Employment Self actualization Social participation

Exit
Higher Education Post Secondary Education Secondary Education Elementary Education FORMAL EDUCATION Flexible entry & re-entry & exit to both streams thru a system of Comparability Accreditation Certification Testing Higher Skills Middle Level Skills

Basic & Functional

Skills

ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (Nonformal & Informal)

 Basic Literacy Program (BLP)

Elementary Program
Grades 1 to 6

for illiterates Accreditation & Equivalency Program (A&E) for drop-outs of elementary & Secondary levels

Secondary Program

1st to 4th yr.

 Community Learning Centers

School

 called a facilitator/instructional manager must be trained in ALS must be a College Graduate (for A&E Program) Must be a HS Graduate or even less (for the Literacy Program)

called a classroom teacher must be a licensed/professional teacher must be an education graduate BSEd/BSEEd

 No age is prescribed

Age is prescribed for every school level Starting w/ 6 yrs. old (for gr.1) & up to 15 yrs old (for 4th yr. HS)

Modules that are: Self paced Self-instructional Indigenous Integrated

Textbooks which are

teacher-facilitated

 Science of Adult Learning

Science of Learning among children ABC

 FLT(Functional Literacy Test) A&E Test (Accreditation & Equivalency Test) - for the elementaryequivalent & for the HSequivalent levels

end-of-the-year achievement test for all grade and high school levels

Alternative Learning System Curriculum

Basic Education Curriculum

With same competencies

With five learning strands:
Communication Skills Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Sustainable Use of Resources/Productivity Development of Self and a Sense of Community Expanding Ones World Vision

With five major subjects

English Filipino Science Math Makabayan

FUNCTIONAL LITERACY
Operational definition: A functional literate person is one who can:

communicate effectively solve problems scientifically, creatively, and think critically, use resources sustainably and be productive develop oneself and a sense of community and expand ones world view.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Learning Competencies Quadrants
Q1 CORE most essential COMPETENCIES most frequently used Q2 most essential less frequently used

Q3 less essential most frequently used

Q4 less essential less frequently used