De La Salle John Bosco College

La Salle Drive, Mangagoy, Bislig City

HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
BSBA/BSA/BSHM/TM/BSIT/TEED

Module Number 2
Module Description General Concepts and Historical Events In Science,
Technology And Society
Duration/Time 4 hours
Week Number 2
Date September 5-9, 2022

TOPIC/S:
1. Famous Filipinos in the Field of Science
2. Science Education in the Philippines
a. Concept of Science Education
3. Indigenous Science and Technology in the Philippines
a. Indigenous Knowledge System
b. Indigenous Science

OBJECTIVES:
1. Discuss the famous Filipinos in the Philippines in the field of science and technology.
2. Discuss the concept of science education
3. Discuss the concept and contribution of indigenous science in the development of science
and technology in the Philippines

INTRODUCTION

This lesson will discuss the concept of science education and will identify some strategies to promote
science education in the country. One of the strategies is to establish science schools that will
encourage students to pursue their career in science and technology and to nurture their gifted
potentials in science.

Lesson 1:
FAMOUS FILIPINOS IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE

School science is filled with names of foreign scientists: Einstein, Galileo Galilei, Newton, Faraday,
Darwin, and many other Western scientists.

Lee-Chua (2000) identified outstanding Filipino scientists who have made significant contributions in
Philippine science.

Filipino Scientist Contribution

Ramon Cabanos Barba
Josefino Cacas Comiso
Jose Bejar Cruz, Jr.
Lourdes Jansuy Cruz
Fabian Millar Dayrit
Rafael Dineros Guerrero III
Enrique Mapua Ostrea, Jr.
Lilian Formalejo Patena
Mari-Jo Panganiban Ruiz
Gregory Ligot Tangonan
Caesar A. SAloma
Edgardo Gomez
William Padolina
Angel Alcala
Tissue culture in Philippine mangoes
Observation on the characteristics of Antartica by using satellite images
Field of electrical engineering
Sea snail venom
Herbal medicine
Tilapia culture
Inventing the meconium drugs testing
Plant biotechnology
Outstanding educator and graph theorist
Field of communications technology
Renowed physicist
Scientist in marine science
Chemistry and president of NAST
Marine science
 Lesson 2:
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

Science education focuses on teaching, learning and understanding science. Teaching science
involves developing ways on how to effectively teach science. This means exploring pedagogical
theories and models in helping teachers teach scientific concepts and processes effectively.

SCIENCE EDUCATION IN BASIC AND TERTIARY EDUCATION

In basic education, science education helps students learn important concepts and facts that are
related to everyday life Including important skills such as process skills, critical skills, and life skills. In
tertiary education, science education deals with developing student’s understanding and appreciation
of science ideas and scientific works.

SCIENCE SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS)

This is a government program for gifted students in the Philippines. It is a service institute of the
DOST whose mandate is to offer free scholarship basis for secondary course with special emphasis
on sciences and mathematics. (R.A. 3661)

Special Science Elementary Schools (SSES) Project

The SSES Project is in pursuance to DepEd Order no. 73 s. 2008 and DepEd Order no.51 s. 2010.
This project started in June 2007 with 57 identified elementary schools that participated in the
country.

Quezon City Regional Science High School

The school was established on September 17, 1967. Originally, it was named Quezon City Science
High School. It was turned into a regional science high school for the NCR in 1999.

Manila Science High School

The school was established on October 1, 1963 as the Manila Science High School. It is the first
science high school in the Philippines.

Central Visayan Institute Foundation

It is the home and pioneer of the prominent school-based innovation known as the Dynamic Learning
Program (DLP). The DLP is a synthesis of classical and modern pedagogical theories adapted to
foster the highest level of learning, creativity, and productivity.
 Lesson 3:
INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM

Indigenous knowledge is embedded in the daily life experiences of young children as they grow up.
They live and grow in a society where the members of the community prominently practice
indigenous knowledge.

Some examples of IK that are taught and practiced by the Indigenous people are:

1. Predicting weather conditions and seasons using knowledge in observing animals’ behavior and
celestial bodies.
2. Using herbal medicine
3. Preserving foods
4. Classifying plants and animals into families and groups based on cultural properties
5. Preserving and selecting good seeds for planting.
6. Using indigenous technology in daily lives.
7. Building local irrigation system.
8. Classifying different types of soil for planting based on cultural properties.
9. Producing wines and juices from tropical fruits
10. Keeping the costume of growing plants and vegetables in the yard.

INDIGENOUS SCIENCE

IS is part of the IKS practiced by different people and early civilization. It includes complex arrays of
knowledge, expertise, practices, and representations that guide human societies in their enumerable
interactions with the natural milieu: agriculture, medicine, naming and explaining natural phenomena
and strategies for coping with changing environments claimed that it is collectively lived in and
experienced by the people of a given culture.

MR. ALVIN C. PINEDO, MA

Instructor

Module 2, Week 2
General Concepts and Historical Events in Science,
Technology and Society