Domain 3 Part 1 - Capacity Building for Aspiring Principals

Curriculum Standards can be tweaked and adjusted to suit the learner's context. In the preparations of lesson plans and curriculum resources, this process is referred to as ___________________.

• Curriculum Modification

• Curriculum Contextualization

• Indigenization of curriculum

• Adjustments of curriculum contents

Which statement below best describes localization of curriculum contents?

• Focusing on learning contents and relating the local information to local materials.

• Adopting learning contents to internationally relatable contexts.

• Harmonizing learning contents and to locally available materials.

• Classifying learning contents and matching it with local materials.

Which statement below can be a best considered fact when DepEd developed its contextualized curriculum for its Indigenous Peoples Education (IPED) Program?

• DepEd has studied the bio-geographical setting, historical and socio-cultural context of Indigenous People and made it as a basis in enhancing the framework and curriculum design for the IPED.

• DepEd has conducted a community study and collected the cultural practices of Indigenous People and utilized such data in forming a contextualized curriculum.

• DepEd has designed its contextualized curriculum for IPED with the direct participation of Indigenous People in framing the IPED Curriculum.

• DepEd embarks on a bio-geographical immersion and utilized such opportunity to develop a local curriculum for IPED.

Curriculum Contextualization can be succinctly expressed as __________________.

• a process of relating the curriculum to a particular setting, or area of application to make the competencies relevant and meaningful to all learners.

• a procedure where the curriculum components are modified to match the contextual needs of the learners.

• a system of curriculum enrichment where the contents and area of application are aligned with the local contexts of learners.

• a process of modifying the curriculum to the contextual setting of the learner.

In the development of the K to 12 Curriculum, DepEd adheres to the principle of making it _______.

• rigidly compliant to the curriculum standards of the nationally implemented curriculum.

• flexible enough to enable and allow schools to localize, indigenize and enhance it.

• prescriptive and standardized for all types of schools and learners.

• compatible with the curriculum standards of other countries.

Which is not an example of localization?

• Local materials are used as often as possible in making instructional materials.

• Local stories are used in the language learning areas.

• Names, situations, settings needed to give context to test questions or problem-solving exercises are those of the immediate community.

• Curriculum contents and standards are adapted from the contexts of its authors and developers.

Which statement is true about Curriculum Contextualization?

• Localization and indigenization are degrees or levels of doing contextualization.

• When we localize, we indigenize curriculum contents.

• When we indigenize, we also localize curriculum contents.

• Curriculum contextualization varies in terms of indigenization.

Contextualization process can best be done when content developers ______________.

• Establish dialogue and community engagement mechanisms with the communities for purposes of contextualizing education contents.

• Immerse themselves in the processes of developing contextualized learning contents.

• Study cultural standards and make it as basis for new curriculum contents.

• Collaborate with other authors specializing in cultural education.

In the process of curriculum contextualization, it is a must that ___________.

• curriculum content developers conduct a situation analysis to clarify the community vision, mission and goals for education.

• curriculum content developers develop an extensive curriculum framework for the locality.

• curriculum content writers draw out mechanisms for indigenization.

• curriculum content writers form collaborative networks of elders' who are perceived as culture bearers.

Indigenization may involve the enhancement of the ______________.

• curriculum framework, curriculum design, and learning standards of subject areas.

• curriculum learning resources and learning assessment tools.

• curriculum implementation processes and pedagogies.

• curriculum learning resources on the assessment of learning.