Module 1 - EED Elect 2
Module 1 - EED Elect 2
GE EED ELECT 2*
TEACHING MULTIGRADE CLASSES
DR. DONABEL A. DUMELOD
MODULE 1
OVERVIEW IN MULTIGRADE EDUCATION
▪ Appreciate the Multigrade Program in the Philippine Education (MPPE) as part of the educational system
in our country
Learning Activities
The Department of Education (DepEd) continues to hold multigrade classes in an effort to ensure that
Filipino students in remote areas complete their basic education. A multigrade class consists of two or more
different grade levels in a single-grade classroom manned by one teacher for an entire school year.
Since 1993, the Multigrade Program in Philippine Education (MPPE) has significantly contributed to the
Department of Education (DepEd) need to democratize access to education while ensuring its quality in around 19%
of public elementary schools in isolated, underserved and sparsely populated communities.
An education delivery system to democratize access to improve the quality of elementary education
through the completion of incomplete schools and the organization of multigrade classes.
✔ To provide a complete education cycle or expand access in sparsely populated, remote, isolated areas.
⮚ Is generally opened in primary schools located in distant and sparsely populated areas.
⮚ Is usually opened in areas where the number of enrollees for each grade level does not warrant the opening
of a single grade class.
1. Curriculum Development
The term multigrade teaching generally refers to a teaching situation where a single
teacher must take responsibility for teaching pupils across more than one curriculum grade within a timetabled
period. Schools with multigrade classes are referred to as multigrade schools. In today’s knowledge economy,
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GE EED ELECT 2*
TEACHING MULTIGRADE CLASSES
DR. DONABEL A. DUMELOD
curriculum development plays a vital role in improving the economy of a country. It also provides answers or
solutions to the world’s pressing conditions and problems, such as the environment, politics, socioeconomics, and
other issues on poverty, climate change, and sustainable development. Multigrade classrooms offer increased
potential for scaffolding because students of different ages and activities are learning together. Both social and
cognitive learning can be scaffolded across age and gender boundaries and make greater use of students’ readiness
to learn. Here are some of the salient features of the MULTIGRADE CURRICULUM:
● Budget of Work (MG – BOW)
● Multigrade Handbook
● Multilevel Materials
2. Staff Development
effective professional development should help teachers learn how to use their limited time in an efficient
and effective manner.
5. Physical Facilities
The findings suggest that the availability and effective utilization of school physical facilities play a
significant role in enhancing learners’ academic performance. In contrast, the inadequacy of such physical facilities
could contribute to poor academic performance in students, especially in the multigrade.
6. Community Support
The support of community agencies/groups or stakeholders provided to families allows parents to better
meet the needs of and support their children, thereby helping set the proper conditions for learning and improving
the school climate for all. Community involvement is one way to help schools produce a more capable workforce.
reward teachers who demonstrate desired behaviors or whose students show improved learning… Moreover, some
research suggests that extrinsic rewards, such as salary bonuses, actually reduce motivation rather than stimulate it.
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