Selection and

Organization of Content

Prepared by: Christine Mae Ybanez

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 Focus Questions:

• What guiding principles must be observed in the selection and

organization of content?
• What is the structure of the subject matter that we teach?
• How can students be helped in the construction of a more
enriched knowledge-base?
• What strategies can be employed for teaching conceptual
understanding, thinking skill in the different levels, and
values?
K to 12 Curriculum
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
1. One guiding principle related to subject
matter content is to observe the
following qualities in the selection and
organization of content:
• Validity

Teaching the content that we ought to teach

according to national standards explicit in the K to
12 Basic Education Curriculum
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
1. One guiding principle related to subject
matter content is to observe the
following qualities in the selection and
organization
• Significance

Should respond to the needs and interest of the

learners, hence meaningful and significant
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
1. One guiding principle related to subject
matter content is to observe the
following qualities in the selection and
organization
• Balance
Three-level approach ensures a balance of:
Cognitive, psychomotor and affective lesson
content

To observe principles of balance, no topic must be

extensively discussed at the expense of other
topics
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
1. One guiding principle related to subject
matter content is to observe the
following qualities in the selection and
organization
• Self – sufficiency
content fully covers the essentials

• Interest
teachers consider the interest, developmental
stages, cultural and ethnic background of the
students
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
1. One guiding principle related to subject
matter content is to observe the
following qualities in the selection and
organization
• Utility
What is learned has a function even after
examinations are over

• Feasibility
The content is feasible in the sense that the
essential content can be covered in the amount of
time available for instruction
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
2. At the base of the structure of cognitive
subject matter content is facts. We can’t
do away with facts but be sure to go
beyond facts by constructing an
increasingly richer and more
sophisticated knowledge base and by
working out a process of conceptual
understanding
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
Few ways which you can help your students (by
cognitive psychologist, Omrod):

• Providing opportunities for experimentation

• Presenting ideas of others
• Emphasizing conceptual understanding
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
Specific strategies that can help you develop
conceptual understanding in your students:
(Omrod, 200):
 Organize units around a few core ideas and
themes
 Explore each topic in-depths
 Explain how new ideas relate to students’
own
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
Specific strategies that can help you develop
conceptual understanding in your students:
(Omrod, 200):
 Show students through the things you say,
the assignments you give, and the criteria
you use to evaluate learning
 Ask students to teach to others what they
have learned
Guiding Principles in the Selection
and Organization Content
Specific strategies that can help you develop
conceptual understanding in your students:
(Omrod, 200):

 Promote dialogue
 Use authentic activities