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1. SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES SITTIE AINA S. PAGADOR

2. EARLY MAJOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

3. EARLY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SCIENCE EDUCATION Philippine Association for the Advance of Science A nnual conference focuses on the training of science teachers and teaching of science . 1957 – the Philippine government made the teaching of science compulsory in all elementary and secondary schools. National committee for Science Education set up in 1958 to formulate objectives for teaching of science education at all levels and to recommend steps that would upgrade the teaching of science.

4. The committee identified the following areas to which improvement effort were needed Integration of science with classroom instruction Acquisition of more science equipment and tools Coordination of effort with other agencies Negotiation for a science institute for teachers National science talent search and fellowship Higher salaries of science and mathematics . EARLY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SCIENCE EDUCATION

5. Clark Hubler - A science educator of Wheelock C ollege in the Philippines in 1963 – 1964, noted some salient characteristics of science educator in the country – language problem EARLY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SCIENCE EDUCATION

6. THE BSCS ADAPTATION PROJECT The secretary of education had earlier set up a National committee in Science Education to formulate objectives for teaching of science. Subject matter competence of teachers The curriculum materials Laboratory equipment and science facilities in schools.

7. The committee found that all levels of science instruction, elementary, secondary and tertiary had in common the following weaknesses and a lack of; Adequate equipment and facilities in the laboratories Up-to-date and adequate textbooks, publications and reference materials. Qualified and imaginative teachers Provision for systematic upgrading teachers THE BSCS ADAPTATION PROJECT

8. 1960s – Biological Science Curriculum (BSCS) green version, introduce to students to the living world and sought to provide him with biological information as may be necessary and useful as he lives in his life. THE BSCS ADAPTATION PROJECT

9. 1962 – adaptation on green version laboratory manual . The BSCS adaptation project was an exercise in curriculum development involved: Writer-specialist Classroom teachers Administrations Illustrators and biological educators THE BSCS ADAPTATION PROJECT

10. ESTABLISHING THE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER Dr. Carlos P. Romulo – submitted to the Ford Foundation a request grant for operational staffing costs of the Science. Harry Case – head of the ford foundation; recommended the Philippines educational leaders for the remarkable degree of cooperation in the establishment of the Science Teaching Center at the University of the Philippines . September 25, 1964 – U.P. grant by the Ford Foundation providing $310,000 dollar over a two-year period of the Science Teaching Center.

11. R.A 5506 A n act establishing Science Education Center (SEC) as a permanent unit of the University of the Philippines. This act earned marked 250,000 annual from the national special science fund for the support of the center. ESTABLISHING THE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER

12. Teacher’s education were of the great concern to the teacher: A teachers competent in the content and process of science and in the subject matter the teacher will teach. Competence as a teacher. SUMMER INSTITUTES

13. The following are the activities were included in the summer institute to achieved the mention competences: Discussions of the objectives of the materials Discussions and practice in writing instructional objectives Study, discussion and demonstration lessons of the process of science study and discussion of the basic concepts include in the materials this section include updating and increasing the teacher’s background knowledge in particular concepts. SUMMER INSTITUTES

14. e. Performing selected laboratory exercises from the new materials f. Constructing simple aids needed in teaching materials g. Teaching sample classes followed by critique and discussion for the lesson taught f. Pre and post testing of the teachers participants. The test include ‘process’ and ‘content’ items Continuation… SUMMER INSTITUTES

15. The five Regional Science Teaching Center (RCTC’s): Notre Dame University in Marbel , Cotabato – established earlier with assistance of a Ford Foundation grant. Ateneo de Davao college Silliman University St. Louis University Aquinas University SUMMER INSTITUTES

16. SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE DECADES

17. SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE 1940’S After World War II, the emergency curriculum made possible the accommodation of a 120 pupils in an elementary level. Secondary general curriculum replaced the type A & B curricula. Home economics, national language and vocational courses became required course for all years except for geometry, advanced algebra and physics which became optional courses. No science offered in grade 1 to 4 of elementary level 30 minutes allotted for science and arithmetic in intermediated levels (grade 5 & 6) One teacher handled of 60 pupils in the morning & another teacher in the afternoon for 60 pupils (in the same room)

18. 1946 – general secondary curriculum was enforced in all third and fourth year classes of public schools. Physics, Chemistry and advanced algebra were optional. 1948 – 1949 – the educational Act of 1948 seeking restore grade 7 drafted but it remained un acted. 1949 – 1950 – community school movement started in Iloilo and Bohol. Classroom instruction emphasized functional and social values of the subject matter and activities dealt with understanding and appreciation of simple facts and methods, activities in the form of observation, experimentation, critical thinking in the experiments. Secondary levels was emphasized in such activities as health, sanitation, community and home beautification. SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE 1940’S

19. Behavioral objectives Instructional procedures – emphasized students experience which contributed to the attainment of the stated goals. Evaluation – used to reinforce the students’ learning experience. Test critical thinking skills, analysis, application and other cognitive skills. 1967 – NEDA assisted a program which prepared/revised/refined syllabi for teaching English, Filipino, Mathematics, Science and economics. SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE 1940’S