Integrated Approach
Integrated Approach
Marven Maceda
An intadisciplinary approach is observed when
teachers integrate the subdisciplines within a subject
area. Integrating listening, reading, writing, speaking
and viewing in language arts is a common example.
Math teaching integrates number and number sense,
patterns and algebra, geometry and probability in the
same way that Araling Panlipunan teachers integrate
history, geography, sociology, economics, and
government. Sciences in the K to 12 curriculum
integrates biology, chemistry, physics and earth
science.
Interdisciplinary teaching is done when I teach
science concepts in teaching reading skills in
language and when I teach concepts in Araling
Panlipunan in teaching reading and writing skills
sin Filipino. This is what we also call content-
based instruction (CBI). Interdisciplinary
teaching takes place when in Araling Panlipunan
you also teach research skills, critical thinking
skills and all other scientific skills such as
hypothesizing, data gathering. Data-analysis and
interpretation, drawing conclusions. The diagram
below shows interdisciplinary teaching.
Research Skills
Araling
Critical Thinking Science
Panlipunan
Critical Thinking
In the transdisciplinary approach to
integration, teachers organize
curriculum around students’ questions
and concerns. Students develop life
skills as they apply interdisciplinary
and disciplinary skills in a real-life
context as shown.
Problem- Based Learning (PBL)- This is a
concrete example of transdisciplinary
teaching. It is the learning tat results from
the process of working toward the
understanding of the resolution of a
problem. This is also known as project-
based learning or place-based learning. In
project-based learning, students tackle a
local problem. According to Chard (1998),
planning project-based curriculum involves
three steps.
1. Teachers and students select a topic of study based
on student interests, curriculum standards, and local
resources.
2. The teacher finds out what the students already know
and helps them generate questions to explore. The
teacher also provides resources for students and
opportunities to work in the field.
3. Students share their work with others in a
culminating activity. Students display the results of
their exploration and review and evaluate the
project.