SALOGON HIGH SCHOOL

Salogon, San Jose, Camarines Sur

Learning Delivery Modalities 2

Course For Teachers
PREPARED BY:

ALMA V. AGNAS
TEACHER I
Most Essential Learning
Competencies

MODULE 2
MODULE 2: Most Essential Learning
Competencies
Module Objective:
By the end of this Module, you will be able to:
1. explain the background and development of the MELCs
2. unpack the MELCs
3. combine related competencies into learning objectives

Module Content:
Lesson 1. Background, Rationale, and Development of MELCs
Lesson 2. Unpacking and Combining MELCs into Learning Objectives
LAC Session 2
 Background, Rationale, and
LESSON 1: Development of Most Essential
Learning Competencies
Activity 1:
The closure of schools around the world due to the global pandemic posed
1 serious challenges on the delivery of quality basic education. As a teacher, what
do you think are the fundamental concerns in terms of curriculum standards that
need to be addressed in order to ensure learning continuity? Cite a specific
example. Do you think these concerns could be solved by teachers alone? Why
or why not?
The fundamental concerns in terms of curriculum standards is how can the
competencies be mastered by the learners since there is no face to face learning.
Teachers cannot do it alone because there should be partnership between the
teachers and parents who assists the learning of their children.
 Background, Rationale, and
LESSON 1: Development of Most Essential
Learning Competencies
Activity 1:
Even prior to the spread of COVID-19 that eventually led to the closure of
2 schools nationwide, the congested curriculum has been a perennial
problem of teachers (Andaya, 2018). This is perceived to be one of the
hindering factors on the poor performance of Filipino learners. Do you
agree with this observation? Why or why not?
The congested curriculum is not the only issue that affects learners’
performance in school. Some of our learners did not master the
fundamental skills that are being stressed out before in teaching process.
 Background, Rationale, and
LESSON 1: Development of Most Essential
Learning Competencies
Activity 2:
1 What are the general and specific purposes of the development of
Most Essential Learning Competencies?
MELCs' general aim is to concentrate on the most essential skills a child
requires to learn and to uphold the quality of the curriculum.

How does curriculum review aid in the identification of essential

2 learning competencies?
It will inform us to determine the most essential and attainable
competencies that can be reached both the learners and teachers and can
be conveyed by the parents.
 Background, Rationale, and
LESSON 1: Development of Most Essential
Learning Competencies
Activity 2:
3 What is the difference between essential learning
competencies and desirable learning competencies?
In the teaching-learning process, essential learning skills were identified as
what the learners need, considered indispensable, to develop skills to equip
the learners for subsequent grade levels and, consequently, for lifelong
learning. On the other hand, desirable learning skills have been described as
what can improve education but may not be necessary to develop
fundamental skills.
 Background, Rationale, and
LESSON 1: Development of Most Essential
Learning Competencies
Activity 2:
4 How were the most essential learning competencies
identified? What were the decisions made in order to trim
down the number of the essential learning competencies
further?
The most essential learning skills listed provided the participants with
different characteristics to help them select which of the most important
learning skills. It could have retained, merged or dropped the learning
competence.
 Background, Rationale, and
LESSON 1: Development of Most Essential
Learning Competencies
Activity 2:
5 What is the importance of the MELCs in ensuring the
delivery of quality instruction?
• MELCS serves as a teacher guides in preparing our lesson (Weekly Home
Learning Plan) and Instructional Materials (Self- Learning Modules)
• MELCs ensures delivery of quality instruction as it becomes the primary
reference in determining and implementing learning delivery approaches that
are suited to the local context and diversity of learners while adapting to the
challenges posed by COVID-19.
 Background, Rationale, and
LESSON 1: Development of Most Essential
Activity 3: Learning Competencies
Activity 3: K12 Learning Competencies MELCS
11 Natutukoy ang mga mahahalagang pangyayari sa buhay simula isilang hanggang sa
Prepare a copy of your learning area's original K-12
kasalukuyang edad gamit ang mga larawan (AP1NAT-Ic6)
Nailalarawan ang mga personal na gamit tulad ng laruan, damit at iba pa mula Natutukoy ang mga
Curriculum
Merged /
Guide
noong sanggol hanggang and corresponding
sa kasalukuyang edad (AP1NAT-Id7) list of MELCs.
mahahalagang pangyayari
pagbabago sa buhay simula
Go at to

the sections
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sa buhay hanggangofsa kanyang
timeline
the kasalukuyang
at ang
curriculum
gamit nito sa pag-aaral ng
guide
mahahalagang
edad (AP1NAT-Id8 ) and isilang
pangyayari
kasalukuyang edad that
MELCs hanggang sa
gamit are
ang mga larawan at timeline
relevant tosa your instructional needs.
Naipakikita sa pamamagitan ng timeline at iba pang pamamaraan ang mga
pagbabago buhay at mga personal na gamit mula noong Copy
sanggol hanggang sa and accomplish
kasalukuyang edad (AP1NAT-Ie9)
the following table and compare the two
Nailalarawan ang pansariling pangangailangan: pagkain, kasuotan, at iba pa, at
documents
Nailalarawan ang pansariling to
pangangailangan: pagkain,
determine which learning competencieskasuotan,
Retained mithiin para sa Pilipinas. (AP1NAT-Ib4 )
were at iba pa,retained,
sa Pilipinas.
at mithiin para

dropped, or merged.
 Background, Rationale, and
LESSON 1: Development of Most Essential
Learning Competencies
Activity 4:
In your LAC Session, discuss and share your answers to Activities 1-3 in
1 this lesson. Discuss any questions about the MELCs that need
clarification as well. Share your thoughts and let your co-teachers
articulate their insights regarding your questions.
Identification of whether the competency is to be maintained, combined, dropped
or rephrased is important. Learning skills should still concentrate on the study,
understanding and writing skills that are essential to our everyday lives. A list of
the features of important learning skills has been presented to help participants
determine which of the most relevant LCs are.
 Unpacking and Combining Most
LESSON 2: Essential Learning Competencies into
Learning Objectives
Activity 1:
1 What is the importance of unpacking and combining the
Most Essential Learning Competencies?
It is important to unpacked MELCS for us to systematize
learning activities and effectively address the varying needs of
learners and the challenges of instructional deliveries.
 Unpacking and Combining Most
LESSON 2: Essential Learning Competencies into
Learning Objectives
Activity 1:
What considerations must be taken in unpacking and combining the
2 MELCs? Explain each.
Meets the criterion of strength, contributes to the lifelong learning
Retained
process and is a pre-requisite skill.
Two or more learning skills which have the same goals or objectives are
Merged
combined into one comprehensive learning skill.

Rephrased To make the statement more concise

Dropped The learning competency is too specific, recurring

 Unpacking and Combining Most
LESSON 2: Essential Learning Competencies into
Learning Objectives
Activity 1:
3 Do all the Most Essential Learning Competencies need to
be unpacked or combined? Why or why not?
The teacher may unpack or combined the Most Essential
Learning Competencies depends on the sequence of the lesson,
the progress, and the needs of learners as long as the content and
standard will be achieved.
 Unpacking and Combining Most
LESSON 2: Essential Learning Competencies into
Learning Objectives
Activity 2:
2 • Form a group of four members within your LAC, preferably
with fellow teacher's in your respective learning area.
• Using the curriculum guide and a list of the MELCs, choose
MELCs in the first quarter and unpack these into learning
objectives.
• Each team will present their unpacked learning objectives.
 Unpacking and Combining Most
LESSON 2: Essential Learning Competencies into
Learning Objectives
Activity 2:
- Unpacking MELC’s -
GRADE 1 - Mathematics
Most Essential Learning
Learning Objectives
Competencies
• Visualizes, represents, and compares two sets using the
Compares two sets using the expressions expression “less than”.
“less than,” “more than,” and “as many as” • Visualizes, represents, and compares two sets using the
and orders sets from least to greatest and vice expression “more than”.
versa. • Visualizes, represents, and compares two sets using the
expression “as many as”.
 Unpacking and Combining Most
LESSON 2: Essential Learning Competencies into
Learning Objectives
Activity 2:
GRADE 1 – Araling
Panlipunan - Combining MELC’s -
Performance
Kwarter Content Standard Most Essential Learning Competencies
Standard

Buong pagmamalaking Nasasabi ang batayang impormasyon tungkol sa

Naipamamalas ang pag- sarili: pangalan, magulang, kaarawan, edad,
nakapagsasalaysay ng
unawa sa kahalagahan ng tirahan, paaralan, iba pang pagkakakilanlan at mga

1
kwento tungkol sa
pagkilala sa sarili bilang katangian bilang Pilipino
sariling katangian at
Pilipino gamit ang konsepto
pagkakakilanlan bilang
ng pagpapatuloy at Nailalarawan ang pansariling pangangailan:
Pilipino sa malikhaing
pagbabago pagkain, kasuotan at iba pa at mithiin para sa
pamamaraan
Pilipinas
Happy Learning,
Ka-guro!
A. AGNAS