The Multigrade Program in the Philippines

The Constitution states that the state shall _____________ and provide the rights of all citizens to quality education at all levels.

• promote

• protect

• project

• procure

What is DECS Order No. 38, s. 1993 all about?

• Improving Access to Elementary Education By Providing Six Grade Levels in All Public Elementary Schools Through Combination and/or Multi-grade Classes

• Improving Access to Elementary Education By Providing Complete Grade Levels in Public and Private Elementary Schools Through Combination and/or Multi-grade Classes

• Improving Access to Elementary Education By Providing Six Grade Levels in Public and Private Elementary Schools Through Combination and/or Multi-grade Classes

• Improving Access to Elementary Education By Providing Complete Grade Levels in All Public Elementary Schools Through Combination and/or Multi-grade Classes

The Multigrade Program becomes one of the major thrusts of ______________________.

• K to 12 Curriculum

• Education

• Basic Education

• Elementary Education

DECS Order No. 38 s. 1993 spelled out how the complete elementary schools shall be expanded to accommodate all school children in schools with less than six (6) teachers.

• True

• False

Multigrade schools were the first kind of schools in North America.

• True

• False

In the Philippines, the first mission schools were organized as _______________ schools.

• Multigrade

• Single-Grade

• Multilevel

• suburban

Multigrade schools are poor substitutes for single grade classes and were organized just to answer the problem of access and not quality.

• True

• False

Listed below are some requirements for effective multi-grade teaching EXCEPT one.

• discipline among the students has been developed so that they can focus on learning

• systematic and organized unplanned instructional delivery and grouping.

• a well-designed curriculum that allows for an encourages integration of learning areas and a variety of activities as learning experiences for the students.

• a well-managed classroom that is conducive to learning and has the necessary resources available.

A multigrade classroom is made up of children with limited skills and abilities, developmental levels and needs, learning and working together under the guidance and supervision of one teacher.

• True

• False

Multigrade Teaching involves a set of educational strategies and techniques that will enable a teacher to provide instruction to a heterogenous group of pupils or a group of pupils of different ages, abilities and skills.

• True

• False