Unit 3 - Institutionalization of Kindergarten

Question 1

This refers to the 10-month program provided to children at least five years old in regular elementary schools using the thematic and integrative curriculum to develop foundational skills among children to prepare them for grade 1.

Answer 1

General kindergarten program

Question 2

Prior to the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum in the Philippines, kindergarten is _____ for parents.

Answer 2

optional

Question 3

By virtue of _____, otherwise known as the “_____,” has mandated the local government units, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, to establish a day-care center in every community covering kindergarten program.

Answer 3

RA 8672; Barangay-Level Total Protection of Children Act of 1990

Question 4

The implementation of early childhood education was then strengthened by the passage of _____ known as the “_____” which mandated the ECCD through DSWD to provide programs needed by young children that will promote their optimum growth and development.

Answer 4

RA 8980; Early Childhood Care and Development Councill (ECCD) Act of 2001

Question 5

In 2011, _____, otherwise known as the “_____,” was passed, institutionalizing kindergarten into the basic education system.

Answer 5

Republic Act No. 10517; Kindergarten Education Act

Question 6

The passing of the [RA 10517] is in consonance with the _____ on achieving Education for All (EFA) by the year 2015.

Answer 6

Millennium Development Goals

Question 7

Kindergarten was applied to the elementary school system being the first stage of _____.

Answer 7

compulsory and mandatory formal education.

Question 8

RA 10517 also provided equal opportunities for all children to avail accessible mandatory and compulsory kindergarten education that effectively promotes _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____ development that will prepare them for formal elementary schooling.

Answer 8

physical; social; affective; cognitive; creative-aesthetic

Question 9

With the passage of _____, otherwise known as the “_____,” children ages 0-4 became the responsibility of the ECCD Council while the responsibility to help develop children in their formative years between ages 5-8 was given to _____ by virtue of _____ known as the “_____” which covers the inclusion of Kindergarten in the basic education system.

Answer 9

RA 10410; Early Years Act of 2013; RA 10533; Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2012

Question 10

Consistent with the policy of the state to make education learner-oriented and responsive to the needs, cognitive and cultural capacity, circumstances, and diversity of learners per RA 10517, the _____ was made as the medium of instruction for teaching and learning in the kindergarten level by virtue _____.

Answer 10

Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE); DepEd Order No. 32, series of 2012

Question 11

This is seen as an important medium of instruction by using a local language understood by the learners.

Answer 11

Mother tongue

Question 12

DepEd has restructured the content of the old basic education curricula to make them more relevant to learners through _____ and ______.

Answer 12

contextualization; enhancement

Question 13

This uses contextualization uses examples, activities, songs, poems, stories, and illustrations for teaching and learning based on local culture, history, and reality.

Answer 13

Curriculum contextualization

Question 14

The enhanced curriculum also aims to allow students to acquire in-depth knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes through _____ and _____ across all levels and subjects

Answer 14

continuity; consistency

Question 15

Curriculum was also made seamless using the _____ concept by teaching the simplest concept to more complicated concept through grade levels which will ensure mastery of knowledge and skills after each level.

Answer 15

spiral progression