THE CURRICULUM NEWSETTES
PROGRESS REPORT ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT The progress report on the project: Curriculum Develop
ment Laboratory for the period from July to September 30, 1956 made by the Curriculum Division lists among other things the
•following accomplishments:
1. The preparation and printing of the following publica
tions:
a. Tan-A-w Kamo, Cebu-Visayan primer.
b. Juan de la Cruz GOes to the Polls> an election brochure.
c. Tagalog Reader, Grade V (mimeographed).
2. Plans for production by the Audio-Visual Center in collaboration with writers, supervisors, and teachers of the Curriculum and Instruction Divisions of a
a. Series of pictures (with script outlines) of Filipino heroes.
b. Series of pictures of the different industries of the Philippines (also with scripts).
3. A try out in the field conducted by teams from the Cur
riculum and Instruction Divisions for the proposed readers in Filipino Language for Grades V and VI.
4. Preparation of basic readers in Bikol, in Cebuano- Visayan; supplementary readers in Cebuano and Maranaw dialects, Filipino Language Readers, Pampanga Readers, Hiligaynon Readers.
IN-SERVICE TRAINING
The Research and Evaluation Division of the Bureau of Public Schools conducted a series of lectures and discussions for its members and other interested persons as in-service training for BPS personnel.
The following topics were discussed during the in-service training:
1. Techniques in Establishing Norms - Mr. Ildefonso Y.
Santos.
2. Techniques in Determining Test Reliability - Mr. Luis Reyes.
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3. The Construction of Tests - Miss Patrocinio Castro and Mrs. Melba A. Tugade.
4. Forecasting School Population - Miss Luciana Pagcalia - wagan.
5. Techniques in Validation of Tests - Mrs. Josefina R.
Serion.
6. The Theory of Sampling and Sampling Techniques - Mrs.
Adelina P. Mil.
7. Analysis of Variance - Mrs. Concepcion R. Pascua.
8. Factor Analysis - Mr. Severo P. Mil.
9. The Equating of Scores and of Groups - Mr. Lucio G.
Andrada.
1952 TEACHER-EDUCATION VACATION CLASSES
Vacation classes' for teachers in the service will be held in the Baguio Vacation Normal School, Baguio City and in the following other normal schools from April 15. to May .29, 1957:
Albay, Bukidnon, Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, and Zamboanga's The Schools of Arts and Trades in the fqllowing divisions will also offer va
cation courses:. Cebu, Iloilo, Manila, Bagbag, Mountain Province.
Courses to be offered are:
1. Courses in the four-year teacher-education curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education with elementary education as. major will be offered in all vacation normal schools.
2. Courses in the special two-year elementary teacher
education curriculum will be offered in the Zamboanga Vacation Normal School and the Bukidnon Vacation Normal School for those teachers who started taking the two-year normal course in the ’ school year 1952-1953.
3. Courses leading to the completion ,of the 1948-1949 two- year general normal curriculum will be offered in all vacation normal schools for teachers who started this curriculum before the school year 1952-1953. However, they have to complete the number of units required for graduation by taking courses in the four-year elementary teacher-education curriculum that are equi
valent to the courses in the two-year normal curriculum which they still lack.
4. Courses in physical education leading to the Certifi
cate in Physical Education will be offered only in the Baguio Vacation Normal School. Regarding the courses to be offered,
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5. Demonstration classes in Grades I, II, III, IV, V, mixed grades and opportunity class will be held in the Baguio -Vacation Normal School. Possible solutions- to problems encountered by the teachers in connection with teaching-learning situations as reported in the replies to General Letter No. 139, dated Septem
ber 19, 1956, will be demonstrated in these classes. SOme of the outstanding problems involve the following:
a. Balanced approach in developing units of work b. Integrating teaching-learning process c. Child study.by the teacher in her everyday work d. Work education in elementary education e. LeSson planning and unit logs
f. Cooperative-developmental evaluation 6f living and learning
g. Community services
h. Grading and reporting by individual progress rate 1. Cumulative recording of child study data and the
construction of tentative child behavior pattern.
6. Courses in the trade teacher curriculum will be offered in the Philippine School of Arts and Trades, the Cebu School of Arts ar.d Trades, and the Iloilo School of Arts and Trades.
7. Courses in the agricultural teacher curriculum will be offered in the Baybay National Agricultural Schqol and the Mountain National Agricultural School.
8. Special courses leading to Certificate of Teaching Pro
ficiency in fie]is chosen by the school personnel in reply to General Letter No. 159 will be offered in the Baguio Vacation Normal School to graduates of the Four-^ear Elementary Curricu
lum provided there are enough applicants to warrant their orga
nization.
WORKSHOP DOINGS
The following Workshop Doings are recorded in reports by consultants from the C-,0.:
Misamis Occidental
Th.e main purpose of the workshop was to make science in
struction in the elementary school more effective and to prepare a
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teacher’s guide in the teaching of elementary science.
A teacher’s guide was developed during the workshop, ^he guide consists, of!
Philosophy of teaching science Objectives of science instruction in the
elementary school Experiences in science Materials of instruction Evaluation of science instruction
Consultants to the M'isamis Occidental Workshop were Mr.
Aurelio Juele and Mr. Gregorio Patacsil.
Vjrac. Catanduanes
The objectives of the workshop were:
1. To work out the possibility of fusing Elementary Science and Social Studies in order to make them the core of the elementary curriculum.
2. To solve community problems and meet the needs of the child through the organization of the cur
riculum in science.
3. To have a compilation of superstitious beliefs in order to inform the children of what they should not believe.
4. To formulate a set of criteria to be used" in evaluating program in elementary science in
struction.
With Mrs. Marcela B. Garcia and Mrs. Catalina Velasauez- Ty as consultants, the various groups into which the Workshop
pers were divided worked on the accomplishment of the above ob
jectives. A resource unit on Plants and Their Uses prepared by one of the workshoppers was evaluated by the group.
TRY-OUT DOINGS-
The following excerpts taken from the report of Mrs.
Dolores T, Dungo and Remedios M. Cayari on the try-out of Pro
posed Readers in Filipino Language for Grades Five and Six gives the results of the try-out made in the Division of Albay:
"The Filipino Language has come to stay in Albay.. _ in general the materials were easily un
derstood and well appreciated by children of bright sections, specially by children who live in big towns. This can be explained by the pre
sence of movie •'houses j by the abundance of reading materials, and by the presence of Tagalog-speaking people in big towns. Children of weak sections as well as children of very remote barrios had difficul
ty in understanding some Of the selections."
The following is an excerpt from the report made by Mrs. Rocio R. Dumaual and Mrs. Desideria R. Rex on the results of the try-out made in the Division of Rizal, Batangas- and Cavite on the new materials for the proposed revision of the Philippine Prose and Poetry Series (Vols. I, II, III):
"The appreciation of a selection, specially in the low and average sections depends a great deal on the ability of the teacher. It is worthwhile to note here that in all these divisions visited there are a number of English teachers who can teach literature very well, specially folklore, tales and short stories.
In the division of Rizal, choral reading is being made much use of in the teaching of poetry. This increases
enjoyment of students. The essays, even the simple ones, have been found to be uninteresting though un
derstood. Biographies seem to find more favor, spe
cially if well motivated and developed.
"Because of the.imaturity of mind and heart of present students, not to say the poor command of Eng
lish most have, a toning down of language in selections to be taught is necessary. If th’e work of top Filipino writers (so that the Division may not be accused of poor literary taste) have to be the choice, the simplest work of the author should be chosen.
Those that deal with the present, with the concrete, with youthful experiences have been found to have . greater appeal than those dealing with the past, with
abstract subjects and things beyond the experiences of youth.
"It has been noted from the tryouts that there is a need for study helps that are ’real’ study helps for both teachers and students. Some teachers have a ten
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dency to stray away from the significant points in a selection and spend more time in motivation and unlocking of difficulties than on the discussion of vital points that make a literary piece alive and that help in the development of desirable attitudes.
The study helps are specially needed by those who handle English subjects though they are not English majors. SOme high schools have to resort to this practice for administrative purposes."
CONFERENCE OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS The Fourth Annual Conference of Vocational School Admin
istration was held from December 10 to 15, 1956 at the Iloilo School of Arts and Trades and the Iloilo National Agricultural School. The theme for the conference was: Making Vocational Education More Responsive to Economic Development. ' The con
ference was attended by superintendents of vocational schools, GO supervisors; and principals of agricultural and trade schools.
48th ANNUAL CONVENTION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS The 48th Annual Convention of School Superintendents will be held at the Teachers Camp, Baguio City, from May 2 to May 11.
The theme of the Convention is "Work Education in the Community Schools with Emphasis on the-Development of Home In
dustries." The different areas under this theme are as follows:
a. Basic Philosophy Underlying Work Education b. Objectives of Work Education, Particularly in Refer
ence to Home Industries
c. Organization, Administration, and Evaluation of Work Education in Home Industries
d. Articulation of the Home Industries Program with Instruction in the Fundamental Subjects e. Pre-Serviee and In-service Training of Workers for
Production in Home Industries
f. Researches, Experiments and Surveys in Home Industries g. Financing, Production and Standardization, and Market
ing of the Products of Home Industries h. Other Government and Private Coordinating Agencies
Necessary for the Promotion of Home Industries i. Present Problems in the Development of HOme Indus
tries and Their Possible Solutions
Each school division.and .national school is requested to send three outstanding home industry articles or products for exhibit and demonstration purposes during the period of the convention,
CONSULTANT SERVICE
In line with the general, policy of close cooperation between the University of the Philippines and the Bureau of Public Schools and in accordance with the new program of that Bureau of providing consultant services, the College of Educa
tion offers the services of some members of its faculty which may be requested by the schools in the field.
Two types of consultant service are.offeredscne fbr seminars or workshops and another, for special problems. The services are limited to the specialty of the faculty members and are available to the schools in Euzon and the Visayias for a period not exceeding three days a week per call. However, a longer time may be arranged with the Dean of the College of Education.
All requests for consultant services should be serit to the Dean, College of Education, U,P., and a copy furnished the Director of Public Schools.
The following members of the faculty of the College of Education are available for consultant service:
Dr. Antonio Isidro - Secondary Curriculum Dr. Jose V. Aguilar - Community Schools Prof. Juan C, Canave - Supervision
Dr. Frcderik Shipp - Secondary School Administration Dr. Paul Fawley - School Administration
Dr. Robert Van Duyn School. Administration and organization Dr. Esperanza Limcaco - Guidance and Counselling
Dr. Alfredo V. Lagmay - Emotional Adjustment of Children and Teacher
Dr. Rene V. Dawis - Measurement and Evaluation Prof. Wilfredo Maceda - Teacher Education
A STUDY OF THE FILIPINO CHILD
A brochure containing a consolidated summary of the re
sults of a study of the Filipino child - his characterestics, . interests,, and capacities and their implications on curriculum development was published recently by the Bureau of Public
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Schools with the help.of.the National Media Production Center.
A team composed of Catalina Velasquez-Ty, Trinidad S.
Marifio, Ines C. Cruz, P-osario S, Tan and Pantaleon Maboloc con
ducted the study through the holding of conferences with teach
ers, principals, supervisors; the distribution of questionnaires in the field; and actual observation of children'6 behavior.
The brochure includes analysis of the physical, ’mental, social, and emotional characteristics of children at different age levels^and their implications on curriculum development in terms of suggested activities, techniques, or materials of in
struction in different broad fields.
ELECTION BROCHURE
An election brochure entitled Juan de la Cruz Goes to the Polls prepared by some members of the Curriculum Division is being distributed to the field to enrich the social studies of
ferings in both the elementary and secondary schools.
Memorandum No.-142, s. 1956, says the following on this brochure$
"The-vivid illustrations are concise, well-written text make the brochure an invaluable supplementary or reference material for the unit on government on elections.
"If there is a functioning pupil government in the school, the dissemination of the contents of the pam
phlet may be taken' up as a pupil - government project.
Pupils may plan among themselves how they would impart to their parents in the vernacular the ideas contained in the brochure and arouse in- them the desire to vote and vote wisely.
"The 'little helper technique* or the 'Laguna ap
proach' in off-campus classes would be good methods to use to reach the adults in the community. Another method may be the direct approach, where the contents of the brochure may be taken up directly with the adults in adult-education classes."’
Mrs. Teresa R. NOprada, Mr. Pantaleon Maboloc and Mr.
Jose Jamlig collaborated in the preparation of the.brochure.
