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K-12 Curriculum Essay

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CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND RELATED STUDIES This chapter presents the literature cited and studies conducted relevant to the present work. The purpose of this chapter is to help the reader thoroughly understand and comprehend the research topic through the connection of ideas and analysis of secondary sources. This chapter is divided into number of sections. It starts with the basic ideas and slowly narrows down to specific topics. Included in the chapter are: K to 12 curriculum in the Philippines, Student Perception and Curriculum Change and K to 12 and College Readiness. Related Literature K-12 Curriculum in the Philippines “The K to 12 basic education plan consists of kindergarten, six years of elementary education, four years of junior highschool ( Grade 7 to 10), and two years of senior high school” (Ronda, 2011). Kindergarten refers to the five-year old group that takes a standardized kindergarten curriculum. Elementary education refers to primary schooling that involves six years of education. Secondary education consists of four years of junior high school and two years of senior high school. In the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC), so much information, aptitude and qualities were relied upon to be learned by students inside a constrained …show more content…

Flor Lacanilao (2012) of the University of the Philippines Diliman, that presented some critiques on the K to 12 program where he based his arguments on the stand of Filipino scientists and non-scientists. According to him, scientists do not agree with the implementation of the curriculum because it does not answer the real problem of the Philippine education system like the number of dropouts recorded each year. Also, the inclusion of the kinder level is not scientifically proven that it contributes in the enhancement of student learning. Moreover, Dr. Lacanilao stressed that upon his readings, those who agree with the K12 implementation, are not scientists or

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