Mission: the Camarines Norte State College

shall provide higher and advanced studies

Vision: A premier higher
institution in the Bicol Region
in the fields of education, arts and
Camarines Norte State College sciences, economics, health, engineering,
management, finance, accounting,
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION business and public administration,
Abao Campus fisheries, agriculture, natural resources
development and management and
ladderized courses. It shall also respond to
research, extension, and production
services adherent to progressive leadership
towards sustainable development.

Field Study 4
Exploring the
Curriculum
Submitted by:

Alyssa Campita
BEEd-III-C

Submitted to:
 Mr. Eduardo Abad, MaEd
Instructor

Table of Contents

Students Resume

What is a Teacher?

Prayer for Teachers

Field Study 4- Exploring the Curriculum

Episode 1 Look Deeper into the Concepts, Nature and Purposes

of the Curriculum

Episode 2 Whats the Curriculum Made of?

Episode 3 Whats New in Teaching and Learning?

Episode 4 Lets Craft the Curriculum

Episode 5 Tell me Your Features

Episode 6 The Wh- of Curriculum

Episode 7 Whats New in the Curriculum?

Over-all Reflection

Comments of the Cooperating Teacher

 Prayer for Teachers

Dear Lord, bless these teachers mightily

as they seek to teach, enrich and guide
Your precious children.
Grant them abundant resources to do their job,
intelligence, wisdom, sensitivity, kindness,
and the material things that make it possible
to turn some of these tender green plants
into the strong, stable trees that will lead our nation,
to transform some of these buds into brilliant flowers
that will bring light, color and happiness
to all who encounter them,
and to give every one of them the tools
to be creative, and productive and to develop
their own kind of success in the world.
Lord, wrap Your loving arms around these teachers
who give so much of themselves to grow our youth
into creative, responsible adults.
We pray that You will immerse them
in your boundless, transcendent love.
We pray that You will strengthen and soothe them
when they have given so much of themselves
that they need Your extra attention, Your extra care.
We love, respect and admire these teachers, Lord
and we pray that you will watch over them always
these special people who hold our children
and our future in their hands.
Amen.

By Joanna Fuchs
ALYSSA CAMPITA
Labo, Camarines Norte

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

College:
Bachelor of Elementary Education
Camarines Norte State College
Daet, Camarines Norte
Year 2012-present

High School:
Engineering Science Education Program (Science-Oriented Curriculum)
Vinzons Pilot High School
Vinzons, Camarines Norte
Year 2008-2012

Elementary:
Basic Education Curriculum
St. John the Apostle Academy
Labo, Camarines Norte
Year 2002-2008

EXAMINATION PASSED

Civil Service Professional Passer (October 26,2014)

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Age : 19
Sex : Female
Date of birth : February 18, 1996
Place of birth : Labo, Camarines Norte
Height : 51
Nationality : Filipino
Religion : Roman Catholic
Civil status : Single
Language spoken : English, Tagalog
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Course Description

This course is intended to introduce the pre-service students to effective

curriculum design and assessment. The course topics include curriculum models,
principles and approaches in designing, delivering, and addressing the
curriculum.

It emphasizes familiarity with contemporary curriculum policies and

framework and their relevance or planning, pedadogy and assessment at the
classroom level.

The course in curriculum development shall develop teachers who can

adjust and be flexible in designing and implementing curricula in learning
environments for different students in different context.

It can also apply a wide range of teaching process skills (including

curriculum development, lesson planning, material development, educational
assessment and pedadogy)

Field Study 4 is anchored on Curriculum Development and Educational

Technology.

General Objectives

1. Design a model of curriculum demonstrating considerations for basic and

higher education, appropriate community linkages, and stakeholders.
2. Address the monitoring of curriculum implementation and assessment of
curriculum
3. Prepare an alignment of developing objectives, pedadogy and
assessment.
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Episode 1

LOOK DEEPER INTO THE CONCEPTS, NATURE AND PURPOSES

OF THE CURRICULUM

Name of FS Student Alyssa Campita __________________________

Course Bachelor of Elementary Education Year & Section III - C
Resource Teacher Mam Ruby Ruth Apple Abanto Signature _____ ____
Cooperating School CNSC College of Education Laboratory School Abao Campus

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to explain the concepts, nature and
purposes of the curriculum and how these are translated into the school community.

My Tools
Accomplish the H Chart. Interview an administrator or a faculty member. Get
their ides/views of the curriculum. Write the differences on both sides and the
similarities at the center and then write your personal insights.

Traditional Progressive
Curriculum Curriculum

*Teacher is expert
Similarities *Teacher is guide and
and information
facilitator
provider The role of teacher is
*Sources are varied
*Textbook is key important
*Focus on learning
source of information
There is learning goals inquiry/ quest/
*Focus on facts discovery
Total learning
experiences *Process oriented
*Product oriented
*Assessment is
*Assessment is
quantitative and
quantitative qualitative
 My Personal Insights

The type of curriculum a school offers is very important.

Based on the table above, we can see that the traditional
curriculum is far behind from the progressive curriculum.
Nowadays, we must go with the flow of 21st century. We must
cope up with the changes so our curriculum must improve too so
that we can develop the children holistically. As we are in this
present generation, we must use the progressive curriculum
because it engages students in activities of a higher plane of
thinking.

My Enriching Activities

If you are to design a curriculum for your own school, what are the things you
need to consider? Accomplish the graphic organizer below.

Students

Aims/
Evaluation
Things I Need
Objectives Approaches
to Do to
Consider in
Preparing My
Schools
Curriculum
Content
Learning
/Subject
Experiences
matter
 My Analysis

1. Why do we need to consider the traditional and

progressive points of view of curriculum?

Curriculum is the total learning experience. We

need to consider each points of curriculum because it
is necessary to accomplish the goal of education and
to improve points which need to be improved in order
to accomplish our objectives.

2. Why is there a need to revise the curriculum from time

to time?

We need to revise the curriculum from time to

time to come up with the changes that take place
here in the society and also to be globally
competitive. Revision of curriculum is also done to
enhance and improve the thinking skills of the
students and develop the quality of teaching to reach
the vision.
 My Reflections/ My Insights

In narrow sense, curriculum is just the list of

subjects taught in schools. But in broader sense, it is not

just the subjects but rather the total learning experiences

we give to our children.

There are many curriculums happening in one school

like the written curriculum, achieved, taught, etc. there

are many types of it but what is essential is that together

they make one curriculum that makes a certain school

different from other schools.

Abao has 2 curriculums offered in Elementary

Department. From grades 1-3 it is K12 while from grades 4-

6, the BEC is still the one used. Abao has a very good

curriculum: from the teachers to the administrators to the

school activities, it has become one of the prestigious

schools in Camarines Norte that is why when I become a

teacher soon, I want to be competitive or more competent

teacher just like the teachers here in Abao.

 My Portfolio
Pictures of a traditional school

Pictures of Progressive School

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Episode 2

WHATS THE CURRICULUM MADE OF?

Name of FS Student Alyssa Campita __________________________

Course Bachelor of Elementary Education Year & Section III - C
Resource Teacher Mam Ruby Ruth Apple Abanto Signature _____ ____
Cooperating School CNSC College of Education Laboratory School Abao Campus

My Target

At the end of this activity, I should be able to identify the components of the
curriculum and curricular approaches.

My Map

For this concept, go through the following steps.

2. Interview a school
1. Visit a school and find
administrator/faculty
out how they attain the
about how they
aims of elementary,
concretize their school's
secondary and tertiary
vision and goals into the
education.
curriculum.

3. Record the different

4. Interview one or two
methods/startegies that
students and ask them
they employed to attain
their school's
their school's
vision/mission.
objectives.
 My Tools
For this Episode, visit a school/university or get a copy of the school brochure.
Copy the school/universitys vision, mission and goals on this page.

V
I
S A premier higher education institution in the Bicol
I Region
O
N

M the Camarines Norte State College shall provide

higher and advanced studies in the fields of education,
I arts and sciences, economics, health, engineering,
S management, finance, accounting, business and public
administration, fisheries, agriculture, natural
S resources development and management and
I ladderized courses. It shall also respond to research,
extension, and production services adherent to
O progressive leadership towards sustainable
N development.

To produce quality, effective, productive and globally competitive

G education graduate embeud with positive values.
O 1. produce professional elementary teachers who will provide leadership for the total development
of school children

A 2. Develop BEED student's critical and reflective thinking skills or effective decision making.
3. Develop instructional competencies and classroom management skills of prospective elementary

L
school teachers.
4. develop technical skills through a functional research and extension program

S
5. Provide greater access to new information, innovations and communication technologies through
multimedia instruction and internet
6. Inculcate love of God, country and fellowmen among BEEd students.
 My Analysis

1. How important is the schools vision, mission and goals in designing the
curriculum?

The schools mission vision and goals are very important in

designing the curriculum because your curriculum is for the vision
of the school. Curricula should revolve around the vision, mission
and goals which guide the school.

2. What methods and strategies were employed by the school community

to realize these goals?

The methods and strategies used to realize the schools goals

are through the curriculum, by the learning experiences like day-
to-day lessons in the classroom, scholastic activities. Some of the
strategies are the planned objectives, the instructional materials
to be used; the multitude of teaching methods and educational
activities that enhances learning. Among the methods are the
inquiry approaches, constructivist and other emerging strategies
that complement new theories in teaching and learning.

3. How did the students manifest that they have internalized their vision,
mission and goals?

Here in Abao as they enter the gate and see the tarpaulins
hanged, I can say that they internalized their mission, vision and
goals because these tarpaulins show the triumphs of students
here. And also, they manifest it the way they interact, act and
speak. A student even at very young age appears to be intelligent
and knowledgeable enough.
 My Reflections/ My Insights

Curriculums are made of the objectives, subject

matter, methods and strategies and the evaluation
approaches. Each of it is distinct but is interrelated to
each other. All the things that make up the curriculum are
supplementary to realize the goals of the school.

When I become a teacher, I will give my best to

follow the curriculum so that I will be able to provide
students with total learning experiences and also to prove
everyone that I am a product of a good institution.

My Portfolio

*Schools brochure
* Teaching guide
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Episode 3

WHATS NEW IN TEACHING AND LEARNING?

Name of FS Student Alyssa Campita __________________________

Course Bachelor of Elementary Education Year & Section III - C
Resource Teacher Mam Ruby Ruth Apple Abanto Signature _____ ____
Cooperating School CNSC College of Education Laboratory School Abao Campus

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to discuss the teaching and learning process.

My Map

In order to reach my target I should do the following steps using the given pyramid.

3. Write
your insights

2. Observe a class.

1. Write your ideas on teaching and learning.

My Tools

For this episode, I will use the activity from given below.
Interview a teacher. Ask if they perform these series of actions in the teaching process.
 PLAN
- Mam Apple IMPLEMENT
decides the EVALUATE
- Mam Apple
selection of subject
interacts with the - Mam Apple checks
to be taught and
students and uses if her plans and
the needs of
several styles and implementation are
learners , the
strategies in successfully
motivation to carry
implementing or achieved
out goals and the
lesson proper
strategies most fit
to carry her goals

Observe a class, record the situations where these behavioral learning theories are applied
in real classroom work.

Behavioral Learning Theories emphasize

observable behavior such as new skills,
knowledge or attitudes which can be
demonstrated

Mam Apple assigned students to read selections in front of class. At

first some of the students are shy and talk softly but with Mams

guidance and encouragement that they can do it, the students became good

in reading, he now reads loudly and fluently.

Cognitive Learning Theories unobservable

mental processes are used to learn and
remember new information or acquire skills

When the students dont know the meaning of a

certain word, Mam Apple asks other students the meaning
of it, or shes the one who gives the meaning of it. Then the
students can learn new word.
 Discovery Learning individual
learns from his discovery of the
environment

The discovery learning happens here when a student

encounters a difficult word then Mam Apple gave clues to
the word so that the student will understand the word, or
will be able to give context to the word.

Reception Learning - learners are directly

involved in their own learning

Reception learning happens here because Mam Apple

provides them experiences by letting them go in front.
They are directly involved because the instruction or the
lesson proper is active. They are directly involved because
they are learning by doing.

My Analysis

1. Explain why teaching and learning give life and meaning to the curriculum .

Teaching and learning gives life to the curriculum because

it is the actual implementation of the curriculum and the
curriculum is nonsense if we are not going to implement it.
Teaching and learning complement and supplement each other.
Teaching and learning tests the curriculum if it is effective. The
value placed in teaching will reap the same value in learning, thus a
good curriculum can be judged by the kind of teaching and the
quality of learning derived from it.
2. Discuss why the deluge of information poses a great challenge to both teaching and
learning.

The deluge of information poses a great challenge to both

teaching and learning because the curriculum seems to be overloaded;
too many subjects to cover, too many topics to teach. Sometimes the
curriculum is fragmented or is simply boxed. Unfortunately, the
learners life is not compartmentalized.

My Reflections/ My Insights
I LIKE TEACHING BECAUSE...

To teach is to make someone learn. It is the greatest

and noblest profession of all. When we teach we are able to
share knowledge and to be a role model for them. I like
teaching because I have a passion for it and I want to see my
students learn and apply what they have learned. I like teaching
I know it is my calling. I want to be a teacher because I want to
be an inspiration to my students.

My Portfolio

Pictures of the teaching and learning process

The student reads in front of class

 The students were assigned to
answer and read silently

Mam checks students works

My Portfolio

Collage about learning

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Episode 4

LETS CRAFT THE CURRICULUM

Name of FS Student Alyssa Campita __________________________

Course Bachelor of Elementary Education Year & Section III - C
Resource Teacher Mam Ruby Ruth Apple Abanto Signature _____ ____
Cooperating School CNSC College of Education Laboratory School Abao Campus

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to differentiate the different curriculum
design models.

My Map
To reach my target, I should do these steps.

1 Observe a class.

Identify the curriculum design used by schools.

2
Reflect and write my insights/learning gained from the activities.
3
 My Analysis

1. Examine the Basic Education Curriculum. What aspects do you want to modify.
Why?

I think I want to modify the science and health because it is so basic

and activities or learning experiences for Grade 6 are limited. It lacks lesson

and should include more about general science. Students nowadays are

advanced and active so should the curriculum.

2. What curriculum models do you prefer? Why?

I prefer Learner-Centered Design. A progressive curriculum is student

centered and it is the center of the educative process. In this design,

learning is active rather than passive, environment is child-friendly, a child

gets many experiences and learns by doing, learners are empowered to shape

their own learning from the different opportunities given by the teacher,

and there is an emergence of multiple intelligences because of the different

learning centers. A Learner Centered Design curriculum also targets the

development of self with positive concept.

 My Reflections/ My Insights

Subject Centered Problem-Center

Design Model Design Model
It focuses on the content of the
Here, the content cuts across the
course. Here, the only important thing
subject boundaries and are based
is the instruction and the textbook.
on the needs, concerns, and
It is more of quantitative rather
abilities of the students, I think it
qualitative. Although it is the oldest
is too affective. It only focuses on
and most common design, learning in
the affective side of the
this kind of design is
discussion.
compartmentalized and sorted.
Here, the learnings are
just in the short term
memory
What do I like
best in these
curriculum
designs?

Learner-Centered
Design Model

This I think is the combination of the two. And this is the one I
like. It is student centered and this emphasis is very strong in
elementary level since students nowadays are very active, so we
Learner-Centered
must be steps ahead from them. In this design, it stresses the
Design
whole person and the integration ofModel
thinking, feeling and doing.
The 3 domains of learning are interconnected here.
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Episode 5

TELL ME YOUR FEATURES

Name of FS Student Alyssa Campita __________________________

Course Bachelor of Elementary Education Year & Section III - C
Resource Teacher Mam Ruby Ruth Apple Abanto Signature _____ ____
Cooperating School CNSC College of Education Laboratory School Abao Campus

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to enumerate the six (6) features of a
curriculum.

My Map
To get on task, I should know the answers to these questions.

teaches?

do teachers teach?

do teachers teach?

do teachers teach?

much of the teachers?

lessons were learned?

do we teach?
 My Tools
Interview a teacher in the school you visited and inquire how they have utilized
their parents as school partners in education.

According to Mam Apple, since there is no Parent

Teacher Association (PTA) in the school anymore, the
parents are regularly voluntary visiting their children in the
school.

Parents also are very involved in school activities and

are very supporting. They follow up the lesson of their
children at homes and they provided materials which are not
given by the school. They provide permission for their
children to participate in school activities.

My Analysis

1. As a future teacher, I need to know and understand the six (6) features of the
curriculum because...

I need to understand the features of curriculum because

it will help me to do my job better because I will know my roles
as a teacher. I cannot give the students all the knowledge if
there is one component of the curriculum missing. Teachers are
also the curriculum writers that are why we must understand
the features of it to be able to make the curriculum worthy.
 My Reflections/ My Insights

The 6 features of a curriculum are the learners who are the

center of curriculum, the teachers who are the curriculum

developers and implementers, the administrators as the curriculum

managers, the parents as supporters, community members as

resources, and the stakeholders for the implementation.

I realized that these 6 features are essential in any

curriculum design, and they complete each other. When I finally

become a teacher, I will do my best to understand the learners,

talk to parents, do the tasks given by administrators, invite some

resource speakers and give students a distinct learning experience.

Before, I thought that after a curriculum has written it can

be implemented by anyone. Now, through this episode, I realized

that there are many persons in curriculum implementation and each

has its role to play. Some have direct involvement, and others have

indirect influence.
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Episode 6

THE WH- OF THE CURRICULUM

Name of FS Student Alyssa Campita __________________________

Course Bachelor of Elementary Education Year & Section III - C
Resource Teacher Mam Ruby Ruth Apple Abanto Signature _____ ____
Cooperating School CNSC College of Education Laboratory School Abao Campus

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to identify the contribution of students in
enhancing and assessing the curriculum.

My Map

To attain my target, I should do the following:

1. Identify the various

implementations of the 2. State the role of
curriculum. technology in 3. Explain the
delivering the different ways of
curriculum assessing the
. curriculum.
.
 My Portfolio

Write an acronym for curriculum assessment.

A pproach to instruction
S ystematically planned
S yntactic correctness
E volving continouosly
S upplantive
S equence is logical
M aximum provision
E ducational quality
N eeds are reflected
T houghtful process

My Tools

1. Explain ways on how to effectively implement the curriculum. Interview the school
administrator/ principal.
 Learner:
by following the
rules and
studying good

Faculty Members:
Parents:
by planing the
by supporting curriculum and
their children addressing the goals,
and effective needs and interests of
parental the learners, and
involvement enriching the curriculum
to suit the learner.

Curriculum
Implentation

Administrators:
Community
by being the Members:
curriculum manager.
Supervising it, by giving and
recruiting teachers, serving as
admitting students, resources to the
procuring materials
school
for effective teaching
Other
Stakeholders:
by being great
influence and
contributing to
curriculum review
2. Visit the Learning Resource Center of a school. Interview the media/learning resource
staff. How does technology help in delivery the curriculum?

Technology in education makes the delivery of lessons

more effective, efficient and humanizing. Technology
upgrades the quality of teaching and learning and gives
importance to student-centered and holistic learning.

3. Interview a faculty member or an administrator. Ask what criteria they

use in evaluating their school curriculum.

According to Mam Apple, there are evaluation sheets given at the

end of the school year. There are also IPCR that are being evaluated to
monitor whether the teachers have complied with their committed
performances.

My Reflections/ My Insights

Technology has a great role in curriculum implementation.

Besides, we are now living in the 21st century so there is really a must
that we uplift our education through the use of technology.
Technology integration enhances teaching-learning process because it
provides variety of lessons. For example, the internet is an extension
of the library. There is a need to provide students information that
forms a coherent whole so learning will end up effectively.
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Episode 7

WHATS NEW IN THE CURRICULUM?

Name of FS Student Alyssa Campita __________________________

Course Bachelor of Elementary Education Year & Section III - C
Resource Teacher Mam Ruby Ruth Apple Abanto Signature _____ ____
Cooperating School CNSC College of Education Laboratory School Abao Campus

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to discuss different curricular issues and
concerns.

My Map

To attain my target, I should do the following:

3. Write
insights/refle
ctions on
these
innovations.
2. Interview
faculty
members on
the merits and
demerits of
these
innovations. 1. Visit DepEd or
interview school
administrators on
various curricular
issues and concerns
 My Enriching Activities
Select one innovation and complete the discussion web below. Interview Education students to
get their ideas on curricular innovations.

YES NO

There are many activities
Learning is active
There are always modules to answer
There are great motivation each lesson
There are pretest and posttest to see
The amount of knowledge a student has
gained
Focuses on specialization
Provides affordable education to poor
families
Some students feel tired about the
bombardment of school projects and
the lots of modules they have to
answer
K-12 Some teachers are not that
Curriculum
knowledgeable
School materials and facilities are not
yet prepared for innovation, before they
innovate the curriculum, they should
innovate the facilities first.
 My Conclusions

Curriculum managers and educational experts are

always looking for better ways to achieve better learning
through teaching. However, since curriculum innovations
seemed to be difficult for many, issues and concerns have
been raised about curricular innovations. The newness of
the idea to the users raises issues which need to be
addressed. Certain aspects need to be clarified in order to
overcome the attitude and feelings that create some
concerns.

Some of the curricular issues and concerns are the

poor academic performance of learners, the deprived
instructional materials, computers, overcrowded
classrooms, some innovations are not communicated, some
teachers are so tired and not motivated, lack of regular
monitoring and evaluation about the performance, and many
other more.

There must be a fast-tracking of textbook, re-

training of teachers, more buildings, provided computer
sets and other technology related equipment the DepEd
should provide to make a curriculum more effective.

In the installation of the new curriculum or

innovation in education, all stakeholders should be involved.
This participatory process provides a sense of ownership
and motivation to all stakeholders. In so doing, each one will
make sure that the result of the innovation will be positive.
 CONCLUSION

First, I thought of this subject as a one-unit requirement to this

course, but that is not until I was in immersion/field already. I myself
witnessed what happens in a 4 corner classroom that made me excited on my
profession. And that made me realize that this subject is beneficial,
essential and important not only as a requirement but also because it gives us
an idea of what work we are into so that we will become an effective
teacher.

I personally gained a lot from this Field Study. I learned from the
teachers the real things that happen in a school. I saw the theories I
learned being applied in actual school, I saw the connections of theories, of
child growth, and etc because of this. And it makes me feel that I am one
step closer to being an effective teacher.

Having learned the curriculum and other curriculum that happens in a

school, I wondered what type of teacher I will become. I hope to be a
teacher in a child-friendly and child-centered school. I am excited in
executing all the things Ive learned and more excited on being the pilot of
my students.