CONTEXTUALIZATION

Mahal Kita pero Walang

Forever kaya
MRS. EVELYN C. GANOTICE
BREAK MUNA TAYO!
 CONTEXTUALIZATION
Mahal Kita pero Walang
Forever kaya
MRS. EVELYN C. GANOTICE
BREAK MUNA TAYO!
 O BJECTIVES
•Gain functional and operational
understanding of contextualization,
localization and indigenization.
•Identify ways on how the curriculum may be
localized and indigenized.
• Express appreciation of the need to adapt
to the learners’ diversity through
contextualization.
•DEAL OR NO DEAL
Meron KAMI Nito!
Sa AMIN siya
nanggaling!
Amin to!
What do the pictures
represent?

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Key Concepts
Contextualization refers to the
educational process of relating the
curriculum to a particular setting,
situation or area of application to
make the competencies relevant,
meaningful, and useful to all learners
(DepEd Order 32 s. 2015)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Key Concept
CONTEXTUALIZATION
• Developing new skills, knowledge, abilities and
attitudes in students in presenting subject
matter in meaningful and relevant context:
• Context of previous experience
• Real-life
• Workplace
• Traditional concepts or ideas, skills &
Processes
 Major Curriculum Thrust of
K to 12: CONTEXTUALIZATION
• Localization and indigenization are degrees
or levels of doing contextualization
• When we localize, we do not indigenize
• When we indigenize, we localize

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 POLICY BASIS

RA 10533
Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 POLICY BASIS

“The curriculum shall be

CONTEXTUALIZED and global;”

“The curriculum shall be flexible enough to enable

and allow schools to LOCALIZE, INDIGENIZE, and
enhance [the curriculum] based on their respective
educational and social contexts.”
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Why do we need to contextualize the curriculum?

Cultural
Diversity

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Why do we need to contextualize the curriculum?

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The need for localization and
indigenization

DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Bala or bullet is a sensitive
illustration for elementary
grades pupils. Under the
context of human person, it
promotes violence.
Same as that of baril or gun
 From Grade 1
Module in Civics

Grade 1 pupils might not be

familiar with these people, how
could they be of use as stimuli?
Much as the text
expresses a fact
about how STD is
acquired, it also
embeds the idea
of engaging sex
with women
other than the
wife.
 Key Concepts
CONTEXTUALIZATION

Localization Indigenization

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Key Concepts
The degree of contextualization may be
described and distinguished into the
following:

• Localization refers to the process of

relating learning content specified in the
curriculum to local information and
materials in the learners’ community.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Localization
local
information
learning
content
local
materials
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Examples of Localization
• Examples used in lessons start with those in the locality
• Names, situations, setting needed to give context to test questions or
problem-solving exercises are those of the immediate community
• Local materials are used as often as possible in making instructional
materials (Plants, animals, delicacies, etc)
• Local stories.
• Translating a story/sentences/paragraphs written in another language to
the language of one’s learners for use in MTB-MLE (Rice)

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Key Concepts

2. Indigenization refers to the process of

enhancing curriculum competencies,
education resources, and teaching-
learning processes in relation to the bio-
geographical, historical, and socio-cultural
context of the learners’ community.
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION
 Contextualization
The degree of contextualization may be described
and distinguished into the following:
Meron kami nito
LOCALIZATION Local information, Sa amin siya
nanggaling
local materials
Amin ito

INDIGENIZATION Bio-geography
Ginagawa
History namin ito
Socio-cultural dimension
As we move deeper into the community’s context,
we are moving towards indigenization.
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 SAMPLE LOCALIZATION AND
INDIGENIZATION OF PRODUCTS
AND PERFORMANCE IN ARALING
PANLIPUNAN
(Performance Standards – QA)
Examples of Localization and
Indigenization of the Curriculum

Curriculum design: NKCG

LOCALIZATION
• Use local information and materials while maintaining the
suggested structure, themes and activities in the NKCG

INDIGENIZATION
• enhancing the themes and activities of the NKCG by modifying,
reorganizing, or highlighting certain aspects in relation to the
community context(e.g., socio-economic realities, cultural
practices, local knowledges)
 Sample: Localization
Batayang Konsepto Pamantayan sa Pagganap
a. Ang mabuting Nakatataya ng lipunang
ekonomiya ay iyong ekonomiya sa isang
napauunlad ang lahat barangay/pamayanan at
walang taong sobrang lipunan/bansa gamit ang
mayaman at maraming dokumentaryo o
mahirap photo/video journal (hal.
You Scoup)
Mga gawain
Gawain 1
Bumisita sa isang
baranggay. Alamin ang
livelihood program na
pinaiiral sa barangay

b. Ang ekonomiya ay hindi Gawain 2

para lamang sa sariling Gumawa ng isang
pag-unlad kundi sa pag- proposal para sa isang
unlad ng lahat proyektong
pampamayanan
 Iba’t-ibang bagay sa kapaligiran
LOCALIZATION INDIGENIZATION

• Native Pig •Native pig is used in

different occasions and
before they butcher
they perform a ritual

• Forest/Kagubatan •Paniyaw/ Ngilin / Bain

 GRADE 10 - AP
Performance Standards – QA)
(
Example of Localization and Indigenization
of the Curriculum
Quarter 1: Competency:
Natutukoy ang mga suliraning pangkapaligiran na
nararanasan sa sariling pamayanan
LOCALIZATION INDIGENIZATION
• Use of local information on • Ritwal na ginagawa
common environmental bago magputol ng
issues in the community. kahoy gaya ng narra.
Eg. Pagputol ng kahoy
Examples of Localization and Indigenization of the Curriculum
Competency:
Nakapagmumungkahi ng mga paraan upang
maiwasan ang graft and corruption sa lipunan.
LOCALIZATION INDIGENIZATION
• Barangay or Municipal • ritual- “ Sapata”
Ordinance
 Example of Localization:
Competency:
Nasusuri ang iba’t ibang salik na nagiging
dahilan ng pagkakaroon ng diskriminasyon sa
kasarian
LOCALIZATION
• Cases, instances, statistics of domestic
violence in the community
 ASPECTS OF INTERFACING
• Understanding the themes and competencies
of AP
• Understanding of research process
• The teaching and learning process
• Communication process with the ICCs/ elders
Implications

• The COMMUNITY is integral to CURRICULUM

CONTEXTUALIZATION

• Community partnership is now in the heart of

education, THE CURRICULUM ITSELF

• The curriculum support system will have to be

designed in relation to the enhanced curriculum
Contextualization Process
1. Establish dialogue and community engagement
mechanisms with the communities for purposes of
contextualized education (R9 and CAR)
• Immersion in communities
• collaboration with elders’ group (e.g., council,
committee)
• formulation of cultural standards
2. Situation Analysis leading to community vision, mission
and goals for education (R12 and CAR)
• Contextualized Curriculum Framework Formulation
COMMUNITY…

… INTEGRAL to the education

process…

…CULTURE as RESOURCE…

…LOCALITY as the setting and

resource for the teaching –learning
process…
The best curricula is contextualised
by those implementing it.
It is now up to us to ensure that
this enhanced curriculum truly
transforms our schools and
communities.
With the best of our abilities, let us
do what we can for the Filipino
learner.

- Undersecretary Dina S. Ocampo

S. Ocampo

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 CONTEXTUALIZATION
• For all ethnic groups and socio-cultural contexts in
the country, not just indigenous communities

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•Paano mo mapagyayaman ang
proseso ng iyong pagtuturo?
Create your own Hugot Pa More!
quotation that tells or manifest
the importance of
contextualization.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PINOY AKO
 “Wisdom is
intelligence in
CONTEXT. “
Raheel Farooq

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