ANALYSIS OF LESSON PLAN ON CONTEXTUALIZATION

1. Download or select a lesson plan that employs contextualization in any subject in the
elementary grades.
2. Dissect the lesson plan by analyzing it based on activity 2 (page ___) of your textbook.
3. Evaluate the lesson plan using the evaluation tool provided.
4. Answer the following questions.
a. Is the lesson plan contextualized, localized, or indigenized? Explain your answer extensively.
b. If you were to write the lesson plan, what are the things you would add or remove? Why?
c. How did you feel while writing/evaluating the lesson plan? In your own opinion, does
contextualization help the student in understanding the lesson? Why or why not?

CONTEXTUALIZATION SELF-EVALUATION TOOL

Criteria for evaluation of contextualized lesson plan H O SO NO
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1. Are new concepts presented in real-life situations and experiences that
are familiar to the student?
2. Are concepts in examples and student exercises presented in the context
of their use?
3. Are new concepts presented in the context of what the student already
knows?
4. Do examples and student exercises include many real, believable
Problem-solving situations that students can recognize as important to
their current and possible future lives?
5. Do examples and student exercises cultivate an attitude that says, "I need to
learn this"?
6. Do students gather and analyze their own data or observation as they are
guided in the discovery of the important concepts?
7. Are opportunities presented for students to gather and analyze their own
data or observation for enrichment and extension?
8. Do lessons and activities encourage the student to apply concepts and
information in useful contexts, projecting the student into imagined futures (e
g possible careers) and unfamiliar locations (e g workplaces)?
9. Are students expected to participate regularly in interactive groups where
sharing, communicating, and responding to important concepts and
decision making occur?
10. Do lessons, exercises, and labs improve students’ written and oral
communication skills in addition to mathematical reasoning and achievement?
OR
Do lessons and activities improve students’ written and oral communication
skills in addition to developing an appreciation of the values, history, and
culture of the locality?