MOST ESSENTIAL

LEARNING
COMPETENCIES
Module 2 : LDM2
Rosalie G. Reocobo
Science Teacher
THE MOST ESSENTIAL
LEARNING COMPETENCIES (MELCs) ...

are learning competencies 
merged or clustered into one
comprehensive
learning competency ..
Competencies
are combinations
of knowledge, skills and attitudes
that students develop and apply for
successful learning, living and
working. They emphasize aspects
of learning that apply within and
across all subject areas.
Learning competencies are the
main ideas or skills you expect
students to master (these are also
called “goals”) We expect there to
be 3-6 of these for each credit hour
of instruction. Examples: 1. Provide
a morphologic diagnosis given a
gross tissue specimen of the liver.
DepEd revises curriculum for school year
2020-2021
AMID the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education
(DepEd) decided to streamline its learning competencies for
school year 2020-2021.

Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd 7 Director, said the DepEd central

office, with the consultation of all the bureau directors and the
regional directors, decided to come up with the Most Essential
Learning Competencies (MELC) to be developed among the
learners in the coming school year.
 Jimenez said: “We saw that among all subject areas, there are competencies
that can be developed while doing the MELC. We give more focus on the
MELC.”

Learning competencies, according to DepEd, refer to “the knowledge,

understanding, skills and attitudes that students need to demonstrate in
every lesson and/or learning activity.”


Jimenez said in order to guide DepEd on how to continue with education
while taking into consideration the safety and health of the learners,
teachers and their personnel, they developed the Learning Continuity Plan
(LCP).

He said as part of DepEd’s LCP, the K to 12 curriculum is streamlined to

5,689 MELCs from the original 14,171 MELCs or is reduced by 60 percent.
 He said: “Of course it does not mean that learners are learning less. The other competencies
are subsumed in the most essential learning competencies. Possibly fewer hours if in school
but more activities at home.”

He also said that for private schools, it does not follow that if using online or blended mode
of learning, the tuition will be discounted.

He said under the “Sulong EduKalidad,” DepEd’s battle cry moving forward, the K to 12
curriculum review and update is one of its reform areas.

He said: “That’s what we’re prioritizing now amid this crisis. We tried to find a solution
that’s suitable for these challenging times. It would be difficult for us to go all the way since
we’ll be using different modalities in the delivery of instructions and lessons.”

DepEd has announced that classes for school year 2020-2021 will start on August 24, but
students do not have to report physically.

While the streamlined curriculum will be used this school year, Jimenez said this will still be
subject for review in the coming years. (WBS)
 Sunstar Website
Competencies
are combinations
of knowledge, skills and attitudes that
students develop and apply for
successful learning, living and working.
They emphasize aspects of learning
that apply within and across all subject
areas.
 Learning competencies are the main ideas
or skills you expect students to master
(these are also called “goals”) We expect
there to be 3-6 of these for each credit hour
of instruction. Examples: 1. Provide a
morphologic diagnosis given a gross tissue
specimen of the liver. 2.
Unpacking DEFINE

open and remove the contents

analyze (something) into its component
elements
Unwrapping or unpacking a standard results in
a form more easily translated into unit and daily
lesson plans. This process helps educators
zero in on what is essential for instruction.
There are four key steps to unpacking standards:

 CHOOSE
 VERB
 NOUN
 PLAN
There are four key steps to unpacking standards:

CREATE
EVALUATE
ANALYZE
APPLY
UNDERSTAND

REMEMBER
Impotance of Unpacking MELC

 By unpacking this standard, you now have a
clear path forward. This process will enable you to
plan effectively and ultimately save you time to
focus on your students. Not only will you have a
deeper understanding of the standards you teach,
but your students will be more engaged in
their learning
IMPORTANCE OF COMBINING MELC

ifthey have the same objective

or learning intention
Must to watch(how to unpack)

 https://youtu.be/rZ9B3hjQ4WQ
Consideration TO BE TAKEN on unpacking
and combining competency in MELC
 (MELCs) to be used nationwide by field implementers for SY 2020-2021 only.
The Department ... and support structures considering both the content and
performance standards. It is advantageous for ... and values. The teacher
may unpack the MELCs into more specific learning
competencies ... combination of straight 
Do all MELCS needs to be unpacked or
combined?
 Endurance
 Specific
 Repititive
 Known
GROUP ACTIVITY

 SAME AREA TAUGHT

 MELC
 OLD CG
 TG
 LM
Sample: Activity #2

GRADE MELC UNPACKED COMPETENCY

6 Different Types of 1. Describe Mixtures
Mixture and their ( S6MT-Ia-c-1)
characteristics 2. Identify the kinds of
( _____________ ) Mixture (S6MT-Ia-c-1)
3.Describe uniform and
non-uniform mixture
(S6MT-Ia-c-1)
4. Describe the
appearance and uses of
solution(S6MT-Ia-c-1)
5.Differentiate solutes
from solvent(S6MT-Ia-c-1)