Criteria Questions Indicators

1. Significance How do you know the significance A curriculum, becomes

of in the content of the curriculum?
2. Validity How do you know if the curriculum
is valid?
3. Usefulness When do we know that the
curriculum is useful?
4. Learnability When do you know that the content
is within the range of the learner’s
experience?
significant if it would bring
positive changes to learners.
If the curriculum is integrated
to more than one discipline
and educators show its
applicability in real-life, we
could consider that
curriculum is indeed
significance; hence, there is a
need for it to be taken up.
A curriculum is valid if it is
age-appropriate to learners.
For example, in a literature
class, themes should be
considered before taking it
up. Also, it must be culturally
sensitive. Curriculum should
promote cultural diversity and
appreciation.
A curriculum is useful when
we see its real-life
application. Hence, teachers
must be creative enough to
bridge theories to practical
application of whatever they
are teaching. For example, if
a teacher teaches intonation,
he/she should explain that
intonation matters since it
might give more than the
literal meaning of what we
convey and deliver to another
one. Through this, students
may be able to appreciate
lessons since they see its
practical use.
Just like in the validity,
lessons should be age-
appropriate. It should
consider the learners’
readiness in a specific lesson.
You would not expect
calculus or a higher level and
complex science lessons to be

5. Feasibility When do you know that the content
is within the time, resources and
expertise of teacher and experiences
of learners?
6. Interest When do you know that the learners
are interested in the content?
taken up by a Grade 7 learner.
Every lesson should be well-
planned with the
consideration of different
factors like the level of
learners, mental readiness,
accessibility of resources, and
the like.
In SMART objectives, T
stands for time-bound; hence,
lessons should have time
frame depending on its
complexity. With regard to
the resources, the DepEd is
promoting localization in
which content should be
taught within the scope of a
certain area. Moreover,
materials to be used are
encouraged to be localized.
For instance, in a science
experiment, there must be
consideration if the materials
needed are available;
otherwise, it might not lead to
a success. Lastly, with regard
to expertise of teacher, it is a
must that he/she is well-
versed with the topic and
knows the different ways and
steps in conducting such
activity.
In crafting lesson plans,
particularly in the lesson
proper where students have to
be engaged, a teacher must be
very creative in: (1) engaging
all learners in various
activities despite the
diversity; (2) make it easier to
understand in order for all to
easily grasp the gist of the
topic; (3) show the
significance of the lesson to
real-life context; and (4)
facilitate the class and let the
students themselves work on
what must be discovered.
These are just a few of some
ways to make every lesson
become engaging and
interesting to learners.