Bachelor of
Elementary Education
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About the Program
The Bachelor of Elementary Education is an undergraduate teacher education program aimed to produce highly competitive graduates equipped with pedagogical techniques, research capabilities, and teaching competencies to facilitate successful learning in the field of education. The program is designed to prepare individuals intending to teach in the elementary level. BEEd students are perceived to demonstrate updated and deep knowledge of the subject matter they will teach, employ various teaching process skills in planning lessons, develop appropriate instructional materials and assessment tasks, implement effective teaching approaches and strategies, and integrate technology in the teaching-learning process. They are also expected to display effective communication skills, ethical responsibility, and interest in pursuing personal and professional growth.
Program Educational Objectives
Three to five years after graduation, the graduates are expected to:
- Demonstrate updated and deep knowledge of the subject matter they teach.
- Apply a wide range of teaching process skills particularly on lesson planning, materials development, teaching approaches, ICT integration, and ethical considerations.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills and ethical responsibility in teaching profession.
- Engage in continuing professional education and trainings.
Student Outcomes
By the time of graduation, the students of the program shall have the ability to:
- Articulate the rootedness of education in philosophical, socio-cultural, historical, psychological, and political contexts.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject matter/discipline.
- Facilitate learning using a wide range of teaching methodologies and delivery modes appropriate to specific learners and their environment.
- Develop innovative curricula, instructional plans, teaching approaches, and resources for diverse learners.
- Apply skills in the development and utilization of ICT to promote quality, relevant, and sustainable educational practices.
- Demonstrate a variety of thinking skills in planning, monitoring, assessing, and reporting learning processes and outcomes.
- Practice professional and ethical teaching standards sensitive to the local, national, and global realities.
- Pursue lifelong learning for personal and professional growth through varied experiential and field-based opportunities.
- Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the diversity of learners in various learning areas.
- Manifest meaningful and comprehensive pedagogical content knowledge of the different subject areas.
- Utilize appropriate assessment and evaluation tools to measure learning outcomes.
- Manifest skills in communication, higher order thinking and use of tools and technology to accelerate learning and teaching.
- Demonstrate positive attributes of a model teacher, both as an individual and as a professional.