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Why did the Monroe Survey Commission recommend retaining English as the language of instruction?
What did the Monroe Survey Commission find inadequate in the elementary curriculum?
Why did the Monroe Survey Commission highlight the difficulties faced by Filipino teachers in teaching English?
What issue did the MSC observe in the period devoted to Conversational English?
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According to the survey, what was the focus of language study in the third and fourth grades?
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What type of curriculum were the majority of students taking, according to the Monroe Survey Commission?
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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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Description
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.
