Unit 3 - MATATAG Curriculum

Question 1

On January 30, 2023, Vice President and Secretary of Education Sara Z. Duterte launched _____, to set the new direction of the agency and stakeholders in resolving basic education challenges.

Answer 1

MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa

Question 2

[MATATAG Curriculum] is a revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 in the Philippines to take effect on school year 2024 to 2025, and primarily designed to address the challenges of the current _____, such as the congested content, misplaced prerequisite learning competencies, and cognitive demand imabalance.

Answer 2

K to 12 curriculum

Question 3

To help attain the commitments articulated in the MATATAG Agenda, DepEd has adopted DepEd Order No. 013, s. 2023, _____ in the Department of Education.

Answer 3

Adoption of the National Learning Recovery Program (NLRP)

Question 4

According to Duterte, MATATAG will have how many critical components?

Answer 4

four

Question 5

MA

Answer 5

Make the curriculum relevant to produce competent and job-ready, active, and responsible citizens;

Question 6

TA (1)

Answer 6

Take steps to accelerate delivery of basic education facilities and services;

Question 7

TA (2)

Answer 7

Take good care of learners by promoting learner well-being, inclusive education, and a positive learning environment;

Question 8

G

Answer 8

Give support to teachers to teach better.

Question 9

The MATATAG Curriculum has the following features:

Answer 9

a. decongested curriculum;
b. focus on foundational skills;
c. balanced cognitive demands;
d. clearer articulation of 21st-century skills;
e. reduced learning areas;
f. intensified Values Education and Peace Education; and
g. on par with international standards.