This document discusses unpacking curriculum standards and competencies, which is an essential task for teachers implementing the basic education curriculum. It defines standards as broad statements of what students need to know and do, and competencies as the specific knowledge, skills, and understanding students need to demonstrate. The document outlines four steps to unpack standards and competencies: 1) Classify them as knowledge, skills, or values, 2) Identify prerequisite knowledge and skills, 3) Match activities to demonstrate desired behaviors, and 4) Determine appropriate assessment tools like tests, performance tasks, or ongoing development.

1. UNPACKING
CURRICULUM
STANDARDS AND
COMPETENCIES

2. INTRODUCTION
This chapter discusses the process for unpacking
curriculum standards and competincies, which is
one of the most essential tasks teachers in
emplementing the k12 Basic Education Curriculum.
Curriculum Standards are broad statement of what
students need to know and do as a result of
learning.

3. In the DepED K-12 Curriculum Standards
classified as:
1. Content Standards
2. Performance Standards

4. The k-12 Curriculum also include larning
competencies
Memorandum Curriculum No. 8 Series 2015.
Difine curriculum standards and learning
competencies as:
Performance standards - The abilities and skills that
the learners are expected to demonstrate in relation
to the content standards and integration of 21st
century skills.
Learning competencies - Refers to the knowledge,
skills and understanding the learners need to
demonstrate in every lesson or activity.

5. Steps in Unpacking Curriculum
Standards and Competencies

6. • STEP 1: Classify Standards as knowledge, skills, and
values.
• knowledge if the learning competencies calls for
remembering and basic comprehension Of a
concept or skill.
• Skills if the learning competency calls for the
learner to demonstrate or apply a skill or desired
behavior.
• Values if the learning competency calls for valuing
and appreciation.

7. • STEP 2: Identify the prerequisite knowledge, skills
and values for each learning competency.
Competencies
Values:
• Valuing human dignity
and human rights.
• Valuing cultural
diversity.
Skills:
• Analytical and critical
thinking skills.
• Skills of listening and
observing.
• Co- operation skills.
• Flexibility and
adaptability.
Attitudes:
• Respect.
• Responsibility.
• Self - effeciency.
• Tolerance of
ambiguilty.
Knowledge and critical
understanding:
• Knowledge and critical
understanding of self.
• Knowledge and critical
understanding of
language and
communication.

8. • Step 3: look for the desired skills or behavior in
every competency. Identify the most suitable
activity for each desirable behavior.
• These could be done through the following
activities:
1. lecture workshop
2. Project based approach
• Activities will serve a instructional strategies for
teaching the learning competencies.

9. • Step 4: Classify learning competencies to
determine appropriate assessment tools.
• Standard with Conventional Testing (SCT) - these
are learning competencies that require traditional
assessment tools like quizzes and exams.
• Standard with Performance Tasks (SPT) - these are
learning competencies that require performance
task for assessment or authentic assessment.
• Standard for Continuing Development (SCD) -
these are competencies that focus on values and
attitude that cannot be assessed.

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