comprehensive understanding of all subjects
Co-curricular youth programs shall be restructured and
enriched
Non-formal education shall be recognized

10. Ratified 1973 Constitution set out 3
Fundamental aims of education :
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To foster love of country
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To teach the duties of citizenship
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To develop moral character, self discipline, and scientific,
technological and vocational efficiency

11. 
1978 Presidential Decree No. 1397 wherein the
Department of Education and Culture became Ministry of
Education and Culture (MEC)
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1982 Education Act of 1982 changes MEC to DECS via
Executive Order No. 117 by Pres. Cory Aquino
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Education Act of 1982 provided an integrated system of
education covering both non-formal and formal
education at all levels

12. 
In 1988 Republic Act 6655 which mandated free public
secondary education in the school year 1988-1989
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In 1992 Republic Act 7323 which provided that students
aged 15-25 maybe employed during Christmastime and
summer vacation with salary not lower than the
minimum wage.

13. This threefold division known as
TRIFOCAL SYSTEM of EDUCATION
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In 1994 Republic Act 7722- Higher Education Act of 1994
which created Commission on Higher Education(CHED)which supervises tertiary degree programs
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In 1994 Republic Act 7796- created Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) which
supervises non-degree technical-vocational programs
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While DECS retained responsibility for elementary and
secondary education

14. Republic Act 9155
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Was formed August of 2001
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Also known as Governance of Basic Education Act
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RA 9155 transformed the name DECS to Department of
Education (DepEd)
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RA 9155 redefined the role of field offices( regional
offices, district offices and schools)

15. RA 9155 Overall Framework:
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School head empowerment by strengthening their
leadership roles
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School-based management within the context of
transparency and local accountability
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Provide the school age population and young adults with
skills, knowledge and values to become caring, selfreliant, productive and patriotic citizens

16. The Structure/Features of the
2002 BEC
1. Greater emphasis on helping every learner to
become more successful reader.
2. Emphasis on interactive/collaborative learning
approaches.
 Between teachers and students
 Between students and self-instructional materials
 Between students (collaborative learning)
 Between students and multimedia assisted
instruction

17. 3. Emphasis on use of integrative learning approaches.
4. Greater focus on values formation in all the subject
areas. Every teacher is a values education teacher.
5. Emphasis on the development of self-reliant and patriotic
citizens.
6. Emphasis on the use of effective strategies for the
development of critical and creative thinking skills.

18. The Curriculum Structure of the
2002 BEC
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The CORE SUBJECTS: Filipino; English; Math; Science
(Science and Health for Elem.); Science and Technology
for Secondary
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The Experiential Area:
Makabayan: Araling Panlipunan; MAPEH (Music, Arts, PE
and health); TLE; Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga (the
practice environment for holistic learning to develop a
healthy personal and national self-identity

19. 
Medium of Instruction: Pursuant to the DepEd Bilingual
Policy (Dep.Ed Order No. 52, s,1987), the media of
instruction shall be as follows:
A. For Elementary Education:
 Filipino shall be used in the following areas: Filipino;
Makabayan
 English shall be used in the following learning areas:
English; Science

20. B. For Secondary Education:
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English: Mathematics, Science and Technology, English,
Technology and Livelihood Education, Music, Arts,
Physical Education and Health/CAT
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Filipino: Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga (Values Education),
Araling Panlipunan, Filipino

21. Philosophy of Basic Education
Curriculum
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The ideal Filipino learners are empowered learners; who
are competent in learning how to learn and have life skills
so that they become self developed persons who are
makabayan (patriotic), makatao (mindfu of humanity),
Makakalikasan (respect of nature), and Maka-Diyos
(Godly).
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Functional literacy is the essential ability for lifelong
learning in our dynamically changing world.

22. 
The ideal teacher of the curriculum is not the
authoritarian instructor but the trustworthy facilitator or
manager of the learning process. She enables the
learners to become active constructors of meaning and
not passive recipients of information
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The ideal teaching learning process is interactive where
the learners, the teachers, instructional materials and
information technology interact with one another
reciprocally.

23. Reformed Basic Education
Curriculum of 2002
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The RBEC sought to improve the standard of education in
the country. The RBEC would respond to the needs of
Filipino learners with the following objectives:
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1.) To provide knowledge and develop skills, attitudes,
and values essential to personal development and
necessary for living in and contributing to a developing
and changing society.

24. 2.) Provide learning experiences which increase the child
awareness of and responsiveness to the changes in
society;
3.) Promote and intensify knowledge, identification with
and love for the nation and the people to which s/he
belongs; and
4. Promote work experiences which develop orientation to
the world of work and prepare the learner to engage in
honest and gainful work

25. RBEC curriculum decongestion
into five learning areas
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English
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Filipino
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Mathematics
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Science
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Makabayan