SHS
Personal
Development
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
It Starts With ME
Personal Development – Grade 11/12
Quarter 1 – Module 1: It Starts With ME
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Regional Director: Gilbert T. Sadsad
Assistant Regional Director: Jessie L. Amin
Development Team of the Module
Writers: Emmanuel D. Gianan Jr.
Editors: Frankie T. Turalde, Randy P. Bacares, Gloria E. Fontelar
Reviewers: Sheila C. Bulawan
Illustrator:
Layout Artist: Jogene Alilly C. San Juan
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I. Introduction:
“An unexamined life is not worth living.”
Everyone can do certain things and cannot also
do everything. There are individuals who can sing
great but cannot dance well. Others cannot dance
nor sing but are good with painting and reading
In this module, you will know about yourself and
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thinker-socrates/ have a clear vision about your authentic self, you will
also learn to accept your strength and as well as your
limitations.
II. Objective:
. In this module, you are expected to:
1. Identify one’s strengths and limitations
2. Explain the importance of knowing one’s self in dealing with
other people.
III. Vocabulary list:
Heads up! Let us start by defining some words and concepts that we
will encounter in this module.
• Ideal Self – the self that you aspire to be
• Actual Self – the one that you actually see
• Self-knowledge – provides insight into how others react to you
• Self-image – how others view as to who you are
• Personal Effectiveness – making use of all the personal resources –
talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you to achieve life goals.
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IV. Pre-Test
True or False. Write true if the statement is truthful, and write false if the
statement is wrong. Please write your answer in the journal notebook.
___1. It is important to know oneself.
___2. My limitation should be disregarded since they are your
weaknesses.
___3. My physical looks do not exactly describe who am I.
___4.The knowledge of yourself and how you manage yourself
impacts directly on your personal effectiveness.
___5. Skills and knowledge are to be considered in my strengths and
weaknesses.
V. Learning Activities
Self-Concept Inventory
Take a look at your own self-concept and answer the following self-
concept inventory in your journal. Give yourself a rate using the scale
0 = Very weak; 1 = weak; 2 = somewhat weak; 3 = strong; 4 = very strong.
Copy the self-concept inventory in the journal notebook and answer it
carefully.
___1. I have a strong sex appeal.
___2. I am proud of my physical figure.
___3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome
___4. I exude with charm and poise.
___5. I am easy to get along with.
___6. I can adjust to different people and different situations.
___7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and comfortable
with me.
___8. I am lovable and easy to love.
___9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one instruction.
___10. I am intelligent.
___11. I have special talents and abilities.
___12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgements.
___13. I can be trusted in any transaction
___14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty feeling.
___15. I have integrity and good reputation.
___16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model worth
emulating.
___17. I can express my ideas without difficulty.
___18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people to
accept what I say.
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___19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
___20. I am a good listener.
___21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced with
trouble.
___22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and decisions.
___23. I feel and act with confidence.
___24. I am a mature person.
Scoring: Copy this table in your journal. Write your score opposite
each number and get the subtotal
Physical appeal Human Relations Intelligence
1. _____ 5. _____ 9. _____
2. _____ 6. _____ 10. _____
3. _____ 7. _____ 11. _____
4. _____ 8. _____ 12. _____
Subtotal: _____ Subtotal: _____ Subtotal: _____
Character Communications Maturity
13. _____ 17. _____ 21. _____
14. _____ 18. _____ 22. _____
15. _____ 19. _____ 23. _____
16. _____ 20. _____ 24. _____
Subtotal: _____ Subtotal Subtotal: _____
Source: Roldan, Amelia S. (2003). ON Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality Development
and Character Building. AR Skills Development and Management Services (SDMS), Paranaque City,
Metro, Metro Manila.
Answer the following questions in your journal.
1. What areas of the inventory are you strong (with score 14-16),
somewhat weak (10-13) or very weak (below 10)?
2. What qualities that you consider as your weakness but other people
consider as your strength?
3. Is the result of the inventory realistic for your self-image?
VI. Deepening
Imagine yourself looking into a mirror. What do you see? Do you see
your ideal self or your actual self? Your ideal self is the self that you aspire
to be. It is the one that you hope will possess characteristics similar to that
of a mentor or some other worldly figure. Your actual self, however, is the
one that you actually see. It is the self that has characteristics that you were
nurtured or, in some cases, born to have.
The Actual self and the ideal self are two broad categories of self-
concept. Self-concept refers to your awareness of yourself. It is the
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construct that negotiates these two selves. In other words, it connotes first
the identification of the ideal self as separate from others. In other words, it
encompasses all the behaviors evaluated in the actual self that you engage
in to reach the ideal self.
The actual self is built on self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is derived
from social interactions that provide insight into how others react to you. The
actual self is who we actually are. It is how we think, how we feel, look and
act. The actual self can be seen by others, but because we have no way of
truly knowing how others view us, the actual self is our self-image.
The ideal self, on the other hand, is how we meant to be. It is an
idealized image that we have developed over time, based on what we have
learned and experienced. The ideal self could include components of what
our parents have taught us, what we admire in others, what our society
promotes, and what we think is in our best interest.
There is negotiation that exists between the two selves which is
complex because there are numerous exchanges between the ideal and
actual self. These exchanges are exemplified in social roles that are
adjusted and re-adjusted, and are derived from outcomes of social
interactions from infant to adult development. Alignment is important. If the
way that I am (actual self) is aligned with the way that I want ot be (the ideal
self), then I will feel a sense of mental well-being or peace of mind. If the
way that I am, is not aligned with how I want to be, the incongruence, or
lack of alignment, will result in mental distress or anxiety. The greater the
level of incongruence between the ideal self and real self, the greater the
level of resulting distress. Personal development modules ultimate aim is
greater self-knowledge that will lead to higher alignment between these two
personality domains.
Roldan, Amelia S. (2003). ON Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality Development and
Character Building. AR Skills Development and Management Services (SDMS), Paranaque City, Metro, Metro
Manila.
Answer the following questions in your journal.
1. What concepts have you learned in this module?
2. What have you discovered about yourself in relation to the
module?
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VII. Application
Activity: It’s Your Time to Shine!
1. Rehearse for your talent. Try to discover what you can do or what you
are good at.
2. After rehearsing, set a time to present to your family.
3. Give them a grading sheet and have your performance graded.
4. Record your performance through a video if available.
5. Enjoy your performance!
VIII. Post-Test
True or False: Write True if the statement is tur and False, if the statement
is incorrect. Write your answer in the journal.
____1. To know myself is to accept my strengths and limitations.
____2. My limitations/weaknesses are hindrances to my self-knowledge.
____3. The ideal self is equivalent to our actual self.
____4. The incongruence between the ideal and the real-self causes
mental distress.
____5. By knowing one’s self, we can deal with others better.
IX. Assignment/ Additional Activities
Journal:
Write an essay on your journal regarding how you know your actual self.
Try to list your strengths and weaknesses.
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Key to correction
Pre-test
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
Post-Test
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
Rubrics for journal and assignment
Areas of 4 3 2 1
Assessment Advanced Proficient Basic Beginning
Ideas Presents ideas Presents ideas Ideas are too Ideas are
in an original in a consistent general vague or
manner manner unclear
Organization Strong and Organized Some No
organized beg/mid/end organization; organization;
beg/mid/end attempt at a lack
beg/mid/end beg/mid/end
Understanding Writing shows Writing shows Writing shows Writing shows
strong clear adequate little
understanding understanding understanding understanding
about the about the about the about the
topic/task topic/task topic/task topic/task
Mechanics Very minimal Few errors Several errors Numerous
errors (with 0-3 (with 4-8 (with 9-14 errors (with 15
errors) errors) errors) errors or more)
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References:
DepEd-BLR. Personal Development (reader), First Edition. Quezon City: Sunshine
Interlinks Publishing House, Inc., 2016
Roldan, Amelia S. On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality Development
and Character Building. Metro Manila: AR Skills Development and Management
Services (SDMS), 2003\
Big thinkers. Socrates. https://ethics.org.au/big-thinker-socrates/
