Teachers, students receptive to K-10 curriculum – DepEd

CLASS DISCUSSION | A teacher holds an in-person class for students of Navotas National High School in this photo taken in November 2022. The Department of Education is reviewing its K-12 curriculum as it aims to train more job-ready graduates. (File photo by LYN RILLON / Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines — Teachers and students were receptive to the revised K-10 curriculum as the first day of the pilot test in 35 public schools was “met with positivity,” said Education Undersecretary Michael Poa.

Poa told reporters on Monday evening that the seven participating regions reported that the teachers were “adequately prepared” following the capacity building and orientation sessions on the new curriculum held before the pilot run.

“Having said that, class program designs are undergoing further adjustments in some schools to address the changes in time allotments of particular learning areas,” he said.

The adjustment period is expected, Poa said, noting that the purpose of the pilot study is to monitor the improvements and enhancements needed as the basic education sector gears up for the nationwide phased implementation of the “Matatag” curriculum next year.

Five schools each from the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Visayas, Soccsksargen, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Caraga, and the National Capital Region, were selected to participate in the pilot test.

The Department of Education earlier said that research studies would be conducted during the pilot run with the help of the think tank Philippine Institute of Developmental Studies, the Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Center, and the Philippine Normal University.

Among the salient features of K-10 are the focus on foundational skills, balanced cognitive demands, reduced learning areas, and “intensified” values education and peace education.