The 2006 secondary Plan de Estudios prescribes six didactic orientations for the new study programs¶

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Description¶

The Plan de Estudios 2006 for secondary education lists six didactic orientations intended to guide teachers' use of the new study programs: "1. Incorporar los conocimientos previos de los alumnos. 2. Promover el trabajo grupal y construcción colectiva del conocimiento. 3. Optimizar el uso del tiempo y del espacio. 4. Seleccionar materiales adecuados. 5. Impulsar la autonomía de los estudiantes. 6. Evaluación." The article presents this list as the official didactic framework the reform asks teachers to implement, and the paper's analysis of planning formats and didactic sequences takes these orientations as the reform's stated pedagogical intent.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teachers plan and teach according to the official 2006 study programs and their didactic orientations

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• secondary school students aged 12-15 in Mexico

Target Goals¶

• basic scientific formation including understanding, reflecting, investigating, deciding and acting

Claims¶

• SEP national monitoring reports indicate insufficient teacher training for the reform: 35% of surveyed teachers requested training in planning and design of didactic activities, and about 30% of directors rated induction-workshop information as poorly adequate or inadequate [~W]

Related Patterns¶

Examples¶

• Design didactic sequences for secondary physics concepts through active learning, taking advantage of the reform's adaptation period to equip teachers with new working strategies

Key Sources¶

• Alfonso Cuervo, César Mora y R. García-Salcedo. (2008). Analysis of the Educative Reform in the Secondary School Education in Mexico and its implications in Science II in the new curriculum. http://www.journal.lapen.org.mx