MAPEH (Health)

First Quarter – Week 3

QUACKERY
MAPEH (Health) – Grade 10
Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) – Based Exemplar
 Quarter 1 – Week 1: Quackery

First Edition, 2020

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Development and Quality Assurance Teams

Writer: MIRIAM B. PLAZA

Illustrator: PAUL VINCENT H. ACEVEDO
Layout Artist:
Language Editor: CRISANTO CALIT JR.
Content Evaluator: NEIL JOHN B. GALARION
Layout Evaluator: JERU SALEM O. CUARTERON
Management Team: PSDS/DIC

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Rationale

Project PPE (Portfolio Predicate on Exemplar) is a backup

contingency response of the Schools Division of Surigao del Sur for
learning delivery and learning resource which parallel to the on-
going endeavors of the higher offices in the Department. It is the
utilization of a lesson exemplar that is streamlined in a teacher-and-
learner-friendly format to cater to the new classroom setup in light
of the COVID-19 health crisis. These exemplars will be paired with a
self-contained and self-instructional portfolio.

The portfolio is a deliberate collection of works that highlight a

learner’s effort that would enable him/her to see his/her growth and
achievement, ability to reflect on his/her own work and ability to
establish goals for future learning.

Introductory Message

For the teacher:

Welcome to the MAPEH 10 (Health)-Quarter 1 Exemplar on
Quackery.
This exemplar was collaboratively designed, developed and
reviewed by educators from different schools in the Division to assist
you in helping the learners meet the standards anchored on Most
Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) set by the Department
while overcoming the constraints in schooling brought by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided
and independent learning activities at their own pace and time.
Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st
century skills while taking into consideration their needs and
circumstances.
As a teacher, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use
this exemplar in the most fit modality. You also need to keep track

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of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning through portfolio assessments.
For the learner:
Welcome to the MAPEH 10 (Health)-Quarter 1 Exemplar on
Quackery.
This exemplar was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own
pace and time. You will be enabled to process the contents of the
learning resource while being an active learner, either at home or
in school. To help you with this, this exemplar comes with a Weekly
Portfolio Assessment. Your teacher will provide you with a template
and you will be given a privilege to organize the portfolio in your
own creative way.
This exemplar has the following parts and corresponding icons:

This will give you an idea of the

What I Need to
competencies you are expected to
Know
learn in the module and the objectives
you are expected to realize.
This part includes an activity that aims
What I Know
to check what you already know
about the lesson to take.
This section provides a brief discussion
What is It
of the lesson. This aims to help you
discover and understand new
concepts and skills.
This section provides an activity which
What I Can Do
will help you transfer your new
(1,2 & 3)
knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.

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 This task aims to evaluate your level of
What I Have
mastery in achieving the learning
Learned
objectives.
Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in
the module.
This contain instructions about
Portfolio Goal
recording your positive, realistic goals
Setting
before going through this exemplar.
This contain instructions about
Portfolio
completing the components of the
Completion –
Your Growth Clue! portfolio. This also includes a rubric to
guide you of how your portfolio will be
assessed.
At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in

developing this exemplar.

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 What I Need to Know

In this exemplar, you will be able to explains the guidelines and

criteria in the selection and evaluation of health information,
products and services. The scope of this module enables you to use
it in many different learning situations. The activities are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course.

Most Essential Learning Competency:

 Reports fraudulent health services (H10CH-Ic24)

Objectives
After going through this exemplar, you are expected to:

A. Knowledge: Identify the fraudulent health services;

B. Skills: Construct a letter of complaint for the purchase of a

fraudulent product;

C. Attitude: Appreciate the importance on combatting

fraudulent product.

Duration: Three (2) Days

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 Portfolio Goal Setting

Using the Portfolio Assessment Template provided by your

teacher along with this exemplar, accomplish now your weekly
goal setting. Refer to the objectives above. Think of positive and
realistic goals that you can considerably achieve with this
exemplar. List them as your plans. Remember: Do not proceed with
this exemplar unless you have accomplished your goal setting.

What I Know

“Magic Bracelet!”
1. Study the poster below.

(Physical Education and Health 10. Learning Materials. Page 216.)

2. Answer the questions. Use the space provided below for you
answer.
a. What is being sold by the poster?
b. What does it guarantee?
c. Do these products come from reliable or unreliable
materials?
d. Will you buy it? Why or why not?

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 a._____________________________________________________.
b._____________________________________________________.
c. _____________________________________________________.
d. _____________________________________________________.

What is It

Consumers receive health

information, products, and services
from various sources, thus individuals
may be prone to frauds. An example
of which is quackery.
Quackery, a form of a health
fraud, is any advertisement,
promotion, or sale of products and
services that have not been
scientifically proven safe and
effective (Meeks, et al, 2011). It is
being operated by a quack. A
quack is an individual that has little or
no professional qualifications to practice medicine. He/She also
pretentiously uses meaningless medical jargon and relies on scare
tactics, paranoid accusations, and quick fixes.
There are three major characteristics of health quackery
(Schaler & Carroll, undated). First, it is a big business. A huge amount
of money is spent on fraudulent health products and services.
Second, it multiplies and spreads fast. Lastly, it thrives on individuals
who are diagnosed with illnesses that are known to have no cure.
The three forms of quackery are:
a. Medical quackery
Medical quackery includes cures, treatments, and
remedies of various health conditions that are drugless or
bloodless in nature.

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 b. Nutrition quackery
Nutrition quackery involves promotion of food fads and
other nutritional practices that claim to be all-natural. These
are believed to have beneficial properties of multiple plants
in one product.
c. Device quackery
Device quackery makes use of miraculous gadgets
(such as dials, gauges, electrodes, magnets, and blinkers) that
are believed to cure certain health conditions.

What I Can Do 1

“More Quack!”

Directions: Complete the table by writing examples of health fraud

services under medical, nutrition, and device quackery.

Medical Nutrition Device

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What I Can Do 2
“I Complain!”

Direction: Construct a letter of complaint for the purchase of a

fraudulent product. You may use either the papers scroll
below or a separate sheet of bond paper (A4 size) you’re
your answer.

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 Complaint Letter Rubrics
Criteria Points Score
Used an appropriate product 5
Letter Elements: 10
 Headings
 Greeting
 Body
 Closing
 Signature
Body of letter contained all parts: 15
 Stated something positive
 Stated the product/service
purchased
 Stated what the problem is
 State if receipt or proof of purchase
is enclosed
 Stated what you expect and when
you expect to hear from them
 End by stating confidence in the
company “making it right”
Total 30

What I Can Do 3

“Imagination Matters!”

Direction: Think of a certain fraudulent services which is

commonly used by the people in your community, then
write an essay about the dangers of that quackery and
how you fight against that fraudulent services. Use another
sheet of bond paper (A4 size) for you to write the essay.

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 ESSAY RUBRICS
Features 10 8 6 4
Quality of Piece was written Piece was written Piece had little Piece had no
Writing in an in an interesting style style
extraordinary style style Gives some new Gives no new
Very informative Somewhat information but information but
and well informative and poorly very poorly
organized. organized. organized. organized
Grammar, Has grade - Has mainly May contain May contain
Usage & level grade - level many errors in frequent and
Mechanics appropriate appropriate spelling numerous
spelling, spelling, grammar, errors in
grammar, and grammar, and and/or spelling,
punctuation; punctuation; punctuation; grammar, and
contains few if contains some that may punctuation;
any errors that errors that do interfere with that interferes
do not interfere not interfere the reader’s with the
with the reader’s with the understanding. reader’s
understanding. readers understanding.
understanding.

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 What I Have Learned

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. ____________ is a form of a health fraud, in any advertisement,

promotion, or sale of products and services that have not
been scientifically proven safe and effective.

A. Quackery C. Complementary Medicine

B. Alternative Medicine D. Health Services

2. What form of quackery that involves promotion of food fads

and other nutritional practices that claim to be all natural?

A. Alternative quackery C. Medical quackery

B. Device quackery D. Nutrition quackery

3. Which of the quackery forms makes use of miraculous

gadgets?

A. Alternative quackery C. Medical quackery

B. Device quackery D. Nutrition quackery

4. What forms of quackery that includes cures, treatments, and

remedies of various health conditions that are drugless or
bloodless in nature?

A. Alternative quackery C. Medical quackery

B. Device quackery D. Nutrition quackery

5. It is believed to have beneficial properties of multiple plants in

one product that claim to be natural.

A. Alternative quackery C. Medical quackery

B. Device quackery D. Nutrition quackery

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6. A ____________ is an individual that has little or no professional
qualifications to practice medicine.

A. Practitioner C. Quack
B. Physician D. Nurse

7. Which is not true about quackery?

A. Operated by a quack.
B. A health fraudulent services.
C. Uses meaningless medical jargon.
D. Scientifically proven & tested.

8. Which of the following does not belong to the characteristics

of health quackery?
A. It is a big business.
B. It thrives on individuals who are diagnosed with illnesses that
are known to have no cure.
C. It multiplies and spread fast.
D. It is effective and proven safe.

9. Why people easily fall for quackery?

A. Vulnerability to quackery.
B. Believe in magic.
C. Lack of suspicion.
D. Believe on what others tell.

10. Quackery is being operated by a _________.

A. Practitioner C. Quack
B. Physician D. Nurse

11. Quackery is often described as _____________ with salient

characteristics of aggressive promotion.
A. Legit C. Untrue
B. Fraud D. Pretentious

12. Which of the following is the best definition of quackery?

A. The promotion of unsubstantiated methods that lack a
scientifically plausible rationale.
B. Proposing an unsubstantiated method of treatment for
further scientific review.
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 C. The promotion of scientifically plausible and proven
methods for profit.
D. Committing healthcare fraud in order to make a profit.

13. Which of the following product claims should cause you to be

suspicious of quackery?
A. 'It revitalizes the immune system!'
B. 'Consult your doctor before using this product.'
C. 'In clinical trials patients reported decreased levels of
anxiety.'
D. 'This product was developed by John Public, M.D.'

14. What does unsubstantiated mean when discussing

healthcare claims?
A. The claim hasn't been proven or disproven by the scientific
community.
B. The claim makes sense given what is already known to
science.
C. The product is being sold with the intent to defraud
customers.
D. The claim involves selling a product with a minimal profit
margin.

15. __________ is a pretentious use of meaningless medical jargon

and relies on scare tactics, paranoid accusations, and quick
fixes.
A. Practitioner C. Quack
B. Physician D. Nurse

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What I Have Learned What I Can Do 3
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. A
15. C
What I Ca n Do 2 What I Can Do 1 What I Know
Answer Key
 Portfolio Completion – Your Growth Clue!

You now go back to your portfolio and work on the other

components that follow your Goal Setting. Remember that your
portfolio is a deliberate collection of your works with the help of the
exemplar. Highlighting your efforts here enables you to see and
reflect on your growth and achievement and your ability to
establish goals just to learn. Upon completion of your portfolio,
please be guided of the rubric below.

Rubric for Portfolio Assessment

LEVELS
Criteria Novice (1-3) Apprentice (4- Proficient (7-8) Distinguished Sco
6) (9-10) re
1. Goal Sets sloppy Sets some Sets general Sets clearly
Setting goals, not goals and goals and defined goals
realistic for processes that processes that that are
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ability nor level are positive are positive attainable
of and realistic. and realistic and growth-
development. oriented
2. Test Shows little Shows Shows good Shows very
Self Evaluation evidence of adequate evidence of good and
reflection and evidence of reflection and clear
self- reflection and self- evidence of
assessment. self- assessment. reflection and 10
assessment. self-assessment
with
documentatio
n.
3. The Provides little Provides Provides good Provides clear
Scientist in Me evidence of adequate performance evidence of
growth and evidences of or general performance
achievement. growth and improvement or continued 10
achievement. in improvement
achievement. in
achievement.
4. My 75 – 78 79-85 86-91 92-100
10
Best Test
5. Chemis Links most of Links a number Links analysis Links analysis
try Watch the analysis to of analysis to to the lessons to the lessons
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the lessons the lessons properly. completely.
inadequately. slightly.
6. “A…G Explains the Explains the Explains the Explains the
anu’n Pala misconception misconception misconception misconception
‘yon” and the and the and the and the 10
concept concept concept concept aptly.
inadequately. somewhat. adequately.

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7. Chemis Indicates little Indicates Indicates clear Indicates
try Connection evidence of adequate evidence of distinct
(optional) creativity/anal evidence of creativity/anal evidence of 10
ytical work. creativity/anal ytical work. creativity/anal
ytical work. ytical work.
[1-2] [3] [4] [5]

8. Overall Submits some Submits most Presents all Presents

Presentation of the items in of the items. items in a thorough,
a disorganized Portfolio is well chronological clear and
form. Portfolio presented. form. Portfolio complete 5
looks slapdash. is well items. Portfolio
organized. is neat and
elegant.
9. Prompt Submits late Submits late Submits late Submits on
5
Submission. (5-6 days). (3-4 days). (1-2 days). time.
Total
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References
Lualhati F. Callo, et.al. 2017 Physical Education and Health 10.
Learning Materials. FEP Printing Corporation; Pages 216 – 217

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