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MODULE 2- MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES

LESSON 1: BACKGROUND, RATIONALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MELCS

Activity 1
Answer the following reflective questions in your Study Notebook:

1. The closure of schools around the world due to the global pandemic posed serious
challenges on the delivery of quality basic. education. As a teacher, what do you think are
the fundamental concerns in terms of curriculum standards that need to be addressed to
ensure learning continuity? Cite a spec for example. Do you think these concerns could be
solved by teachers alone? Why or why not?

Answer: With this global pandemic we have today, this makes education for children more
difficult to achieve. This also brings a big challenge to the Department of Education to
conduct education in this new normal situation. The best way to address the problem is to
adapt this new normal learning by shifting to distance or modular learning. With this strategy,
we can ensure learning continuity. These concerns are not for teachers alone but also with
the collaboration of all the deped forces teaching and non-teaching staff. And of course,
through parents’ learners and stake holder’s support.

2. Even prior to the spread of COVID-19 that eventually led to the closure of schools
nationwide, the congested curriculum has been a perenrial problem of teachers (Andaya,
2018). This is perceived to be one of the hindering factors on the poor performance of
Filipino learners. Do you agree with this observation? Why or why not?

Ans: Yes, I agree, in the department of education several curriculums had been laid and
adapt for the purpose of achieving higher standard education and can produce a globally
competitive learner. But due to the congested curriculum we can’t achieve our goals.
Students can’t cope up with the content standard sometimes it takes time to finish a full
quarter subject with a limited time allotment.

Activity 2

1. What are the general and specific purposes of the development of MELCs?

 The Department of Education's Bureau of Curriculum Development developed

MELCs to cope with the drastic change in the educational atmosphere due to Covid 19
pandemic. The focus of instruction was streamlined to the most essential or the most
indispensable learning competencies.
 MELCs is also developed in response to UNESCO's fourth sustainable
development goal and that is to develop resilient education systems, most especially
during emergencies.
 MELCs can be used as a mechanism to ensure education continuity.
  the MELCs intend to assist schools in navigating
the limited number of school days as they employ multiple delivery schemes by
providing them ample instructional space

2. How does curriculum review aid in the identification of essential learning competencies?

 Analysis of the Interconnectedness of prerequisite knowledge and skills among the

learning
competencies for each subject area.

3. What is the difference between essential learning competencies and desirable learning
competencies?

 Curriculum review mapped the essential and desirable learning competencies within the
curriculum. It also led to the identification of gaps, issues, and concerns within and across
learning areas and grade levels. It helped in the identification of areas for improvement
that would enhance the learning engagement, experience, and outcomes and
consequently recommend solutions. In addition, it analyse the interconnectedness of
prerequisite knowledge and skills among the learning competencies for each subject
area.

4. How were the most essential learning competencies identified? What were the decisions
made to trim down the number of the essential learning competencies further?

Learning competencies are identified by knowing the following characteristics.

 it is applicable to real-life situations
 it would be important for students to acquire the competency after s/he left that particular
grade level
 it is aligned with national, state, and/or local standards/ frameworks (e.g., scientifically-
literate Filipinos)
 it would not be expected that most students would learn this through their
parents/communities if not taught at school
 it connects the content to higher concepts across content areas

5. What is the importance of the MELCs in ensuring the delivery of quality instruction?

 MELCS serves as a teacher guides in preparing our lesson (weekly home learning plan)
and instructional materials (Self- Learning Modules)
 MELCs ensures delivery of quality instruction as it becomes the primary reference in
determining and implementing learning delivery approaches that are suited to the local
context and diversity of learners while adapting to the challenges posed by COVID-19.
 Activity 3

Prepare a copy of your learning area' s original K-12 Curriculum Guide and corresponding
list of MELCs. Go to the sections of the curriculum guide and MELCs that are relevant to your
instructional needs. Copy and accomplish the following table and compare the two documents
to determine which learning competencies were retained, dropped, or merged.

K-12 Learning Competencies MELCS

Merged/Clustered  distinguishes logarithmic
function, logarithmic equation,
and logarithmic inequality.
 illustrates the laws of logarithms.
 solves logarithmic equations and
inequalities.
Retained solves logarithmic equations and
inequalities. (M11GM-Ie-f-1)
Dropped illustrates the laws of logarithms.
solves logarithmic equations
and inequalities. (M11GM-Ie-
f-1)
solves logarithmic equations
and inequalities. (M11GM-Ie-
f-1)
solves logarithmic equations
and inequalities. (M11GM-Ie-
f-1).

Activity 4

In your LAC Session, discuss and share your answers to Activities 1-3 in this lesson.
Discuss any questions about the MELCs that need clarification as well. Share your thoughts and
let your co-teachers articulate their insights regarding your questions. Jot down all the insights
shared in the discussion, including your own.
 In developing MELCs, we must follow certain steps to be able to obtain the desired
goal which is student-friendly learning objectives. It is important to develop MELCs
to systematize learning activities and effectively addressed the varying need of
learners and the challenges of instructional deliveries.

LESSON 2: UNPACKING AND COMBINING MELCS INTO LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Activity 1

1. What Is the importance of unpacking and combining the MELCs?

 We need to unpacked MELCS to help us systematize learning activities and
effectively address the varying needs of learners and the challenges of instructional
deliveries.

2. What considerations must be taken in unpacking and combining the MELCs? Explain each.
In unpacking MELCs we must consider the following:
  Alignment on the Content and
Performance Standards- The MELCS are not departure from the standard-based
design. We must consider this to achieve a quality teaching output.

 Prerequisite knowledge and skills - curriculum objective must be hierarchy.

Mastering Fundamental knowledge Is a must before going to the other level of
learning.

 Logical sequence of learning objectives - We can’t give a better learning ideas to

our students if our objective is not logical sequence. Planning what are the most
important objective is key frame in achieving better understanding of our learners.

3. Do all the MELCs need to be unpacked or combined? Why or why not?

 The teacher may unpacked or combined the MELCS depends on sequence of the
lesson, the progress and needs of learners as long as the content and standard will
be achieved.

Activity 2

1. Form a group of four members within your LAC, preferably with fellow teacher's in your
respective learning area.
2. Using the curriculum guide and a list of the MELCs, choose MELCs in the first quarter and
unpack these into learning objectives.
3. Each team will present their unpacked learning objectives.
Discussion and processing will follow each presentation. Suggestions and insights from each
group will be considered in enhancing the learning objectives

UNPACKING THE MELCS

RETAINED LC SAMPLE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

MATHEMATICS solves logarithmic equations
and inequalities. (M11GM-Ie-f-1)
 distinguishes between
logarithmic equations and
inequalities
 recall the laws of logarithms.
 Illustrates the laws of
logarithms.
 Evaluates logarithmic
equations and inequalities

Activity 3

Submit your Activity 2 output to your LAC leader. Make sure to keep a copy of your outputs.

In unpacking the MELCs, we must follow certain steps to be able to obtain the desired goal
which is student-friendly learning objectives. It is important to unpack and combine MELCs to
systematize learning activities and effectively addressed the varying need of learners and the
challenges of instructional deliveries.