A Perception-Based Curricular Review on the K to 12 HUMSS Strand Curriculum

Edwin B. Estrera Abstract This study examines the perception of Humanities and Social Science teachers among public Senior High Schools in the Department of Education’s Humanities and Social Sciences strand in the Philippines. It uses Erden’s element-based model of evaluation by considering the alignment to the goals of the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines, the purpose, and core courses of the program, and the teaching-learning...

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On Transistor Radios and Authoritarianism: The Politics of Radio-Broadcasted Distance Learning

Regletto Aldrich D. Imbong ABSTRACT As the Philippines continues to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, new modalities of instruction are being devised by the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, through the Department of Education (DepEd). Among these are what the DepEd provided as self-learning modules (SLMs) combined with “alternative learning delivery modalities” which include radio-based instruction (DepEd 2020). The SLMs and...

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Independent effects of drought and shade on growth, biomass allocation and leaf morphology of a flammable perennial grass Tetrarrhena juncea R.Br

Geofe O. Cadiz, Jane G. Cawson, Thomas J. Duff, Trent D. Penman, Alan York & Claire Farrell Abstract Knowing the abundance of different plant species provides insights into the properties of vegetation communities, such as flammability. Therefore, a fundamental goal in ecology is identifying environmental conditions affecting the abundance of plant species across landscapes. Water and light are important environmental moderators of plant...

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Telecollaboration to promote preservation of Asian local indigenous knowledge and intercultural communicative competence

ByA.P. Vilbar, R. Yaakub, N. Ahmad, R. Makaramani, Z. Bayarchimeg, M. Laus, C. Malaque, J.E. Gumalal ABSTRACT Local Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) are local body of knowledge practiced by people with their natural environment which are essential to modern living. However, LINKS have deteriorated due to dominance of Western science and prejudice. This collaborative research among 144 students and professors from Malaysia, Mongolia, the...

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Independent effects of drought and shade on growth, biomass allocation and leaf morphology of a flammable perennial grass Tetrarrhena juncea R.Br

Geofe O. Cadiz, Jane G. Cawson, Thomas J. Duff, Trent D. Penman, Alan York & Claire Farrell Abstract Knowing the abundance of different plant species provides insights into the properties of vegetation communities, such as flammability. Therefore, a fundamental goal in ecology is identifying environmental conditions affecting the abundance of plant species across landscapes. Water and light are important environmental moderators of plant...

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Exploring a flexible blended learning model in technology deficient classroom

By J.E. Gumalal, A.P. Vilbar, F.G. Bernardez ABSTRACT The 21st-century learning integrates Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that aims to create a borderless education by extending learning outside the realms of a physical classroom. In implementing so, virtual learning environments (VLE) are often employed hand in hand with contemporary pedagogies such as the blended learning (BL) method. But the limitations brought by the...

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