Basic Education Curriculum

for the Alternative Learning

System (BEC-ALS)
The Basic Education Curriculum
for the ALS:

covers a set of competencies

that a learner can achieve
through the alternative learning
process
The BEC - ALS:
contains a learning continuum
of essential and functional
skills, knowledge and values
appropriate for ALS basic
education designed to be
comparable to the basic
education in the formal school
system
The BEC - ALS:
was drawn from the 1997
Philippine Elementary
Learning competencies and
1998 Philippine Secondary
Schools Learning
Competencies
The BEC - ALS structure and
content was based on the national
definition of functional literacy and
its major indicators developed by
the Literacy Coordinating Council
(LCC)
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
New Definition of Functional Literacy
A range of skills and competencies, cognitive, affective
and behavioral which enables individuals to:
live and work as human persons
develop their potentials
make critical and informed decisions
function effectively in society within the context of their
environment and that of the wider community (local,
national, regional & global)
In order to improve the quality of their life and that of
society.
 Major Indicators of Functional Literacy
Communication Problem Solving Sustainable Use of Development of Self and Expanding
Skills and Critical Resources / a Sense of Community Ones World
Thinking Productivity Vision

ability to clearly numeracy skills ability to earn a self-development knowledge,

express ones living - self-awareness acceptance,
ideas and feelings to be open to - self-discipline respect, and
orally and change sustainable use of - sense of responsibility appreciation of
nonverbally resources (including - self-worth diversity
to be aware of time) and - self-realization
ability to listen options appropriate - may paninindigan peace
technology - pagbabagong-loob
ability to read, ability to make nonviolent
comprehend and critical and entrepreneurship pakikipagkapwa resolution of
respond to ideas informed - pakikilahok conflicts
presented decisions productivity - pakiki-isa/kapatiran
a sense of personal global awareness,
ability to write and innovativeness and national identity interdependence
clearly express and creativity and solidarity
- makatao
ones ideas and - makabayan
feelings scientific thinking
- makakalikasan
ability to access, future orientation - maka-Diyos
process and utilize knowledge of ones
available basic and history, pride in ones
multi-media culture and respect for
information those of others
recognition and
practice of civil and
political rights
 Functional Literacy has been defined as the
range of skills and competencies that enable
individuals to:
live and work as human persons
develop their potential
make critical and informed decisions
function effectively in society within the context of
their environment and that of the wider community
(local, regional, national, global)
in order to improve the quality of their lives and that of
society.
These skills and competencies are cognitive, affective
and behavioral.
The BEC - ALS Learning Strands
Communication Skills
Problem Solving and Critical
Thinking (scientific literacy and
numeracy)
Sustainable Use of Resources
and Productivity
Development of Self and a Sense
of Community
Expanding Ones World Vision
Each Learning Strand
describes:
a focus or foci
terminal objectives

sub-terminal objectives

enabling objectives
These objectives are the
competencies themselves which
incorporate the essential
knowledge, skills, attitude and
values of the learning strand.
Each objective has a
corresponding level of literacy:
basic(BL)
elementary (EL)

secondary (SL)
Learners interested in obtaining
Elementary Level Certificates need
to develop proficiency of the basic
and elementary level
competencies.
Learners seeking Secondary Level
Certificates need to develop
proficiency of the secondary level
competencies.
The emphasis of the competencies
of the BEC-ALS is to:
facilitate
the practical
application of knowledge and
skills
effect immediate improvement
in the quality of the life of
learners
 Learning Strand 1
Terminal Objective: 4

Enabling Objective Sub-Enabling Obj.

Speaking 23
Listening 13

Writing 14 14

Reading 22 13
 Learning Strand 2 Scientific Literacy
Terminal Objective Enabling Objective Sub-Enabling Obj.

4 24 192

Learning Strand 2 Numeracy

Terminal Sub-Terminal Enabling Sub-Enabling
Objective Objective Objective. Objective

1 4 35 58
 Terminal Enabling Sub-Enabling
Objective Objective Objective

LEARNING STRAND 3 4 28 34

LEARNING STRAND 4 5 19 93

LEARNING STRAND 5 6 47 13
ALS Curriculum
ALS A&E Core Competencies
Learning Competencies Quadrants

Q1 Q2
most relevant most relevant
most frequently less frequently
used used
Q3 Q4
less relevant less relevant
most frequently less frequently
used used
Alternative Learning System (ALS)
Curriculum for the Elementary Level

Learning Major Terminal Enabling Total (T.O. &

Strand Objectives Objective E.O)
1 4 62 66

2 6 56 62

3 5 7 12

4 5 16 21

5 6 42 48

Total 26 183 209

Alternative Learning System (ALS) Core
Competencies for the Elementary Level

Learning Major Terminal Enabling Total (T.O. &

Strand Objectives Objective E.O)
1 4 53 57

2 3 22 25

3 3 7 10

4 3 7 10

5 1 6 7

Total 14 95 109
Alternative Learning System (ALS)
Curriculum for the Secondary Level

Learning Major Terminal Enabling Total (T.O. &

Strand Objectives Objective E.O)
1 4 60 64
2 6 59 65
3 5 26 31
4 5 19 24
5 6 47 53
Total 26 211 237
 Alternative Learning System (ALS) Core
Competencies for the Secondary Level

Learning Major Terminal Enabling Total (T.O. &

Strand Objectives Objective E.O)
1 4 58 62

2 3 29 32

3 4 16 20

4 3 11 14

5 1 11 12

Total 15 125 140

Percentage of Core Major Terminal
Objectives vs. Total Objectives
Elementary Level Secondary Level

Terminal Objectives Terminal Objectives

LS
Existing Core % Existing Core %

1 4 4 100 4 4 100
% %
2 6 3 50% 6 3 50%
3 5 3 60% 5 4 80%
4 5 3 60% 5 3 60%
5 6 1 17% 6 1 17%
Total 26 14 54 26 15 58
% %
% of Core Enabling Objectives vs. Total Objectives

Elementary Level Secondary Level

LS Terminal Objectives Terminal Objectives

Existing Core % Existing Core %

1 62 53 85% 60 58 97%
2 56 22 39% 59 29 49%
3 7 7 100 26 16 62%
%
4 16 7 44% 19 11 58%
5 42 6 14% 47 11 23%
Total 183 95 52 211 125 59
% %
 ALS A&E Core Modules
No. of Modules No. of Modules
Learning Strand (LS) Elementary Level Secondary Level
Total Core Total Core
LS 1: Communication Skills 5 5 21 17
LS 2: Critical Thinking and Problem 28 20 48 24
Solving
Application of Scientific Ways of
Thinking in Daily Life
Numeracy 17 15 16 12
LS 3: Sustainable Use of 3 3 13 11
Resources/Productivity
LS 4: Development of Self and A Sense 21 14 34 19
of Community
LS 5: Expanding Ones World Vision 4 3 9 3
TOTAL 78 60 141 86
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