PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
The National Center for Teacher Education
Mindanao
Multicultural Education Hub
FACULTY OF TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
FINAL EXAMINATION IN PSCI 01
Understanding the K to 12 Curriculum
3rd Trimester, Academic Year 2015-2016
Prepared by:
PROF. ROSE D. ARQUION
Course Instructor
General Instruction
This test contains ten items in identification of country where the different system
of education is implemented, ten items in for identifying terms/concepts used in the
implementation of their respective curricula, and 25 items discussion on their own
infographs about K to 12 curricula in the Philippines. You shall manage to answer all
items in 1.5 hours.
Begin Here:
Directions: Tell what ASEAN country is referred to in the following descriptions(1-10)
1. An inland city state of Southern Malaysia, is a global financial center with a tropical
climate and multicultural population.
2. Land of million elephants, landlocked, mountainous country, communist state.
3. Land of free
4. Have many multicultural and Islamic schools.
5. At what country other than Laos that the system of education is based on Ministry of
education including materials for instruction.
6. It is where pre –school is optional, only rich people can afford to send their children.
7. The primary school is 3+4 and termed as lowerblock.
8. It is a muslim country, where many multicultural schools are found and their primary
schools is 9 years.
9. Buddhism is mostly practice.
10. Science education took 2 hours and 30 minutes in a week.
Directions: Identify terms/concepts referred to:
11. SMA in Malaysia, S means Sekolah, M is for _______ and A means Atar.
12. What level in Indonesia that students are enrolled in Islamic Schools.
13. In Laos and Singapore, curriculum is based on ministry of Education.
14. In Thailand, ___________ is the termed used in their grade 7to 9.
15. The people living in Thailand is called ________.
16. How many years would it take for a lower secondary in schools?
17. How many years for the junior high school in the Philippines?
18. In Thailand, after basic education (9 years), states has to undergo _____________
before going to appear secondary.
19. In Singapore , the academic year is from ________ to _______.(months)
20. Singapore and Philippines have the same number of years in implementation of the K to
12 Curriculum which is ________.
21. Laos follow the ________ system of education.
22. The rank of Singapore during the 2015 overall ranking in Science and Mathematics.
23. Second in rank goes to ______ in the same overall ranking in 2015.
24. A sociologist /educator/learning theorist who said that “ Education is life itself”.
25. Rating system in Singapore is ________.
III. To the best of your knowledge, discuss the infographics you have made. (25 points)
Directions: Attach the infographics you have made and discuss comprehensively.