UNIT 3: SCIENCE

EDUCATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Presented by:
Armella Amoyan
Charles Padayao
Alexa Babailan
Art Joseph Abalajen
QUESTION

• Are there any hindrance after implementing

science education in the Philippines?
Lesson 1: The Concept of Science
Education
 Science Education has three (3)
goals:
• Teaching science;

• Learning science; and

• Understanding science
Teaching
Learning
Understanding
 Importance of having science
education
• John Dewey (2001) stressed the importance of
utilizing the natural environment to teach students
• Marx (1994) “…science is going to be one of the most
important school subject in the future”
• Knight (1986) science education provides skills and
knowledge that are necessary for a person to live
• Tilghman (2005) science education describes as the
age of science and to develop a citizenry that will meet
the goals of science in the society
Lesson 2: Science Education in
Basic and Tertiary Education
 BASIC EDUCATION
• Science education helps students learn
important concepts and facts that are related
to everyday Science
• Science education develops positive attitude
• Science education will develop a strong
foundation for studying science-related
careers in the future
 TERTIARY EDUCATION
• Science education deals with developing students’
understanding and appreciation of science ideas
and scientific works
• Science education also focuses on the preparation
of science teachers, scientists, engineers, and
other professionals in various science-related fields
such as engineering, agriculture, medicine, and
health sciences.
 UNIVERSITIES THAT OFFER
SCIENCE EDUCATION
• Our Lady of Fatima University
• Pangasinan State University
• AMA Computer University
• Ateneo de Zamboanga University
• University of Southeastern Philippines
• University of Mindanao
• STI College
 CHALLENGES FACED BY
SCIENCE EDUCATION
• Shortage of qualified science teachers
• Incongruent teaching assignments with teachers’
educational background
• Predominance of teacher-centered classrooms and
teaching practices
• Lack of quality textbooks
• The philosophy of science education at the basic
education level is not clearly defined and reflected
in the teacher education curriculum
Lesson 3: Science Schools in the
Philippines
 SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOLS
ESTABLISHED
• 17 regional science high schools
• 198 science and technology-oriented high schools
with Engineering and Science Education Program
(ESEP) classes
• 468 science high schools created through Acts of
Congress
• 11 DOST-recognized schools under the Philippine
Science High School System
 Republic Act No. 3661

• An act to establish the Philippine Science

High School
 HISTORY
• In 1998, by virtue of R. A. 8496, the PSHS System
was created to harmonize the operations of four
existing PSHS campuses: Diliman (Main Campus),
Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas, and Southern
Mindanao.
• Three years later, R. A. 9036 was enacted to
establish one PSHS campus in every region in the
country that will provide a globally-competitive
education to a diverse population of Filipino youth.
Philippine Science High School –
Diliman, Quezon City
Philippine Science High School –
Palo, Leyte
 OTHER BRANCHES OF THE
CAMPUS
• Ilocos Region Campus
• Cordillera Administrative Region Campus
• Cagayan Valley Campus
• Central Luzon Campus
• CALABARZON Region Campus
• Bicol Region Campus
• MIMAROPA Region Campus
 OTHER BRANCHES OF THE
CAMPUS
• Western Visayas Campus
• Central Visayas Campus
• Central Mindanao Campus
• Southern Mindanao Campus
• SOCCSARGEN Region Campus
• Caraga Region Campus
• Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus
 VISION
• We are the leading science high school in
the Asia Pacific Region preparing our
scholars to become globally competitive
Filipino scientists equipped with 21st century
skills and imbued with the core values of
Integrity, Excellence and Service to Nation.
MISSION
• Advancing premier high school STEM
education for the people
 FORWARD Framework
• Future-proof education
• Optimum human resource development
• Reengineering administrative processes
• World-class outputs based on well-defined standards
• Accessible intellectual property through appropriate use for
public use and economic value
• Recognizable brand of STEM education
• Deepening socio-economical skills
 SPECIAL SCIENCE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS
• started in June 2007
• aims to develop Filipino
children equipped with
scientific sand
technological knowledge,
skills, and values
 SSES MISSION
• to provide a learning environment to science
related-inclined children through a special
curriculum that recognizes the multiple
intelligences of the learners;
• to promote the development of lifelong
learning skills;
• to foster the holistic development of the
learners
 QUEZON CITY REGIONAL
SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
• established on September 17, 1967
• was originally named “Quezon City
Science High School” and turned
into a regional high school for NCR
in 1999
• is well-supported by the LGU and by
the Parents and Teachers
Associations (PTA)
• under DEPED
 MANILA SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
• established on October 1,
1963
• first science high school in the
Philippines
• administers an entrance
exam called “Manila Science
High School Admission Test”
• Manila Science High School is the
Philippines' pioneering special science high
school. Former President Ramon
Magsaysay envisioned the need for a
science high school in the Philippines. This
was underscored in his 1956 State of the
Nation Address for education with a stronger
thrust in science and technology.
 THANK YOU!!

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