TOPIC: K-12 Learning Activities

Step 1: DEFINE THE TOPIC

 What is K to 12 program?
 How can the K to 12 program of the government be helpful for students nowadays?
 What are the differences between the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) learning
activities and k to 12 learning activities?
 How does the government help schools in providing learning materials for the said
activities?
 What change/s occurred when the government implemented the k to 12 program?
 What were the feedback of parents, teachers and students for the k to 12 learning
activities?

Step 2: DEVELOP A RESEARCH PLAN

 What kind of information do I need?

Articles from actual k to 12 program of the Department of Education
Opinions from fellow grade 6 pupils under the k to 12 program, their parents as
well as their teachers by means of Interview
Tangible materials as proof/ sample of the k to 12 learning activities

Step 3: GET ORGANIZED

 Sample interview sheets for Students

NAME: (optional) SCHOOL:

AGE: Public:____ Private: ____

Q1: Are the K-12 learning activities helpful for your mental, physical and spiritual
maturity?
YES ____ NO _____
Why?
Q2: Which activity do you enjoy most? Group or Individual? Why?
Q3: Which activity do you prefer product based or performance based? Why?
  Sample interview sheet for parents

NAME: (optional) Profession:

My child is enrolled in a public school ___ private school ___

Q1: Do you think the k-12 program activity will really help your child to be more globally
competitive? Why?
Q2: If there are some take home activities, do you help your child in doing it? Yes ___
No ___
Q3: How can you compare the activities you’ve done during your elementary days the K-
12 learning today?

 Sample Question for teachers

NAME; (optional) AGE:

SCHOOL:

Q1: Does the government, school administration help you provide k-12 learning activity
materials? YES _____ NO _____
Q2: As a teacher, do you think it is better than the previous activities from the Basic
Education Curriculum? YES _____ NO _____
Q3: As a teacher, is it easier for you to facilitate K-12 learning activities rather than the
Basic Education Curriculum activities? YES _____ NO _____

STEP 4: Search for information in other sources

 When do I know that my research is adequate or sufficient?

When I am able to answer all the questions I provided for my research

STEP 5: Refine your search topic

 Websites about K to 12 program

Ex. DepEd tambayan, DepEd Teachers’ lesson plans/ guides
STEP 6: My research is based on my understanding and prior knowledge about the topic with
the help of internet and opinions of other people involved with this research and I certify that
all information and date presented in this research paper came from my efforts and is not
plagiarized.

 DISCLAIMER: Should some information that are raised here have similarities to those of
the internet or other articles in magazines and newspapers I hope to have given them
proper credit.

STEP 7: Organize Information and write your own work

STEP 8: Cite your sources

K-12 Learning Activities

On January 30, 2013, the House Bill no. 6643 was finally passed by the
Senate and the House of Representatives. On May 15, 2013, the said Bill was
approved and signed by the former President of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon
C. Aquino III. Today that law is fully implemented and is known as RA 10533
otherwise known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or K-12 Program
which aims to enhance the Philippine Education System by increasing the number
of years for the basic education.

In order to achieve the mission of the K to 12 program, the government

must provide support for students, parents and teachers. The government is
expected to provide financial assistance by means of vouchers for the grade 7
students, seminars for the junior and senior high school students and teachers as
well as allowances for their learning materials. It is also the role of the
government to provide necessary materials for the school such as guides to help
teachers prepare for the activities that will be suitable for the K-12 learners.

The K to 12 program which aims to help students to be globally competitive

provides different learning activities for different from the Basic Education
Curriculum whereas the activities are more student-centered. The teachers
facilitate the learning activities but the students are expected to do most of what
is tasked. In the K to 12, the students are als tasked to do activities that are based
on real life scenarios. With the help of these activities, young students will be able
to build a stronger foundation with what they want to pursue in the future. Since
the K to 12 program activities are based in the 21st century learning, students who
will finish the K-12 program are more globally competitive.

With the help of the K-12 program activities, students are more job ready.
They have a deeper understanding of topics presented in and out of their
classrooms. They are able to use their learning in real life situations and have
better confidence. According to the survey that I have conducted where I asked
ten grade 6 students from Marychild Academy, a private school in Meycauayan
Bulacan, with the age bracket of 11-13 years of age about their feedback
regarding the K-12 learning activities, 9 out of 10 students agreed that the K-12
learning activities helped them mentally, physically and spiritually. They think that
because of these activities they have become more mature and smarter. They
said that they also grew as individuals that are more aware of various situations
with their lives. Pertaining to the second question that I have asked, 8 out of 10
students said that they are in favor of doing group activities rather than doing it
individually. Their reasons are when doing group activities advanced learners are
able to help those who are having some difficulties. They can also develop
camaraderie, patience and cooperation. Still, some aren’t in favor of doing group
activities for the reason that some students are not cooperative and it leads to
failure and unfinished tasks. Lastly, when asked what activities they preferred
most, 10 out of 10 answered that they like a performance based task where they
can boost their self confidence and be able to express yourself more. It is also one
way to showcase their talents and enhance your creativity.

In this research, I also conduction surveys for the parents who have
child/children that are studying as grade 6 students, 10 out of 10 parents said that
they are helping their child with activities that are taken home. Aside from
monitoring their child, these activities give them more time to bond and they will
have more time to assess their child’s improvement. They also noticed a big
difference between the activities today and the activities from the Basic
Education Curriculum. Since activities in the K-12 program requires a lot of
involvement of the student.

To make this research possible, I also conducted a survey to ask teachers

about their feedback about the K-12 learning activities. Based from the queries I
have presented, 10 out of 10 teachers said they are satisfied with how the
government provides support to them. Examples of these are by means of giving
them manuals with curriculum maps which they use as guides when they execute
an activity. Some books also provide learning activities with learning
competencies and standards which help them in creating assessments both
formative and summative.
 With this research, I believe that the K-12 program of the Department of
Education really helps in developing the competitiveness of the students in our
country. With various activities provided by the government and the guidance of
the parents and teachers, I think it won’t be impossible for our country to be at
par with the other countries. I believe that this program is helping us mold
successful and effective people of tomorrow.
Resources

 Survey done with grade 6 students, parents and teachers of MaryChild Academy in
Meycauayan Bulacan
 K-12 Basic Education Curriculum online resource
http://www.deped.gov.ph/k-to-12/bec-cgs/als-program
 Research
Project
By Inigo Uinseanne M. Realubit