HISTORY OF THE PHIL EDUC

1. FCE 202: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
 PRE- COLONIAL PERIOD (before 1521)
SPANISH PERIOD (1521 – 1898 )
AMERICAN PERIOD ( 1899 – 1940 )
JAPANESE PERIOD ( 1941 – 1945 )
HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATION
DISCUSSANT: SOZIL M. PENARANDA
Master in Physical Education
DR. RESURRECION M. MARCELO
Professor
August 31, 2019

2. TIMELINE GOALS FOCUS METHOD COURSE OF
STUDY
GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS
PRE-
COLONIA
L PERIOD
BEFORE
1521
Integration of
individuals into
the tribe
Objective was
basically to
promote
reverence for,
and adoration
of Bathala
Customs and
Traditions
Oral
immersion
Not formal
Community-based
No educational system
Education was oral,
practical and hands-on
Islanders knew how to
read and write with
certain characters almost
like Greek or Arabic
Ideas and facts were
acquired through
suggestions, observation,
example and imitation
Early Filipinos had an
early system of writing
which was believe from
Indian sanskrit
The old alphabet was
called Alibata, later
Abakada.

3. TIMELINE GOALS FOCUS METHOD COURSE
OF STUDY
GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS
SPANISH
PERIOD
1521 - 1898
Spread of
Christianity
Friars
established
parochial
schools
linked with
churches to
teach
catechism to
the natives
The
curricular
goals were
the
acceptance of
Catholicism
and Spanish
rule
Religion
Spanish
curriculum
then
consisted of
the 3R’s
Catechetical
instruction
Use of
corporal
punishment
Rote
memorization
Not
prescribed
Flexible
Not
centralized
No grade level
Church-based
The friars failed to
established an educational
system in the country during
the first 300 years of
Spanish rule

4. Major Problems
• Lack of trained teachers
• Lack of teachers - 150 teacher-missionaries to
instruct over half a million inhabitants
• Lack of funds, instructional materials, and in
many instances school houses
• Because of need, higher level schools were
established much later by virtue of royal decrees.
–Colegios
–Beaterios

5. SUBJECTS: BASED ON THE ROYAL DECREE OF 1863
-providing a free public education system in the Phils.
Languages ( grammar
and literature, elementary
Greek, French andEnglish)
History ( Universal,
Spanish )
Mathematics (
Arithmetic, Algebra,
Trigonometry,Geometry)
Philosophy ( Rhetoric,
Logic, Ethics)
Geography
Psychology
Illustrados(enlightened ones’)
JOSE RIZAL
GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA
MARCELO H. DEL PILAR
MARIANO PONCE
ANTONIO LUNA
- Played vital roles in Propaganda
Movement KATIPUNAN `

6. TIMELINE GOALS FOCUS METHOD COURSE OF
STUDY
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
AMERICA
N PERIOD
1899 - 1940
Spread of
Democracy
Conquering
the Filipinos
not only
Physically but
also
intellectually
Prohibition of
compulsory
religious
instruction in
public schools
Academic
English
Language and
Literature
Train Filipinos
after the
American
culture and
way of life
Democratic
English as
medium of
instruction
Prescribed
Uniform
Centralized
English was the
medium of
instruction
Formal
Structured
Existence of an educational
system
Curriculum was based on the
ideas and traditions of
America and her hierarchy of
values
Primary curriculum
- body training
- mental training
- GMRC
- civics
- Hygiene and sanitation
- geography
Intermediate curriculum
-Grammar and
composition
- Reading, spelling
- Science courses
- physiology
- hygiene and sanitation

7. TIMELINE GOALS FOCUS METHOD COURSE
OF STUDY
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
JAPANESE
PERIOD
1941 - 1945
Spread of the
New Asian Order
Six basic
principles of
Japanese
Education
Diffusion of
Japanese
Language
Diffusion of
elementary
education and
promotion of
vocational
education
Spirit to love
labor
Principles of
the new order
Role of
education in
the
Propaganda
War
Threats and
coercion
Japanese
occupation
Rote
memorizatio
n
Use of threat
and
punishment
Prescribed
Uniform
Centralized
Propaganda tool
Repressively anti-American and
anti-British
Military backed existence of an
educational system
Changes in the Curriculum
during the Japanese Occupation:
-school calendar became
longer
-class size increased
- teacher rendered service
during Saturday
Discarded textbooks
Eliminated Anti Asia opinions
Banned singing American songs
Classroom Instruction included
the Teaching of Traditional
Subjects for elementary