by:  Ms.  Sevilla  A.  Panaligan    Chief,  Con-nuing  Division  

Bureau  of  Alterna-ve  Learning  System  Department  of  Educa-on  

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The    ALTERNATIVE  LEARNING  SYSTEM  

Department  of  Educa-on  PHILIPPINES  

There are about 5.3 million out-of-school children, youth in the Philippines aged 6-24 years old

About 2.1 Million OSCs & OSYs (ALS Targets)

About 19 Million population aged 25 yrs old and over who did not finish secondary

Source: 2008 FLEMMS (NSO)

1987 Philippine Constitution states that it is one of the duties of the State “to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education for all and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all”

Republic Act 9155 (Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001) states that the goal of basic education system is to provide both children, youth and adult learners with the skills, knowledge, and values they need to become caring, self-reliant, productive, and patriotic citizens.

RA 9155 primarily aims to establish schools and learning centers as facilities where the out-of-school children, youth and adult learners are provided alternative learning programmes and receive accreditation for at least the equivalent of a high school education.

RA 9155 also defined several critical features of ALS.  ALS is a parallel learning system to

provide a viable alternative to formal education

 Learning Center is a physical space to house learning resources and facilities for out-of-school children, youth and adults for face-to-face and multi-media learning

Executive Order No. 356 of 2004 created the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS).  to provide a systematic and flexible

approach to reach all types of learners outside of the formal school system

 to promote accreditation and certification through ALS

 Target learners of ALS are marginalized or those not served and not reached by formal education regardless of age, gender, economic status, ethnicity, religion.

BALS implements two major programmes:

 Basic Literacy Programme (BLP) – caters those who have no literacy and numeracy skills.

 Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Programme – provides an alternative pathway for the semi-literate, neo-literate and the basically literate learners to complete the 12 years of basic education.

Alterna:ve  Learning    System  

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Formal  Educa:on  System    

Goal  :  Holis:cally  developed  Filipino  with  21st  century  skills      

Alterna:ve  Learning  System    

K  to  12  Curriculum  

Assessment    

K to 12 Curriculum in both Formal Education and Alternative Learning System

•  School •  Community Learning Centers

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•  called a classroom teacher •  must be a licensed/professional teacher •  must be an education graduate BSEd/BSEEd

•  called a facilitator/instructional manager •  must be trained in ALS •  must be a College Graduate (for A&E Program) •  Must be a HS Graduate or even less (for the Literacy Program)

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•  Age is prescribed for every school level

• Starting w/ 6 yrs. old (for gr.1) & up to 15 yrs old (for 4th yr. HS)

•  No age is prescribed

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With same competencies

With five major subjects

  English   Filipino   Science   Math   Makabayan

With five learning strands:   Communication Skills   Critical Thinking and Problem Solving   Sustainable Use of Resources/Productivity   Development of Self and a Sense of Community   Expanding One’s World Vision

Basic Education Curriculum

Alternative Learning System Curriculum

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Textbooks which are

teacher-facilitated Modules that are: •  Self paced •  Self-instructional •  Indigenous •  Integrated

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•  Science of Learning among children

A B C

•  Science of Adult Learning

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•  end-of-the-year achievement test for all grade and high school levels

•  Functional Literacy Test (entry-level assessment)

•  A&E Test (for the A&E Program)

•  for the elementary-equivalent & for the HS-equivalent levels

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Goal of ALS Curriculum:

LIFELONG LEARNING

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Teaching Methodology in ALS

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (4A’s Cycle)

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•  Learning does not only take place within the four (4) walls of the classroom.

• Teachers and schools are not the only sources of learning.

• Learning is fun with the use of active learning strategies

• Learning is not compartmentalized into subjects but is integrative and wholistic.

•  Learning is enhanced when the needs, interests and experiences of the learners

are considered.

• Learning acquired outside the school system is equivalent to learning acquired in

the schools (recognition of prior learning)

• Mother tongue is necessary to acquire basic literacy skills

• Lifeskills are learning competencies and functional literacy is the outcome of a

lifeskills-based education.

• Lifeskills is best delivered through the use of the 4As of learning (Activity,

Analysis, Abstraction and Application)

• The goal of Basic Education is functional literacy. Therefore functional literacy is a

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Approach of ALS Curriculum: LIFESKILLS

defined as abilities for positive and adaptive behavior that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands, challenges, experiences and situations of everyday life. It is the principal teaching-learning methodology of Alternative Learning System

LIFESKILLS APPROACH Information + Application

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THE  ALS  CURRICULUM  

Five 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 One’s World Vision

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ALS A&E Core Competencies Learning  Competencies  Quadrants  

ALS Curriculum

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Q1  most  relevant  most  frequently  used  

Q2  most  relevant  less  frequently  used  

Q3  less  relevant  most  frequently  used  

Q4  less  relevant  less  frequently  used  

Programs/  Projects     Target  Learners     Modali:es     Mul:media  Materials  

Nonformal  Educa:on  (NFE)    

Basic  Literacy    Program  (BLP)  

Illiterates    face-­‐to-­‐face     radio-­‐based  instruc:on  

 computer-­‐based  instruc:on/  eSkwela  

 independent  learning    

 TV  instruc:on  

 print  materials     digi:zed  modules  

 radio  script   TV  episodes  

Accredita:on  &  Equivalency  (A&E)  Program  

Drop-­‐outs  

Indigenous  Peoples  Educa:on  (IP  Ed)  

Informal  Educa:on    (InfEd)  

 Adolescents     Parents     Street  Children   Others    

Alterna:ve  Learning  System  (ALS)  PROGRAMS  

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The ALS Teacher

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ALS Community Learning Center

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ACCREDITATION  AND  EQUIVALENCY  (A&E)  PROGRAM  

Step 1 Report to the Mobile Teacher in the Community Learning Center (CLC)

Take the Functional Literacy Test (FLT)

and sign the Individual learning

Agreement (ILA)

Step 2

Step 3

Take the appropriate level of the

A&E test

Step 4

A&E Test

(on-going)

Participate in the learning sessions through any of the modalities

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elementary and high school dropouts

Elementary = 11 years old or older

Secondary = 15 years old or older

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ALS  A&E    Assessment  &  Cer:fica:on  

  Two levels: - Elementary Level - Secondary Level

  Multiple-Choice Test (300 items)

  Essay-writing

Examinee  Report  Form  (ERF)  Accredita:on  and  Equivalency  Test  result  

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Accredita:on  and  Equivalency  Test  Passer  Diploma  

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Options/Opportunities for the ALS A&E Test Passers  

•  Enter college/university •  Enter other nonformal training programs •  Enter formal training programs •  Enter/re-enter the world of work •  Enter/re-enter elementary or secondary

formal school system •  Learn essential life skills to participate more

fully and actively in the political, social, and economic lives in the community

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Data on A&E Test Passers (1999-2011)

Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Philippine Embassy

David Martinez A Magna cum Laude graduate of the Cebu Institute of Technology, Cebu City last March 2009 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Computer Engineering.

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Meet  the  Alterna-ve  Learning  System    (ALS)  PASSERS  

Eileen Mae S. Galang

A physically challenged (blind) 18-year old girl and a passer of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test is presently enrolled at the University of the Philippines taking up a course in voice as part of the Music Extension Program.

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Manny “PACMAN” Pacquiao

WORLD BOXING CHAMP.

P r e s e n t l y , a B u s i n e s s Management student of Notre Dame University in Dadiangas, General Santos City.

An ALS A&E passer and a proud Ambassador of the Alternative Learning System (ALS).

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VISION

The Bureau of Alternative Learning System envisions itself to be one of the leading producers of Filipino lifelong learners.

MISSION

In partnership with other producers of learning, the Bureau of Alternative Learning System will develop exemplary programs and open creative learning opportunities to achieve multiple literacies for all.

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