This document analyzes the curriculum requirements for a Bachelor of Secondary Education in Physical Sciences at Benguet State University. It finds that the General Education curriculum has the most required units (77), followed by the Specialization courses (62 units), then the Professional Education courses (54 units), with Course Audit having the fewest required units (6). The higher unit requirements for General Education and Specialization reflect the university's emphasis on ensuring students gain core skills in various subject areas.

1. Benguet State University
College of Teacher Education
Department of Secondary Education
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PROF ED 50: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
SUBMITTED BY:
ELIO B. DOMINGLOS
SUBMITTED TO:
Dr. DOMINADOR S. GARIN

2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Classification of the Subject Content of BSE Physical Sciences Majors
GENERAL EDUCATION (Include PE and NSTP)
Based on the analysis of data, Table 1 shows a difference on the units need to be taken for
each subject under the General Education Curriculum inclusive of PE and NSTP. For English we
have 6units, occupying 12 % of the general education curriculum; Math have 6 units, equivalent
to 8 %; Filipino have 9 units, 12 %; Science have 6 units, 8%; Social Sciences have 15 units, 19
%; PE have 8 units, 10%; NSTP have 6 units, 8%; and Mandated Subjects have 18 units,
equivalent to 23 %. The total unit for the General Education Curriculum is 77 units.
The data on table 1 therefore implies that the Mandated Subjects and the Social Sciences
have the highest percentages of units needed to be taken under General Education Curriculum
hence; they both are ranked as number 1 and 2. Following as ranked are English and Filipino,
ranked 3rd; PE, 4th; and Science, Math and NSTP, 5th.
The attributing factors why the mandated subjects and the Social Sciences have higher
units than English, Math, and Filipino& Science are:
1. English, Math, Filipino & Science are major subjects in high school & elementary level,
thus, they are given as refreshment for them.
2. Social studies deal about latest and everyday phenomena happening around the world
hence they should be informed about why such event is taking place.
3. Social studies are barely taught in primary and secondary institutions.
For the PE and NSTP the attributing factor why they land 4th and 5th is that they are to be
taken mandatorily for courses offering baccalaureate or 2 year technical vocational courses but
not as major courses. Furthermore, according to the R.A. 9165 sec 5, it state that “Students, male
and female, of any baccalaureate degree course or at least two (2)-year technical vocational
courses in public and private educational institutions shall be required to complete one (1) of the
NSTP components as requisite for graduation”.

3. Table 1: General Education Curriculum Component of the BSE-Physical Sciences
COMPONENT UNIT PERCENTAGE RANK
ENGLISH 9 12% 3
Eng 11 Study and Skills
Eng 12 Writing in the Discipline
Eng 13 Effective Speech
MATH 6 8% 5
Math 11 College Algebra
Math 12 Plane Trigonometry
SCIENCE 6 8% 5
Bio 13 Biological Science
Phy Sci 10 Earth Science
FILIPINO 9 12% 3
Fil 11 Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino
Fil 12 Pagbasa at Pagsulat sa Pananaliksik
Fil 14 Masining na Pagpapahayag
SOCIAL SCIENCES 15 19% 2
Soc Sci 11 Gen. Psychology w/ Drug Abuse and
Prevention
Soc Sci 12 Society and culture w/ Family Planning
Soc Sci 13 Gen. Economics, Agrarian Reform and
Taxation
Soc Sci 14 Politics and Governance w/ the New
Constitution

4. TABLE 1: Continuation….
COMPONENT UNIT PERCENTAGE RANK
MANDATED SUBJECTS 18 23% 1
Hum 11 Introduction to Humanities
IT 11 Basic Computer Education
Philo 11 Logic
PI 11 Life, Works, and Teaching of Rizal
Lit 11 Philippine Literature
Lit 12 World Literature
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 8 10% 4
PE 11 Physical Fitness and Self-Testing Activities
PE 12 Rhythmic Activities
PE 13 Individual and Dual Sports
PE 14 Team Sports
NSTP 6 8% 5
NSTP 11 National Service Training Program I
NSTP 12 National Service Training Program II
TOTAL 77 100% 5
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Professional education was chunked in three namely the Theory of Content, Strategies
and Field Study.Based from the analysis of data on table 2, there shows a significant difference
on the units need to be taken for each subject under Profession Education Curriculum, under the
theory and content it has 15 units, equivalent to 28 %; Strategies have 24 units, equivalent to 44
%; Field study have 12 units, equivalent to 22 %. Getting the total unit, Professional Education
Curriculum is 54 units.

5. The data therefore implies that Methods and Strategies Courses has the highest
percentage units need to be taken under Professional Education Curriculum and was ranked
number 1 in the table. Theory and Content got the second rank, Field Study the third and Special
Topics rank 4th.
The attributing factor why the methods and strategies have higher units need to be taken
under this curriculum is that this courses aim to develop in the student wide range of skills to
facilitate and evaluate learning in diverse types of students. Theory and concepts course is next
because it provides the broad frameworks within which students can understand, rationalize, and
reflect on what they had learned in the methods and strategies course (CHED CMO no.30
s.2004). While FS require a little amount of time because it is where they demo what they had
learned to gain experience and it is like a showcase of what they are learning.
Special topics require the least units as stated in the CHED Memo number 30 of 2004
affirming that student are given the opportunity to explore topics and issues related to their field
of study by taking three one unit elective based on their perceived needs and expertise of their
faculty.

6. TABLE 2: Professional Education
COMPONENT UNIT PERCENTAGE RANK
THEORY and CONTENT COURSES 15 28% 2
Prof Ed 11 Social Dimensions of Education
Prof Ed 13 Facilitating Learning
Prof Ed 12 Child and Adolescent Development
Prof Ed 14 The Teaching Profession
Prof Ed 17 Guidance and Counselling
METHODS and STRATEGIES COURSES 24 44% 1
Prof Ed 20 Principles of Teaching 1
Prof Ed 21 Principles of Teaching 2
Prof Ed 25 Educational Technology 1
Prof Ed 26 Educational Technology 2
Prof Ed 35 Assessment of Learning 1
Prof Ed 36 Assessment of Learning 2
Prof Ed 40 Curriculum Development
Prof Ed 50 Developmental Reading
FIELD STUDY COURSES 12 22% 3
FS 1 field Study 1
FS 2 Field Study 2
FS 3 Field Study 3
FS 4 Field Study 4
FS 5 Practice Teaching In Campus
FS 6 Practice Teaching Off-Campus
SPECIAL TOPICS 3 6% 4
Prof Ed 46 Special Topic
TOTAL 54 100%

7. MAJOR SUBJECTS
Based on the analysis of data, Table 2 shows that the Physical Sciences majors have to
take specialization curriculum courses having a total of 63 units. Physical Sciences majors
therefore need to take these subjects amounting of 63 units in order to complete their
specialization and master their own subjects they are going to teach in the future.
Also an attributing factor why they need to finish 63 units was stated again in the CHED
Memo n.30 s.2004 implying that BSEd program have to complete 60 units of content course.
However, it was specified in section 17 that this can be added according to needs thus we have
63.
Hereafter they need to take 16 subjects also to complete the required units for their
degree. Moreover for them to fully understand there are of concentration.
TABLE 3: Specialization Curriculum
COMPONENT UNIT PERCENTAGE RANK
Major Courses 62 100%
PS 142 History and Philosophy of Science
PS 101 Mathematical Physics
Chem 101 Gen. Inorganic Chemistry for Teachers
PS 120 Mechanics
PS 102 Mathematical Physics II
PS 121 Electromagnetism and Optics
PS 130 Planetary Physics
PS 124 Thermodynamics
Chem 102 Organic Chemistry for Teachers
PS 122 Modern Physics
PS 140 Teaching Approaches in Physical Science
PS 126 Physics of Energy and Environment
Chem 103 Biochemistry for Teachers
PS 114 Analytic Chemistry for Teachers
PS 132 Biological and Medical Physics
PS 128 Basic Electronics
TOTAL 62 100%

8. COURSE AUDIT
Course Audit was not enlisted as one of the requirements of the curriculum but BSU-CTE
come up of the decision requiring nearly to graduate students to take this course. The course
audit serves as a review for them on all of what they had learnt in professional educations and
some in their major fields.
TABLE 3: Course Audit
COMPONENT UNIT PERCENTAGE RANK
COURSE AUDIT 6 100%
CA Course Audit 1
CA Course Audit 2
TOTAL 6 100%
SUMMARY OF UNIT EQUIVALENCES
Based from the data in table 5, there is a significant difference in the unit of component
the Physical Sciences majors take starting from their first semester until last semester of
education. The component listed were General Education which gets the highest rank; next was
the Specialization, 2nd; Professional Education, 3rd; and Course Audit, 4th.

9. Basing from the analysis of the data’s, there shows significant differences on the number
of units on all the component of the bachelor of secondary education. The data shows of
variation of ranks according to the number of units assigned per courses of the component of
bachelor of secondary education courses. Such finding also implies that subject content or course
units from different course component of the College of Teacher Education, Bachelor of
Secondary Education takers differ. Thus, the hypothesis therefore is accepted that there is a
significant difference on the unit of courses taken.
According to the CHED Memorandum No. 59 series of 1996, general education requires
63 units thus if compared to the units taken in the specialization courses, the general education
courses still lead the gap having the major courses coming next to it.While Benguet State
University CTE offers more units than the required units by the CHED in which Gen. Ed. for
BSEd is 63; Prof. Ed. is 51; Specialization is 60, all in all summing up to 174 units the order of
rank is still the same wherein Gen. Ed. is ranked first.
The findings’ result also can be attributed to the definition of Essentialism as a major
foundation of curriculum written in the manual of Doctor Dominador AS. Garin, Bello, Patria A,
et al., “To gain the basic skills, core requirements, longer school days and longer academic years
are heavily observes putting little emphasis on students’ interests.
TABLE 5: Summary of Unit Equivalence
COMPONENT UNIT PERCENTAGE RANK
General Education 77 39% 1
Professional Education 54 27% 3
Specialization 62 31% 2
Course audit 6 3% 4
TOTAL 199 100%