Monroe Educational Survey 1925
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Why did the Monroe Survey Commission recommend retaining English as the language of instruction?

  • Due to the lack of English-speaking teachers
  • To introduce a more diverse curriculum
  • To improve teacher training in the use of dialects
  • Because they believed dialects would cause division (correct)

What did the Monroe Survey Commission find inadequate in the elementary curriculum?

  • Phonics teaching (correct)
  • Physical education programs
  • Mathematics instruction
  • Science education

Why did the Monroe Survey Commission highlight the difficulties faced by Filipino teachers in teaching English?

  • Low student motivation
  • Insufficient teaching experience
  • Lack of educational resources
  • Limited mastery of English consonants and vowels (correct)

What issue did the MSC observe in the period devoted to Conversational English?

<p>Wasted time due to lack of worthwhile topics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the survey, what was the focus of language study in the third and fourth grades?

<p>Technical grammar (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of curriculum were the majority of students taking, according to the Monroe Survey Commission?

<p>Academic curriculum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Monroe Survey: English instruction

The commission believed dialects would divide students, so English was kept as the language of instruction.

Monroe Survey: Elementary curriculum

The commission found phonics teaching to be lacking in the elementary curriculum.

Filipino teachers & English

The commission noted that Filipino teachers struggled with English pronunciation, specifically consonants and vowels.

Conversational English

The commission thought the conversational English class wasted time due to lack of good topics.

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3rd and 4th grades language study

The focus of language study was grammar details in those grades.

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Curriculum type, according to the report

Most students took an academic curriculum, as observed by the survey.

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Study Notes

The Monroe Educational Survey

  • The Board of Educational Survey was established on November 29, 1924, through Act 3196 to conduct a survey study of education and educational institutions in the Philippines.

The Monroe Survey Commission (MSC)

  • Headed by Dr. Paul Monroe of Columbia University
  • Concluded that English should be retained as the language of instruction due to concerns that introducing dialects would have a divisive influence

Findings and Recommendations

  • Elementary curriculum was deemed inadequate to meet the learner's needs
  • Teachers of Phonics in the Philippines had no training and struggled to master English consonants and vowels
  • Period devoted to Conversational English was often wasted due to lack of worthwhile topics for discussion
  • Language period in third and fourth grades was spent on technical grammar study
  • Majority of students took the academic curriculum, which did not prepare them for life after graduation
  • The MSC administered tests and standardized reading tests to evaluate the education system

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Learn about the Monroe Educational Survey in 1925 which was created by Act 3196 to study education and educational institutions in the Philippines. Discover the findings and recommendations of the Monroe Survey Commission led by Dr. Paul Monroe of Columbia University.

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