Prospects and Challenges in Implementing a New Mathematics Curriculum in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Verzosa, Debbie Marie, Vistro-Yu, Catherine P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: school mathematics curricula; curricular reform; Science and Mathematics Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/mathematics-faculty-pubs/70; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-6312-2_11
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The Philippine Department of Education recently introduced a major revamp in the curriculum, providing for an additional two years in basic education. Three provisions of this new program directly relate to mathematics education. First was the shift of language of instruction in early primary educat...