Trends and Issues in Home Economics Education

Trends and Issues in Home Economics Education
A. What are the innovations in Home Economics Education?

In K to 12 program, specifically in Technology and Livelihood Education subject
in Junior high school is geared towards the technological proficiency and is
anchored on knowledge and information, entrepreneurial concepts and process
and delivery, work values and life skills. One of the fields that it encompasses is
Home Economics. Under the home economics are Bread and Pastry Production,
Cookery, Nail Care, Tailoring and Dressmaking, Household Services.
TLE Exploratory Courses
TLE in Grades 7 and 8 are exploratory in nature. Your school will choose at least 4
from the list of 24 courses for which 23 Learning Modules have been prepared.1Your
schools choice is determined by the availability of its resources (faculty and facilities) as
well as the local needs and resources of the community.
The 24 TLE exploratory courses focus on four basic common competencies: 1) use
and maintenance of tools and equipment; 2)mensuration and calculation; 3)
occupational health and safety procedures, and 4) preparation and interpretation of
technical drawing.
Learning Modules and Lessons
There is a Learning Module for each exploratory course. If there are 24exploratory
courses then you have 24 Learning Modules in your hands. But you will use 4 Modules
only for the entire year in Grade 7 and another 4 Modules in Grade 8. In these
exploratory courses, you are expected to integrate Income Generating Projects (IGP) to
help your students earn while they learn. Each Learning Module consists of 4 to 5
Lessons2. The Lessons are focused on the 4 to 5 common competencies. To avoid
meaningless repetition of the teaching of the 5 common competencies, we have to teach
them in the context of the TLE course. For example, you teach use and maintenance of
tools in beauty care when you are teaching the course on Beauty Care. You teach the
same competencies - use and maintenance of tools-in Bread and Pastry Production but in
the context of Bread and Pastry Production and so your tools will not be entirely the
same. Definitely, there are some tools that are common to all the courses.
New Feature on the Teaching of TLE
Whats new in the teaching of TLE in the K to 12 curriculum? In the K to 12
curriculum, the TLE courses are taught based on the learning outcomes and performance
criteria stated on the Training Regulations (TR) from Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA). They are TR-based.
Why is this necessary? To prepare the K to 12 graduate for lucrative work, he/she
must earn a National Certificate (NC) I, II or even an NC of a higher level that is required
by industries. This he/she earns after passing an assessment given by TESDA.
HOME ECONOMIC BREAD AND PASTRY PRODUCTION
(Exploratory)
*TWG on K to 12 Curriculum Guide version January 31, 2012 7
Sample
How can you ensure that the K to 12 high school student (Grade 9 to 12) pass
TESDA assessment and obtain an NC? By seeing to it that you teach the TLE course
in accordance with the performance criteria and learning outcomes laid down in the
TESDA Training Regulations.
Do the exploratory courses enable the high school student to earn already an
NC? Not yet. Completion of the exploratory courses maynot yet qualify a high school
student to take an assessment for an NC. Instead, it helps him/her earn a Certificate of
Competency (COC) at least in Grade 9 that will lead eventually him/her to an NC. In
short, the COC paves the way to the earning of an NC. Students choice of TLE
specialization begins in Grade 9 After having been exposed to an array of TLE courses
during the exploratory phase in the first two years, the student will be most benefited, if
in Grades 10, 11, or 12 he/she continues with a TLE course in which he/she already has a
COC. In that way, he/she will get an NC faster.
About the Learning Module
1. Design of the Module
a. The Module is designed to be a teacher-assisted learning kit or a self-learning kit on
competencies that a Grade 7 TLE ought to possess. It explores the course on Aquaculture
which helps your student earn a Certificate of Competency in Grade 9 which leads to a
National Certificate Level I / II (NCI / II) in Grades 10, 11 or 12.
b. The Learning Module is made up of 4 to 5 Lessons based on the competencies. Each
Lesson contains the following:
1) Learning Outcomes
2) Performance Standards
3) Materials/Resources
4) Definition of Terms
5) What Do You Already Know?
6) What Do You Need to Know?
7) How Much Have You Learned?
8) How Do You Apply What You Learned?
9) What Is Your Score?
10) References
There are some TLE Modules which have a section on How Do You Extend Your
Learning? This section is meant for enrichment. It isusually given as an assignment for
not everything can be taught and done in the classroom given the limited time.
c. The Self-check given after the pretest and information sheet/s can also serve as the
posttest of the lesson.
2.
Parts of the Lesson. -The following explain the parts of each Lesson and
describe what your students- as well as your tasks are.
B. Critique
The Department of Education has a very nice vision for the future skilled workers
of our country. But in reality it is very hard to attain that vision because of the
following reasons;
The physical properties such as buildings/ classroom, facilities, tools and

equipment etc.. are not yet sufficient for the number of learners.
Teaching and Learning modules are not yet final and completed.
Truly trained teachers who can help and guide the students well.
Knowledge and readiness of the parents and students about this program.
Financial support to sustain the education is for fee.
Security of the job after finishing the program.
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Jamailah S. Pangcoga

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A. What are the innovations in Home Economics Education?

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