ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM

Major Aspect of Comparison

Formal Education ALS Elementary Program

(grade 1 to 6) Secondary Program

(1st yr to 4th yr)

Basic Literacy Program (BLP)(For illiterates)

Accreditation & Equivalency Program (A&E)(For drop-outs of elementary & secondary levels)

Learning Program

Basic Literacy Program (BLP)-

w/c is program for the illiterates on basic reading writing and numeracy skills,

Accreditation & Equivalent Program (A &E) – w/c is to the elementary and high school programs of formal education and w/c address the learning of schooling as mandated by the Philippine Constitution.

Setting Formal

EducationALS

School Community Learning Centers

TeacherFormal Education ALS

Called classroom teacher

Must be a license professional teacher

Must be an education graduate BSED /BSEED

Called a facilitator / instructional manager

Must be trained in ALS Must be a College (A& E

Program) Must be a high school

graduate or even less (for the Literacy Program)

Age of LearnerFormal Education ALS

Age is prescribes for every school level starting w/ 6 yrs old (for grade 1) & up to 15 yrs old (for 4th yr. H.S.)

No age is prescribed

CurriculumFormal Education ALS

W/ 5 major subjects English Filipino Science Math Makabayan

W/ 5 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

Learning Materials

Formal Education ALS

Textbooks w/c are teacher facilitated

Modules that are: Self paced Self- instructional Indigenous Integrated

Teaching Methodology

Formal Education ALS

Use of Pedagogy-Science of learning among children

Use of Andragogy - Science of Adult Learning

Assessment of Learning Promotion to the next

Learning level Formal Education ALSEnd-of-the-year achievement test for all grade and H.S.

ABL Test (for the Basic Literacy Program)

A&B Test (for the Accreditation & Equivalency Program

Learning ProgramSettingTeacher Age of LearnerCurriculumLearning Materials Teaching MethodologyAssessment of Learning Promotion to the next Learning level

Major Aspect of Comparison

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