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Objectives of Education
Objectives of Education
Objectives of Education
Know, rescue, respect, promote, create and recreate the moral, spiritual, ethical
and aesthetic qualities of the Guatemalan Peoples.
Strengthen and develop values, attitudes of pluralism and respect for life, people
and Peoples with their individual, social, cultural, ideological, religious and political
differences, as well as promote and institute within the educational system the
mechanisms to it.
Instill respect and practice of Human Rights, solidarity, life in democracy and a
culture of peace, the responsible use of freedom and compliance with obligations,
surpassing individual interests in the search for the common good.
Form a critical, creative, proactive and socially sensitive attitude, so that each
person, aware of their past and present reality, participates in an active,
representative and responsible manner in the search and application of fair
solutions to national problems.
Build the capacity for critical and creative appropriation of knowledge of indigenous
and Western science and technology in favor of rescuing the preservation of the
environment and sustainable integral development.
Generate and implement new educational models that respond to the needs of
society and its development paradigm.
No. Axles Components Sub-Components
Ethical
They allow students to respect the
life, property, rights and safety of
themselves and other people. They
promote respect for rules, the
exercise of freedom by acting
seriously and responsibly, honesty
and perseverance, the practice of
equity and the achievement of
goals without harming others.
Cultural
They strengthen the structure of
society through the collective
knowledge and practice of the
cultural values of each of the
Peoples. They propose the search
for common objectives and goals
and a sense of Nation.
Ecological
They allow us to strengthen respect
and love for nature in terms of
sustainable development
and promote the practice of
desirable attitudes for the
conservation and preservation of
natural resources based on a better
quality of life, respecting diverse
worldviews.
Beginning
For the purposes of the new Curriculum, principles are understood as general
propositions that constitute fundamental norms or ideas that govern the entire
curricular structure, in accordance with the requirements that the country and the
world make of Guatemalan education. In correspondence with the fundamentals,
the principles of the curriculum are the following:
Purposes
They are the final reasons, the great goals or purposes towards which the
Curricular Transformation process and the Educational Reform itself are oriented.
They operationally articulate the principles, characteristics and policies of the
curriculum. The purposes of the curriculum are the following:
The improvement and integral development of the person and the Peoples
from the country.
The improvement of the quality of life and the dejection of the poverty
through
Flexible
The new curriculum is designed in such a way that it allows for a wide range of
adaptations and concretions, according to the different contexts where it applies.
Therefore, it can be enriched, expanded or modified, to make it manageable in
different situations and social and cultural contexts,
Perfectible
Participatory
The new curriculum creates spaces for the participation of different sectors
social groups and peoples of the country in decision-making at different levels.
Dialogue is the fundamental tool in these spaces, to promote personal and social
protagonism, purposeful leadership and the achievement of consensus.
Comprehensive
Curricular integration occurs in three dimensions: the curricular areas, the teaching
process and the learning process. The various experiences have been organized
as a whole, taking the organization of the areas with the purpose of promoting the
intellectual, moral and emotional formation of the students. To do this, the areas
organize their particular contents taking as focal points the Framework
Competencies and the contextualizing elements provided by the Curriculum Axes.
The important thing in this case is to remember that the fundamental purpose is not
to teach content, but to form human beings through it.
On the other hand, the integration of teaching requires collaborative efforts and
teamwork within the same grade and between grades and levels on the part of
teachers.
Joint planning of projects and activities allows them to make the educational
experience and knowledge presented in an integrated way and with greater
effectiveness and meaning.
Competencies
The curriculum establishes competencies for each of the levels of the structure of
the educational system: Framework Competencies, Axis Competencies, Area
Competencies and Grade or Stage Competencies. Furthermore, for each of the
grade or stage competencies, the contents (declarative, procedural and attitudinal)
and the respective achievement indicators are included. Each of the mentioned
categories is described below.
Contents:
The contents make up the set of scientific, technological and cultural knowledge,
which constitute means that promote the comprehensive development of students
and are organized into conceptual, procedural and attitudinal. Declarative content
refers to “knowing what” and refers to facts, data and concepts. The procedural
contents refer
to “knowing how” and “knowing how to do”, and the attitudinal contents refer to
“knowing how to be” and focus on values and attitudes.
If it is taken into account that the cultural heritage of humanity is contained in the
various cultures that have provided ways of conceiving reality and modifying it, the
sources of the contents must be sought in the different cultures, national and
universal and in their most recent advances. For this reason, it is necessary to
highlight the importance of starting from the activity and the context (situated
cognition), recognizing that learning is a process that leads students to become
part of a community or a culture.
Achievement Indicators:
They are manifest behaviors, evidence, traits or set of observable traits of human
performance that, thanks to a well-founded theoretical argument, allow us to affirm
that what was planned has been achieved.
Framework Competencies
1. Promotes and practices values in general, democracy, the culture of peace and
respect for Universal Human Rights and those specific to the Guatemalan and
world peoples and social groups.
5. Apply knowledge, technology and knowledge of the arts and sciences, typical of
their culture and other cultures, focused on personal, family, community, social
and national development.
8. Respect, know and promote the culture and worldview of the Garifuna, Adino,
Maya and Xinka Peoples and other Peoples of the World.
10. Respects and practices standards of individual and collective health, social and
environmental security, based on its own worldview and national and
international regulations.
11. Exercises and promotes democratic and participatory leadership, and free and
responsible decision-making.
13. Practice and encourage physical activity, recreation, and sports in their different
areas and use time appropriately.
14. Experience and promote unity in diversity and social organization with equity, as
the basis of plural development.
15. Values, practices, creates and promotes art and other cultural creations of the
Axes of the Educational Reform and their Relationship with the Axes of the
Curriculum
The axes are defined as: concepts, principles, values, skills and strong ideas that,
integrated, give direction and orientation to the reform of the educational system
and sector. There are four axes of the Educational Reform: life in democracy and
culture of peace, unity in diversity, sustainable development and science and
technology. ("Educational Reform Design": 1988,52).
The axes of the curriculum are central themes derived from the axes of the
Educational Reform.
They guide attention to the great intentions, needs and problems of society that
can be treated through education and, among others, they have the following
functions: a) make visible concern for social problems to acquire a critical social
perspective; b) establish a close relationship between school and daily life at local,
regional and national levels; c) generate learning content and experiences specific
to the school environment, projecting from it to the family, community, regional and
national environment” (General Framework
of Curricular Transformation”: 2003,54).
Board. No. 1:
Relationship between Axes of the Educational Reform and Axes of the Curriculum
Board. No. 1:
Relationship between Axes of the Educational Reform and Axes of the Curriculum
1. Multiculturalism and - Identity
Ethnic Staff and
Unit in the Interculturality
Diversity National cultural
Life in - Personal
democracy 3. Education in
values - Social and civic
and culture of
peace
- Ethical
- Cultural
- Ecological
Board. No. 2:
Description of the Axes of the Curriculum, its Components and Subcomponents
No. Axles Components Sub-Components
Education in values
3 The purpose of education Personal
in values is to affirm and spread Personal values are
personal, social values potentialities, qualities
and civic, ethical, spiritual, and conceptions or ideas
cultural and ecological. With that give meaning to life
This is intended to lay the foundations of every human being and
for the development of forms allow you to develop the
of thoughts, attitudes and capabilities necessary for your
targeted behaviors satisfactory development and
to a harmonious coexistence personal fulfillment.
within the framework of diversity
sociocultural, Rights
Humans, the culture of peace and Social and civic
sustainable development. They are the ones who promote that
and the students participate in the
building a society
fair, progressive and supportive, in
what people find
satisfaction to your needs
material and spiritual.
Ethical
They allow students
respect life, property,
rights and self-security
themselves and that of others
people. They promote respect
to the rules, the exercise of
freedom acting seriously and
responsibility, honesty and
perseverance, the practice of
equity and the achievement of goals without
harm others.
Cultural
They strengthen the structure of
society through knowledge and
practice
collective of cultural values
of each of the Peoples.
They propose the search for
common objectives and goals and
sense of nation.
Ecological
They allow us to strengthen respect
and love for nature in terms of
sustainable development and promote
the practice of desirable attitudes for
the conservation and reservation of
natural resources for a better quality of
life.
No. Axles Components Sub-Components
Family life Organization and family economy
4
Considers related topics Focus on recognition and
4 to the components of the exercise of responsibilities,
family dynamics and promotes functions and communication
stability and positive coexistence effective for the purpose of
of its members generating strengthen family dynamics,
the stability of boys and girls harmonious coexistence and
as a fundamental part of the family stability. Of the same
family and the incorporation of way promotes attitudes and
mothers and fathers in behaviors aimed at
educational processes. For contribute responsibly to
guidelines are established the family economy.
that guide the process
Duties and rights in the family
educational, including review
Develop values, attitudes and
and adaptation of materials
behaviors to strengthen
educational based on the
the ethical meaning of life,
equity among members of
expression of solidarity,
family and awareness
the equitable distribution of
of the teaching, technical and
responsibilities and obligations
administrative.
and the well-being and growth of the
families and their members.
Intergenerational relationships:
care and respect for the elderly
Facilitates adequate knowledge
of the aging process
as a physiological phenomenon
normal and adult value
older in family and social life.
The value that the
older adults and their wisdom
have, as true guides in
family and community.
The evaluation criteria are statements whose main function is to guide teachers
towards the aspects that must be taken into account when determining the type
and level of learning achieved by the students at each moment of the educational
process according to the competencies established in the curriculum. From this
point of view, it can be said that they function as regulators of teaching strategies.
For this area of the curriculum, the following Evaluation Criteria are suggested.
1. Discriminate the basic elements of flat figures, identifying them in objects in the
environment, describing their characteristics on real objects and on images,
establishing similarities and differences
4. Identify objects regardless of their location in space with respect to the person
observing (Constancy of Perception) naming the object when the observer is
above it naming the object when the observer is below it naming the object when
the observer is on one side or the other of him
6. Find the solution to motor problems by recognizing the parts of your body,
identifying left and right on your body axis, executing eye movements from left to
right without moving your head.
7. Demonstrates eye – hand – finger coordination by carrying out work that
requires cutting, folding, braiding, among others, making sliding strokes with
pencils, thick crayons and markers, among others, making strokes for the
development of writing with “script” handwriting. )
8. Values individual and group work, demonstrating satisfaction with the work
done, school situation, issuing opinions on the quality of their work, expressing
positive comments about their own work and that of others, and making
suggestions to improve the work if necessary, sharing what they have learned. with
others inside and outside the
Evaluation criteria
The evaluation criteria are statements whose main function is to guide teachers
towards the aspects that must be taken into account when determining the type
and level of learning achieved by boys and girls at each moment of the educational
process. according to the competencies established in the curriculum. From this
point of view, it can be said that they function as regulators of teaching strategies.
For this area of the curriculum, the following Evaluation Criteria are suggested.
1. He efficiently uses each organ that makes up the Articulatory phono system,
correctly articulating the words of his language. Printing the appropriate
modulation to each message it emits, emitting the precise pronunciation for
each phoneme of the language
4. Produces oral texts with different intentions using the logical order of words in
sentences, ensuring coherence in the presentation of their ideas using the
precise vocabulary, printing the tone of voice appropriate to the situation and
the audience.
The evaluation criteria are statements whose main function is to guide teachers
towards the aspects that must be taken into account when determining the type
and level of learning achieved by boys and girls at each moment of the educational
process. according to the competencies established in the curriculum. From this
point of view, it can be said that they function as regulators of teaching strategies.
For this area of the curriculum, the following Evaluation Criteria are suggested.
1. Lives peacefully in the different social spheres: family, school and community,
demonstrating compliance with standards of conduct inside and outside the
educational establishment, sharing harmoniously with others, demonstrating
courtesy, respect and good treatment towards others. in your family, at school
and in the community
2. Complies with its obligations and shows respect for the rights of others,
demonstrating responsibility in the tasks it performs, completing its
responsibilities and the activities undertaken on time, demonstrating respect
and help to those who need it, demonstrating tolerance and acceptance for the
possibilities and limitations of himself and himself and those of the others
5. Practices habits, attitudes and values that promote personal, ethnic and
cultural identity, greeting and saying goodbye when entering or leaving the
educational center, classroom and other place, giving thanks when receiving a
favor from others, spontaneously collaborating with others. others
demonstrating acceptance for their personal, technical and cultural identity and
that of others
6. Identify qualities and characteristics of the elements of the natural and
sociocultural environment by selecting elements of their culture and other
cultures in their department describing characteristics of their natural and
sociocultural environment comparing qualities of the elements of the natural
and sociocultural environment participating in promotion, care and protection of
the elements of its natural and sociocultural environment
The evaluation criteria are statements whose main function is to guide teachers
towards the aspects that must be taken into account when determining the type
and level of learning achieved by boys and girls at each moment of the educational
process. according to the competencies established in the curriculum. From this
point of view, it can be said that they function as regulators of teaching strategies.
For this area of the curriculum, the following Evaluation Criteria are suggested.
4. Apply the rules of the game in cooperative game situations (rounds, recitations,
choral poetry, among others).
• in board games (lottery, checkers, dominoes, among others).
• in improvisation games.
• In free and directed games
The evaluation criteria are statements whose function is, mainly, to guide teachers
towards the aspects that must be taken into account when determining the type
and level of learning achieved by boys and girls at each of the moments of the
educational process according to the competencies established in the curriculum.
From this point of view, it can be said that they function as regulators of teaching
strategies.
For this area of the curriculum, the following evaluation criteria are suggested
Demonstrates balance when carrying out motor activities assuming the appropriate
body posture when carrying out daily activities: crawling, walking, running, jumping,
among others, varying the point of support when carrying out the activities: full foot,
tip of the feet, heels adopting different body postures when perform the activities:
standing, sitting, lying down, sideways, among others, performing body movements
that require four, three, two and one point of support, executing movements on
bases that vary in width, length and height
maintaining postural balance when rotating about the body axes
Demonstrates mastery of the overall function of the body in its motor performance,
naming the parts that make it up, naming the segments of its body, describing the
functions of the parts and segments of its Body, Identifying the relationships that
exist between the different body segments, identifying right and left on your own
body executing movements that distend and contract the muscles of different parts
of the body balancing the body segments in the lateral and frontal plane executing
symmetrical movements with the arms according to oral instructions or imitating
Visual images executing alternating movements with arms or legs according to oral
instructions or imitating visual images coordinating, in motor activities, the upper
body segments with the lower ones executing jump combining the movement of
segments of the lower and upper extremities completing the human figure using
templates
representing the human figure in relation to the body inventory in frontal position
and profile view coordinating actions of hands and feet reproducing visually
perceived movements