Internet use has been described in regard to its benefits including enhancing “visual processing of information, increase language and literacy skills, build knowledge base, and promote meta-cognitive abilities such as planning and evaluation” (Johnson, 2006). Meta-cognitive processes such as planning, searching strategies and evaluation of information are exercised when using the Internet in congruence with the nature of the Internet as a multimodel interactive tool for both input and output (Johnson, 2006 Tarpley, 2001). The information processing theory can be applied to the comparison of educational systems of two countries by explaining the process and development via research in the Internet through mental processes such as attention, perception, comprehension, memory, and problem solving (Johnson, 2006). In this section, you shall explore several different theories of education that influence curricular decisions. Precisely for this reason, consider theories as one of the major foundation areas in curriculum. Theoretical Backgroundīased upon fundamental beliefs that arise from theories of Education, curricular decisions involve consideration of several topics and issues. The Department of Education uses the web to get correct data of the crucial needs of the school. Building of classrooms were done in shorter time than in the past which of great help in addressing the classroom shortage. Nowadays, the educational system of Philippines is slowly evolving under the new government. They have bigger number of teacher-pupil ratio. Whereas, Philippines budget for the public school is not enough for the needs and demands. There educational system caters to the needs of their citizen. In New Zealand their public school is heavily funded. The difference between the educational system of New Zealand and Philippines is the funding by the government given to their public schools. Republic Act 9155 known as the Governance of Basic Education Act that transformed the previous Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) to Department of Education (DepEd) which provided the overall framework for the management of Education within the context of accountability and transparency. These includes Kindergarten, primary, secondary and non-formal education, including culture and sports. Influences of both Spanish and American culture found in the educational system of the Philippines.Īs such, the Department of Education (DepEd) is the main government agency in the country responsible for the implementation of the basic education. The Philippines was a Spanish colony for over 300 years, after which it was colony of the USA for nearly 5 decades. The native of the Philippines is called Pinoy but can be further distinguished from the island they came from. It has almost hundred million total populations. On the other hand, Philippines is part of Southeast Asia region with land area of 300,000 square kilometer. The native of New Zealand is called “Kiwis” named after their endemic bird. The country is a member of Commonwealth and has three official languages: English, Maori (the language of the Tangata whenua, indigenous people of the land) and New Zealand Sign Language. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy. New Zealand is part Australia and Oceania with land area of 268,680 square kilometer. The outcome is formal education- the school and the specialist called the teacher. As societies grow more complex, however, quantity of knowledge to be passed on from one generation to the next becomes more than any one person can know, and, hence, there must evolve more selective and efficient means of cultural transmission. Instead, the entire environment and all activities are frequently viewed as school and classes, and adults act as teachers. In the most primitive culture, there is often little formal learning of what one would ordinarily call school or classes or teachers. Education is designed to guide them in learning a culture, molding their behavior in the ways of adulthood, and directing them toward their eventual role in society. Children whether conceived among New Guinea tribes people, the Renaissance Florentines, or the middle classes of Manhattan are born without culture. In this sense, it is equivalent to what social scientists term socialization or enculturation. Education is the transmission of the values and accumulated knowledge of a society. References Chapter 1: The Problem and Its Research Design Rationale of the StudyĮducation is discipline that concerned with methods of teaching and learning in schools or school-like environments. Chapter 1: The Problem and Its Research DesignĬhapter 2: Presentation, Data Analysis, and Interpretation