Students find it difficult to learn the old curriculum, says educ reviewer

MANILA, Philippines — A study conducted by an organization tasked to review K-12 program showed students have difficulty learning the old curriculum. This problem forces them to finish school “without the required skills and knowledge to succeed in further education or employment.” These findings were presented by Dr. Pam Robertson, deputy director of Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC) to Senate on Wednesday. She showed the results to Senate committee on basic education during its hearing on implementing the ‘Matatag’ Curriculum. “The key finding of our curriculum review was that teachers were having difficulty implementing the previous curriculum, and the students were having difficulty learning it,” Robertson reported. “That led to problems for Philippine society because students were leaving school without the required skills and knowledge to succeed at further education or employment,” she lamented. The ACTRC deputy director explained that one of their key findings was that the old curriculum has “many learning competencies,” where students were expected to absorb a staggering “three thousand different things in a year.” She noted this also affects the teachers tasked to cover these topics or lessons for learners. Senator Win Gatchalian, who heads the committee, gave his feedback on the presentation. “Basically, the main takeaway is number one: Too many competencies in our old curriculum,” he found out. “Because it’s too many competencies, our teachers are not teaching all of them, or they do not finish in one school year,” he said. “That leads to number two: Our learners are not ready because not all the competencies are taught to them,” he emphasized. “When they jump to the next grade level, they’re not ready to take on the subjects. That also eats up the teacher’s time in the next grade level,” he realized. “The problem now cascades the whole process,” the lawmaker concluded. Robertson agreed with Gatchalian’s views. RELATED STORIES: DepEd: Teachers complete training in time for ‘Matatag’ curriculum’s pilot test DepEd launches recalibrated K to 10 curriculum, to start in SY 2024-2025 APL Read more at: inquirer

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