Chapter 1_Problems and Trends in Education

Trends in Education

1. Problems and Trends in
Philippine Education
EDUC503
SECOND SEMESTER –AY 2023-2024

2. Chapter 1. The State of Philippine
Education System
Chapter Objectives:
1. Describe the Philippine Educational System based on laws
2. Explain the trifocalizationof education in the Philippines
3. Explain the legal bases of why do schools exist
4. Share experiences in improving teaching practices
5. Share good practices in managing school operations

3. Three Major Areas of Concern
1. Problems
2. Trends
3. Practices

4. Task 503-1. Brainstorm
Define, discus and give education
related examples
1. Problems
2. Trends
3. Practices

5. Problems
Difficulty felt in a certain situation.
It is an inquiry needing answer.
It is an issue calling for a solution.
It is a challenge experienced but addressed.

6. Trends
Changing information whether good or bad.
Current situation patterned or compared with the old
one.
From traditional to modern or modern to traditional.
Popular practices.

7. Practices
Are the actual exercise/use or application/performance of ideas or beliefs that
show repeated actions whether in positive or negative way.
Good practices are the repeated actions that give credit to that specific field.
Practices in profession are repeated actions or continuous performance of job
that improve or maintain one’s skill or proficiency in general.
Practices shall be based on the actual performance of the duties and
responsibilities of an employee but with a twist that jives with current situation
or setting or simply adoptive to the needs and trends of present

8. Task 503-2. Ponder on this !
Can trend and practices
solve problems?

9. The Philippine Education System
The Philippine education system covers both formal and non-formal
education. Formal education is a progression of academic schooling
from elementary (grade school) to secondary (high school) and
tertiary levels (TVET and higher education).
RA 9155 or the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001
RA 7722 or the Higher Education Act of 1994
RA 7796 or the Technical Education and Skills Development Act of
1994

10. Task 503-3. Group Workshop
Describe and discuss the salient
feature of the education system
under the following laws:
1. RA 9155
2. RA 7722
3. RA 7796

12. Trifocalizationin Education
The system is tri-focalized by law into basic, technical-vocational and
higher education under three different agencies: the Department of
Education (DepED) headed by a Cabinet Secretary for basic
education; the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) headed by a Director General for technical-vocational
education and training; and the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) under the Office of the Philippine President headed by the
Chairperson of a collegial body of five Commissioners.

13. Teaching Practices
1. Online Teaching Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2. Blended Learning
3. Researched-Based Teaching
4. Inclusive education
5. Technology-based education

14. Management Practices
1. Filing and documentation
2. Modelling
3 .Motivational strategies
4. Conduct of Classroom observation
5. MOOE Liquidation
6. Frequent meetings

15. Task 503-4. Exemplifying Practices
Give more examples of practices on the following
field and explain why it did emerge as a practice?
What was the trend? What problem did it solve?
1. Teaching
2. Management