K to 12 Basic Education Program: Its Degree of Acceptability to Public Secondary Schools

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The K to 12 Basic Education Program is primarily the solution provided by the Philippine government to address the issue on the increasing number of Filipinos experiencing mismatch of their degree program and their current profession. However, the unfamiliarity of the curriculum often gives misconceptions to the Filipinos. In this study, the degree of acceptability of public secondary schools of the K to 12 BEP is being explored by which, data found will be used as the basis for the implementation of the new curriculum.

METHODS

A descriptive method of research was used which employed a researcher-made questionnaire-checklist, unstructured interview, and a procedural observation in gathering data. The study used a purposive sampling method to choose 15 large schools from the identified secondary schools in the Division of Camarines Sur.

RESULTS

The findings of the study signified that secondary schools from the Division of Camarines Sur, have, indeed, embraced the new curriculum implemented in the educational system of the country since the following dimensions are regarded as highly acceptable (1) assessments and grading system, as assessed by students; (2) instructional delivery and readiness of the school, as assessed by the administrators; and (3) the structure and the curriculum of the program as assessed by teachers.

In conclusion, the respondents in Camarines Sur have highly accepted the K to 12 programs of the Department of Education.

DISCUSSIONS

In lieu of the campaign in promoting the delivery of the program, the researcher recommends further research on the same topic on a wider scale since the acceptability of the beneficiaries of the program may improve on account of the annual development in the program and the results it may provide on its clients.