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Aribbay, MAEd
Associate Professor 1– Apayao State College
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Episode 4.2: Aligning Learning Outcomes with Learning Competencies
This lesson will guide you in understanding how important it is to ensure perfect alignment between
learning competencies and learning outcomes.

Objectives:

1. Differentiate learning competencies from learning outcomes.

2. Observe how teachers align learning outcomes with learning competencies.
3. Analyse how learning outcomes can be aligned with learning competencies.

Education Theory
The K to 12 basic education curriculum is a standards – based curriculum. this means that it includes
content standards, performance standards, and learning competencies. The DepEd defines this set of
curriculum standards as:

1. Content standards – identify and set the essential knowledge and understanding that students
should learn.
2. Performance standards – describe the abilities and skills that students are expected to
demonstrate in relation to the content standards and integration of 21st century skills.
3. Learning competencies – refer to the knowledge, understanding, skills, and attitudes that the
learners need to demonstrate in every lesson.

Curriculum alignment is important to ensure an efficient and effective implementation of the

curriculum. Alignment is done at two levels:

1. At the macro level, curriculum alignment ensures that the curriculum standards are relevant
and responsive to the needs of the students, demands and needs of the society, and the nature
of the discipline.
2. At the micro level, curriculum alignment ensures that the learning outcomes are aligned with
learning competencies prescribed in the curriculum. Learning competencies are the basis of
the teachers in developing learning outcomes, selecting topics and strategies, and designing
assessment tools.

Learning outcomes are specific knowledge, skills, and values that each student needs to
master or demonstrate as a result of earning. Learning outcomes are traditionally known as learning
objectives or instructional objectives.

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LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 4.2A
Aligning Learning Outcomes with Learning Competencies

Name:________________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Course/Year/Section: ____________________________________ Score:
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Direction: Secure a copy of five (5) lesson plans (form the internet or from a teacher – to be
attached). Compile your answer in a portfolio.
1. From these lesson plans, provide five examples of learning outcomes based on each of the
three learning domains

KNOWLEDG 1.
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SKILLS 1.

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VALUES 1.

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2. Check if the learning outcomes used by the teachers in their lesson plans are aligned with the
appropriate learning competency from the K to 12 curriculum guide. Write down some of the
learning outcomes and learning competencies then check the appropriate box that
corresponds to your findings.

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Learning Learning Competency (Based on K to 12) Aligned Not Aligned
Outcomes
Lesson 1:

Lesson 2:

Lesson 3:

Lesson 4:

Lesson 5:

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LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 4.2A
Aligning Learning Outcomes with Learning Competencies

Name:________________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Course/Year/Section: ____________________________________ Score:
____________________
Direction: Secure a copy of five (5) lesson plans (form the internet or from a teacher – to be
attached). Compile your answer in a portfolio.
3. Check the alignment of the learning outcomes with the teaching and learning strategies used
by corresponding teachers in their lesson plans. Write down the learning outcomes and
teaching strategies and then check the box that corresponds to your findings.

Learning outcomes Teaching Strategies Aligned Not Aligned

4. Check the alignment of the learning outcomes with the assessment tools used by
corresponding teachers in their lesson plans. Write down the learning outcomes and teaching
strategies and then check the box that corresponds to your findings.
Learning outcomes Teaching Strategies Aligned Not Aligned

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LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 4.2B

Aligning Learning Outcomes with Learning Competencies

Name:________________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Course/Year/Section: ____________________________________ Score:
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Direction: Read carefully and answer the following questions. Compile your answer in a portfolio.

1. Are the teachers aware of the function of the K to 12 curriculum guide? Explain your answer.
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2. Are the teachers using the curriculum guide in planning their lesson? Explain your answer.
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3. What types of learning outcomes are emphasized in every lesson (knowledge, skills, and
values)?
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4. Are the learning outcomes of the teachers aligned with the learning competency?
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5. Are the learning strategies of the teachers aligned with the learning outcomes?
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6. Are the assessment tools of the teachers aligned with the learning outcomes?
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LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 4.2C

Aligning Learning Outcomes with Learning Competencies

Name:________________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Course/Year/Section: ____________________________________ Score:
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Direction: Write your reflection of what you have learned in this lesson by completing the
statements below. Compile your answer in a portfolio.

1. I realized that
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2. I believe that
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3. I believe that
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4. When I become a teacher, I will
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