OMEGA R. GRESOLA | DEPT.

OF TEACHER EDUCATION
 Chapter 1. Curriculum Essentials

2. Types of Curricula in Schools

Lesson Objectives:

2.1 discuss the different types of curricula in schools

2.2 examine the different types of curricula present in your

learning environment
 Philippine Education System

Congressional Commission
on Education to Review and
Assess Philippine Education
(EDCOM) Report of 1991
 Philippine Education System

EDCOM Findings

Congressional Commission
on Education to Review and
Assess Philippine Education
97.78%
Participation rate in
(EDCOM) Report of 1991 elementary level
 Philippine Education System

EDCOM Findings

Congressional Commission
on Education to Review and
Assess Philippine Education
89%
Literacy rate
(EDCOM) Report of 1991
 Philippine Education System

EDCOM Findings

Congressional Commission
on Education to Review and
Assess Philippine Education
73%
Functional literacy
(EDCOM) Report of 1991
 Philippine Education System

EDCOM Findings

Congressional Commission Ineffective and

on Education to Review and inefficient organization
Assess Philippine Education
(EDCOM) Report of 1991
 Philippine Education System

EDCOM
Recommendations

The prioritization of basic

Congressional Commission
education to ensure the then
on Education to Review and
Department of Education,
Assess Philippine Education
Culture and Sports’ (DECS)
(EDCOM) Report of 1991
undivided attention
 Philippine Education System
Congressional Commission
on Education to Review and
Assess Philippine Education
(EDCOM) Report of 1991
Laws Enacted
RA 7722: An Act Creating
the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED)
RA 7796: An Act Creating
the Technical Education
and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA)
 Philippine Education System

Trifocalization of
Philippine Education
 Philippine Education System

Department of Education
Basic Education

Trifocalization of Commission on Higher Education

Tertiary/Higher Education
Philippine Education

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

Technical and Vocational Education
What types of curricula
can be observed in
schools?
 Written

Recommended Taught

Types of
Hidden
Curricula Supported

Learned Assessed
Glatthorn, Carr & Harris, 2001
 Written

Recommended Taught

Types of Intentional
Curriculum
Hidden
Curricula Supported

Learned Assessed
Types of Curricula
Glatthorn, 2000
Recommended Curriculum

• ideal curriculum; what

curriculum should be

• the skills and concepts that

should be emphasized
Recommended Curriculum

• commonly formulated at a rather

high level of generality; most
often presented as policy
recommendations, list of goals,
suggested graduation
requirements and
recommendations about the
content and sequence of a field
of study
Recommended Curriculum

Recommended international
standards for basic education

K to 12 Program

Enhanced Basic Education Act

of 2013 or the RA 10533
Recommended Curriculum

Education for All (EFA)

• Early childhood care
and education
• Universal primary
education
• Youth and adult skills
• Adult literacy
• Gender equality
• Quality of education
Recommended Curriculum

Note:
The power to approve and mandate
the use of ANY curriculum in the
Philippines still lies with the
authorized governing agencies.
Written Curriculum

• specifies and contextualizes

the recommended curricula
• usually made to assure that the
educational goals of a system
are being accomplished hence
the label, curriculum of control
Written Curriculum

Aims to:
• standardize practices
• mediate between the
recommended curriculum
and what actually happens in
the classroom, and
• control what is taught
Written Curriculum
RA 10533
Written Curriculum

✓ DepEd course guides

✓ Course syllabus
Taught Curriculum

• delivered curriculum
• the curriculum is put into
action in actual teaching-
learning
• depends largely on the
teaching style of the teacher
and the nature of learners
Supported Curriculum

• reflected in and shaped by

the resources allocated to
support and deliver the
curriculum
• includes instructional/learning
materials and other resources
inside and outside school
Assessed Curriculum

• shows whether the teacher

has succeeded or not in
facilitating learning
• set of learnings assessed in
teacher-made classroom tests; in
district-developed curriculum-
referenced tests; and in
standardized tests
Assessed Curriculum

• FOR learning: goal is to find out

the progress of learning

Assessment • OF learning: goals is to find out

how much has been
learned/mastered

• AS learning: assessment is used

as a learning experience in itself
Learned Curriculum

• bottom-line curriculum;
“what the students learn”
• denotes changes in values,
perceptions, and behavior that
occur as a result of school
experiences
Hidden Curriculum

• unintended curriculum
(Jackson, 1968); unintentional
curriculum
• aspects of schooling, other than the
intentional curriculum, that seem to
produce changes in student values,
perceptions, and behavior
Excluded curriculum

• also called null

curriculum (Eisner,
1979)
• refers to what has
been left out, either
intentionally or
unintentionally
Thank you for listening,
see you next week! ☺