Experiential Activity No.
2
MATRIX PRESENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM HISTORY
PERIODS OF
DEVELOPMENT
ELEMENTARY
Pre –Colonial No system of education, hence no
structured curriculum.
Spanish Parochial school curriculum
consisted of Christian doctrine,
church history, reading, writing,
arithmetic, dramatics, Spanish, and
Latin languages, church services,
singing, playing musical
instruments, arts and trades.
American 3 – 4 year Primary Curriculum and
2 – year Intermediate Curriculum
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
SECONDARY
No system of education, hence no
structured curriculum.
Secondary curriculum was all about
ecclesiastical studies combined with
classical courses. Additionally,
theology was taught together with
Grammar and Arts.
2-year and 4-year secondary normal
curricula introduced in central high
schools.
TERTIARY
No formal separate institution for
education.
The curriculum then consisted of 3
R’s (reading, writing and religion) to
attain goals were the acceptance of
Catholicism and the acceptance of
Spanish rule.
The primary curriculum prescribed
for the Filipinos consisted of three
grades which provides training in
two aspects:
1. Body Training – physical
education
2. Mental Training – English,
Nature Study, and
Arithmetic.
Japanese Revision of the elementary
curriculum to include home and
community membership in lieu of
social science.
Liberation The curriculum remained basically
the same as before and was still
subject-centered.
Philippine Republic English introduced informally as a
subject in the first two grades and
as a medium of instruction with
vernacular as auxiliary medium in
the primary level and Pilipino as
the auxiliary medium at the
intermediate level.
New Society New Elementary School Curriculum
(NESC) was introduced which
includes:
-fewer learning areas with emphasis
on mastery learning.
- greater emphasis on work skills
Purely academic curriculum was
replaced by the modified
general curriculum that prepared
students vocationally: agronomy,
horticulture, poultry and swine,
auto mechanics.
Improvement in the curriculum
before the war were taken. Some
steps were taken to restore Garde
VII, to abolish the double-single
session most especially, to adopt
the modern trends in education
taken from the United States.
Vocational education curriculum in
agricultural and rural high school.
Work Oriented Curriculum with
emphasized
 Various branches:
Mathematics studied from
year to year
 Communication Arts in
Pilipino and English
They introduced many changes in
the curriculum by including
Nippongo, and abolishing English as
the medium of instruction and as a
subject.
The curriculum remained basically
the same as before and was still
subject-centered.
Great experiments in the
community school and the use of
vernacular as the medium of
instruction
The 1972 constitution sec. 8 states
that all educational institution shall
be under supervision of, and subject
to regulation by, the State. The
State shall establish and maintain a
complete, adequate and integrated
system of education relevant to the
goals of the national development.

Recent Developments
our previous discussion prepare a Matrix Presentation of the Curriculum History following the template below:
ANDREA LEI F. CELLONA_____
Printed Name and Signature
- infusion of humanity and
nationhood in all the learning
areas.
In the Philippine elementary
education is categorized in to two
levels the primary level (the first to
the fourth grades) and intermediate
(fifth to sixth) grade.
 Social studies focused on
the community
 Philippine History and
Government with world
cultural perspectives
The second level is a continuation of Provides prescribed courses of
the basic education which is studies which are credited towards
provided at the first level. degrees in academic disciplines or
professions.
- From four years of formal
schooling, it is now expanded to six
years (Grade 7 -12) which include
learning and training in basic
employable skills.
Based on