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TEACHING

MULTIGRADE
CLASSES
•A multigrade class is defined as a class of 2 or
more grades under one teacher in a complete or
incomplete elementary school.
•(DO 96, S. 1997 Policies and guidelines in the
Organization and Operation of Multigrade (MG)
Classes)
ORGANIZATION OF MULTIGRADE
CLASSES
• Regional directors and schools division superintendentsshall
organize multigrade classes to provide access to schools for
children in far-flung barangays and to complete incomplete
schools.
• The minimum enrolment of 8 pupils and the maximum of 35
pupils per class shall be observed.
• Whenever possible and when teachers and other facilities
warrant, mg classes composed of more than three (3) grades
per class should be converted to at most 3 grades to a class.
PRIORITY TO MULTIGRADE CLASSES; SCHOOL ROOMS,
FACILITIES, AND FURNITURE OF MULTIGRADE CLASSES

1. Allocating 3-room school building to mg classes without


standard building or where the existing building is in need of
total rehabilitation. The existing standards for school buildings
shall apply to mg schools.

2. The classroom layout as well as furniture should facilitate


multigrade teaching and learning. it should allow for:
grouping/regrouping of school children according to age, grade
level, ability level or interest; the creation of learning center or
corners; and easy circulation of both teachers and students.
THE PROVISION OF TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER
SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Minimum multigrade instructional package (MIP) for
teachers which shall consist of:

1.Minimum learning competencies for mg classes (MLC-


MG),

2.Budget of work for mg classes (BW-MG).


3.Lesson plan for mg classes (LP-MG), AND
4.Multigrade teachers handbook (MG-HB).
SUPPORT, WELFARE AND INCENTIVE
PROGRAM FOR MULTI GRADE TEACHERS
1. Regular monitoring of mg classes to sustain training gains and to
provide them with technical as well as instructional support.
2. Regular training of mg teachers on multigrade teaching in the district,
division and/or regional level should be given priority share from the 5%
inset funds.
3. Whenever resources/situations permit, at least one (1) classroom
should be designated as lodging place of teachers/school administrators
whose residences are considerably far from the school.

4. Granting of the special hardship allowance tor mg teachers (SHA-MG).


WHAT MULTIGRADE IS NOT:

• Multigrade is not one teacher running between two


classrooms to teach two separate grades with separate
programs.

• Multigrade is not two classes working in isolation in the


same room, seated at each end of the classroom and
being taught separate programs by one teacher.
THE HUMAN RESOURCE IN A
MULTIGRADE CLASSROOM
THE LEARNER
• The learner is at the center of the educational process.
• The child grows and develops as a result of interaction
between what has been inherited, the environment and
time.
THE TEACHER
• The teacher is the critical figure in the teaching-
learning environment.
• These roles are as;
FACILITATOR EVALUATOR
MANAGER PLANNER
OBSERVER
EFFECTS OF MULTI-GRADE
TEACHING
SOME MORE REASONS FOR THE ADOPTION
OF MULTIGRADE PRACTICES

• Increase access to education.


• Overcome the shortage of teachers.
• Modernize teaching, methods.
• Reduce dropout rates and repetition. Achieve universal
primary education.
SOME MORE REASONS FOR THE ADOPTION
OF MULTIGRADE PRACTICES
• Increase participation, cohort survival and literacy
rates.

• Provide incentives as a means of teacher


rationalization to meet shortfalls during the period of
reform implementation.
POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF MULTIGRADE
TEACHING
• Increase enrolment (make annual intakes possible in
small schools)

• More efficient use of facilities and resources


• Employ teachers more effectively
POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF MULTIGRADE
TEACHING
• Improve learning by allowing students to learn at
different rates.

• Better quality of teaching.


THE END
WHAT OTHER ADVANTAGES CAN
MULTIGRADE TEACHING OFFER?
• It gives students an opportunity to associate and work with
others on the basis of skills, abilities, interest, personality and
age.

• It provides students with a wider range of relationship and


social experiences.

• It promotes development of social skills.


• The age range is increased and so is the range of development.
WHAT OTHER ADVANTAGES CAN
MULTIGRADE TEACHING OFFER?
• Students form friendships based on things other than age..
• Older students can help younger students with learning.
• It provides opportunities for older students to act as
teachers in cross-age and peer tutoring situations. Research
suggests that older students tend to become more
responsible and independent learners. There are advantages
in having the same teacher for two or more years.
WHAT OTHER ADVANTAGES CAN
MULTIGRADE TEACHING OFFER?
• Students learn to accept and tolerate others.
• It provides a more natural learning situation where
students learn at their own level.

• It
increases a school's ability to place students in the
most positive learning environment because of an
increased range of possible classroom organizations.

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