ST. CATHERINE’S ACADEMY OF GATTARAN, INC.

Liban Street, Centro Sur, Gattaran, 3508 Cagayan

School ID: 400368

Module No: 1
Module Title: Understanding the Elements and Characteristics of Trends
Week 1
No. of Units: 1 Grade Level: 12 – TRENDS, Inclusive Date:
NETWORK AND CRITICAL August 29 – September 2, 2022
THINKING
Teacher’s Name MR. EAJAY B. ROSUMAN
Module Overview
This module aims to enhance the ability of the learners about Understanding the Elements and
Characteristics of Trends. This module discusses trends and networks and their effects on individuals,
communities, and societies as well as on the environment.
Terminologies
Trend is a sequential pattern of change in recorded data – a change evidenced by a rise or fall of variables
when measured between at least two points over time.
Trend spotter do not content themselves with secondary sources.
Unit Content
Trend is a sequential pattern of change in recorded data – a change evidenced by a rise or fall of
variables when measured between at least two points over time. Trends must pass basic tests of significance;
a change that affects a wide range of people and that has broad social, economic, cultural, spiritual, and
political implications. Trends have two have, these are: Megatrends and Micro trends. Fads typically
spread quickly, but disappear equally quickly and transitory and very limited in scope. Trends overlap and
interlock, reinforcing each other and can also run counter to each other and cancel each other out.
Megatrends entail a major restricting; they are a larger pattern of broad trends that reshape and
transform our lives.
 From an industrial society to an information society.
 From forced technology to high tech or high touch technology.
 Form a national economy to a world economy.
 From short term to long term.
 Form centralization to decentralization.
 From institutional help to self-help.
 From hierarchies to networking.
Micro trends are the emerging small forces behind tomorrow’s big changes. Trends potter do not
content themselves with secondary sources. They immerse themselves directly to people, places, and events
where significant events may be happening. Trend spotting is a cognitive idea. It is a product of a thorough
and careful analysis of anybody who is sensitive to what is happening in the society. Once a trend is
identified, experts will soon categorize, interpret, and label it based on their contexts and perspectives. Trend
projection assumes that the future will be a logical extension of the past.
Unit Summary
This unit will explore the meaning of trends and how they operate as forces as forces for social change
in many communities and societies in their world today. We become knowledgeable and informed in our
daily actions. It takes a serious study to look at the patterns and trends of the choices and actions we make.
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Name of Student: _______________________________________________ Score: _________________

Micro trend Mega trend

Trends
Why? Why?
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Liban Street, Centro Sur, Gattaran, 3508 Cagayan
School ID: 400368

The growing number of

international students presents
a challenge for administrators
and educators in terms of their
preparation to live and work in
globalizing world.

The number of left – handed

people in Asia has doubled in
two generations.

Mr. Ato dela Cruz has a made

to order car delivered to him in
less than a month.

ASEAN intergration.

Stay – at – home workers

Mothers over 45 yeasr old are

the fastest growing group of
DOTA players.

The rise of fast food business.

A coffee shop becomes popular

because it allows people to
make their choice of coffee,
their milk, and their sweetner.

iPods are popular because they

let us pick and choose our own
songs.
Activity 1: Classify the following trends as micro trends or mega trends. Be sure to explain your reason/s
for categorizing them.

Name of Student: _______________________________________________ Score: _________________

Activity 2: Identify which of the following items are trends and fads. Write T on the blank for trend and
F for Fad.
____________________1. Online Banking
____________________2. Medical Tourism
____________________3. Puka shell necklace
____________________4. “Gwiyomi” song
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Liban Street, Centro Sur, Gattaran, 3508 Cagayan
School ID: 400368

____________________5. Denim jeans

____________________6. Animated films
____________________7. Business process outsourcing
____________________8. Platform boots
____________________9. Instagram
____________________10. “Pen Pineapple Apple Pen” song

Assignment: Answer the following question about Understanding the Elements and Characteristics of
Trends.

1. How is a trend different from fad?

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2. What is a trend? What are megatrends and microtrends?
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3. How is a trend applied in global networks?

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Prepared by: Checked by:

Approved by:
EAJAY B. ROSUMAN RONELIO G. BAWIT
SR. ASCENTION L. DOMUGHO,Academic
Subject Teacher O.P. Coordinator
Principal / Directress