RBEC
A RESEARCH WRITING ABOUT THE
REVISED BASIC EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
(RBEC)
SUBMITTED BY
Barit, Allona A.
De Jesus, Jericko C.
Depalco, Charmie P.
Ibarra, Judith F.
Madarang, Joshua D.
Pulido, Emmanuel O.
Rizalte, Jennyfer O.
Silvestre, Cherry Ann I.
Sy, Rolan S.
Valencia, Divina M.
SUBMITTED TO
Mrs. Mary Ann Cardenas
PED 8 – Curriculum Development
I. INTRODUCTION
The government has not revised the curriculum for public elementary schools in 13 years. Meanwhile, the curriculum for public high schools has not been changed for almost two decades, in sharp contrast to the general practice worldwide, which calls for a revision every 10 years. That is why the RBEC, which is responsive to the ever- changing world, is badly needed, senior education department officials argued. To actualize a gracious life in our changing world, Filipino learners need an education system that empowers them for a life-long learning. Or (the system) that enables them to be (more) competent in learning how to learn even when they are left to themselves, said Dr. Fe Hidalgo,
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Competence is learning how to learn throughout one’s life in this changing world entails the secure attainment of functional literacy, which includes essential abilities such as linguistic fluency and scientific numerical competence. In the Philippines basic education, mastery of this essential implies that Filipino, English, Science, and Mathematics are indispensable learning areas in the restructured curriculum. They are considered the basic tool subjects. In general, the time allotment for these subject will be increased not to burden the learners with additional dispensable content but to increased the time for task and activities to gain mastery of the basic competencies and to help the learners reflect and contextual zed content.
Among the tool subject, the integration of English, Science and Mathematics will be emphasized through innovative and
REVISED BASIC EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
(RBEC)
SUBMITTED BY
Barit, Allona A.
De Jesus, Jericko C.
Depalco, Charmie P.
Ibarra, Judith F.
Madarang, Joshua D.
Pulido, Emmanuel O.
Rizalte, Jennyfer O.
Silvestre, Cherry Ann I.
Sy, Rolan S.
Valencia, Divina M.
SUBMITTED TO
Mrs. Mary Ann Cardenas
PED 8 – Curriculum Development
I. INTRODUCTION
The government has not revised the curriculum for public elementary schools in 13 years. Meanwhile, the curriculum for public high schools has not been changed for almost two decades, in sharp contrast to the general practice worldwide, which calls for a revision every 10 years. That is why the RBEC, which is responsive to the ever- changing world, is badly needed, senior education department officials argued. To actualize a gracious life in our changing world, Filipino learners need an education system that empowers them for a life-long learning. Or (the system) that enables them to be (more) competent in learning how to learn even when they are left to themselves, said Dr. Fe Hidalgo,
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Competence is learning how to learn throughout one’s life in this changing world entails the secure attainment of functional literacy, which includes essential abilities such as linguistic fluency and scientific numerical competence. In the Philippines basic education, mastery of this essential implies that Filipino, English, Science, and Mathematics are indispensable learning areas in the restructured curriculum. They are considered the basic tool subjects. In general, the time allotment for these subject will be increased not to burden the learners with additional dispensable content but to increased the time for task and activities to gain mastery of the basic competencies and to help the learners reflect and contextual zed content.
Among the tool subject, the integration of English, Science and Mathematics will be emphasized through innovative and