Activity 1 : Teacher’s Knowledge on

FIELD STUDY 1
Content and Pedagogy

Name of FS Student Group 3

Course, Year and Section BSE Mathematics IV-1
Name of FS Mentor Asso. Prof. Agnes V. Baruela
Date September 28, 2021
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Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this activity, the FS student must be able to achieve the following intended learning outcomes:

1. identify the strategies used by the teacher that promotes numeracy skills, literacy skills, higher order thinking
skill;s
2. take an account on various strategies employed by the teacher; and
3. observe and categorize classroom communication strategies employed by the teacher that support learners’
maximum involvement and greater accomplishment.

LEARNING OVERVIEW:

Activity 1. focus on the pedagogical content knowledge that recognizes the importance of teachers’
mastery of content knowledge and its interconnectedness within and across curriculum areas, coupled with a
sound and critical understanding of the application of theories and principles of teaching and learning. This
activity further encompasses teachers’ ability to apply developmentally appropriate and meaningful pedagogy
grounded on content knowledge and pedagogy. It takes into account teachers’ proficiency in Mother Tongue,
Filipino and English in the teaching and learning process, as well as needed skills in the use of communication
strategies, teaching strategies, and technologies to promote high-quality learning outcomes.

Observation/View

Direction: Read the following items below before observing an online class.
1. Ask permission from a teacher that you will observe his/her online class.
2. Follow the minimum health protocol at all times.
3. Observe classroom netiquette on the whole duration of the activity.
4. Accomplish all the given task in the observation report below.

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Directions: Complete the table below. Indicate opposite each learning principle the part of the
lesson where it/they are employed/utilized.

Part of the
Principles of Learning State evidence(s) that will prove your claim
Lesson
1. Effective learning begins with the Learning The teacher was unable to state the lesson's learning outcomes.
setting of clear and high Outcomes The teacher immediately introduced the topic by presenting real-
expectations of learning life sequence and series examples that can be seen in the
outcomes. environment.
2. Learning is an active process. Motivation/ The teacher gave an exercise and activity that are learner-
Presentation of centered wherein the students were participative and the teacher
the Lesson/ acted as facilitator. Furthermore, the students cannot only give
Lesson Proper the right answer but also, they were able to explain how they
come up with that answer by virtually presenting their solutions.
Moreover, the students were confidently reciting their answer to
the questions that require HOTS and LOTS, like “What have you
observed?”, etc.
3. Learning is the discovery of Motivation/ The lesson about sequence was introduced using some of the
personal meaning and relevance Lesson Proper real-life examples like nature, artwork and human body which
of ideas. helped students in internalizing and appreciating the topic
Furthermore, the teacher's pictures, forms, and materials proved
to be a valuable resource during the discussion.
4. Learning is a cooperative and a Motivation/ The teacher was unable to integrate cooperation and
collaborative process. Learning is Lesson Proper collaboration in the learning process.
enhanced in an atmosphere of
cooperation and collaboration.
5. Learning involves creating Motivation/ Providing a friendly learning environment through complimenting,
supportive and responsive Presentation of asking how’s their day, politely correcting the mistakes and having
environments that are tuned to the Lesson/ a positive attitude in communicating to the students led the class
stimulate a learner to become Lesson Proper in to an interactive teaching-learning process. It is undeniable that
active. It is influenced by the total having an interactive class helped students learn in a friendly
environment. competitive way and became confident in reciting. Since students
are motivated to share their insights about the subject matter,
more ideas came up.
6. Learners master basic and Lesson Proper Communication skills and numerical skills can be possibly
component skills through mastered as the teacher encouraged the students to recite and let
practice. students perform the exercises involving solving algebraically.
7. Learning is stronger and more Assignment The given assignment which is taking an Instagram-worthy shot of
permanent in a positive patterns and anything that is related to their topic aims to expose
emotional climate. the students in a setting where real-life examples and application
of the subject matter can be found. In this way, they will develop
appreciation of the topic and emotional connection.
8. Acquiring and applying habits of Lesson Proper The teacher let the learners solve problem and asked how they’ve
mind improves learning come up with the answer. Letting the learners solve
performance. independently makes their minds work and can even serve as a
help in improving their learning performance.
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Questions:

1. Are there other principles not applied by the teacher nor listed in the table? If yes write them on the space 3
provided.
Based on what we have observed, there are principles that are not applied by the teacher.
These are effective learning begins with the setting of clear and high expectations of learning
outcomes and learning is a cooperative and a collaborative process.

2. What skills are developed/enhanced during the learning process?

During the learning process, the skills that are developed or enhanced are numerical skills,
communication skills, active participation, lower order thinking skills, and critical thinking skills. These
skills were evidently demonstrated by the students.

3. What did the teacher do to enhanced/developed the needed skills?

To develop and enhance the needed skills such as communication skills, lower order thinking
skills, and critical thinking skills, the teacher employed an inquiry-based instruction wherein the questions
require HOTS and LOTS, and encouraged them to recite and explain their answers in their virtual
classroom. Also, the teacher gave exercise and activities that are student-centered and engaging which
resulted to active participation among the students. Numerical skills were developed by giving them some
problems involving sequence that they need to solve algebraically. Furthermore, the teacher created a
healthy, friendly and motivating learning environment by asking how was their day, by complimenting the
students, and by politely correcting the student from having a wrong answer.

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4. What communication skills were utilized by the teacher during the teaching-learning process?
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During the teaching-learning process, we have observed that the communication skills that were utilized by the
teacher are the following:

(a) Creating a safe learning environment with supportive relationship. The teacher was very friendly to his learners and
started the class asking the learners if how’s their day and always giving a compliment and motivation when they are
answering activities.
(b) Giving feedback. The teacher is always commending those students who recited the correct answer and politely
correcting the students when they got it wrong. He also gave a brief explanation after the students recited.
(c) Active listening. The teacher listens to the answer or recitation of the learners.
(d) Use of layman’s term. The teacher used simple language that are appropriate for the students, allowing them to
readily comprehend such ideas
(e) Vocal aspects of delivery were effectively applied. The teacher delivered the lesson with clarity, right tone, right
pitch, correct pronunciation and diction. He is audible and has well-modulated voice.
(f) Sense of humor. To lift up the mood make the learning process more engaging and interesting, the teacher
sometimes cracked jokes.
(g) CONFIDENCE- the teacher is confident while teaching the topic which shows his mastery to it.

5. Describe how the learners respond to the communication strategies of the teacher.

Based on our observations, most of the students were participative and paying attention during the

teaching-learning process. Most of them were confidently reciting the correct answers when the teacher

posed questions. This shows that learning is very evident to those students who are always reciting.

Furthermore, most of the students are active, maybe because of the friendly learning environment.

However, some are silent learners.

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Directions: Identify the strategy/technique used by the teacher throughout the learning process. Write
or attach proof/s below the column of either inductive method of teaching or deductive
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Procedure Strategy/Technique
Motivation Visual learning approach was employed in the motivation. The teacher used real-life
examples of sequence and series to motivate the students and the students are
speculating as to what they are.

Presentation of the lesson The teacher gave an activity entitled “You Complete Me” which happened to be engaging
and was effective in introducing the topic because it gave the students a hint on what will
be the topic all about.

Development of the lesson The teacher employed an inquiry-based strategy in delivering the lesson.

Generalization/ Closure/ The teacher wasn’t able to make generalization about the lesson.
Drawing insights
Enrichment/ Application/Fixing The teacher demonstrated the step-by-step process of solving the sequence or finding
Skills the nth term before letting the students do the solving on their own. Then, he chose a
student to share their screen and their solution. Also, he also performed a more
appropriate way of solving a certain math question when the students presented a
different method of solving.

Assessment/evaluation The assessment or evaluation was not conducted.

Agreement/Assignment Assigning a task with specific instructions. The teacher instructed the students to take an
Instagram-worthy shot with patterns relating to their topic. He also presented the rubrics
for the assigned task.

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Analyze 6

Answer the following questions:

Are the learning principles applied by the teacher appropriate with the nature of the learners and learning conditions?
Why/Why not?
Yes, the learning principles that were applied by the teacher are appropriate with the nature of the learners
and learning conditions because as what we have observed, most of the students participated and are eager to
explore and learn. Applying these principles helped the students engage in learning process. They also have the
opportunity to apply their knowledge in real-life.
The students’ active participation in the class indicates that learning is present among them, thus, learning
principles are effective and appropriate.

Did you observe passive learners? If yes, what might be their reasons why they are passive/silent?

During the teaching-learning process, we have observed some passive learners. Based on our own opinion,
the following are the possible reasons why they are passive: slow-paced learner, unreadiness or didn’t read in
advance, not their field of interest, shy, fear of reciting, poor internet connection and technical problems and others.
However, it is noticeable that the teacher randomly called those who didn’t recite yet to engage them in the class
discussion. In this way, the students will feel the sense of belongingness, and will be engaged in the teaching and
learning process.

Are the communication strategies used by the teacher appropriate to the level of the learners? Justify?
Based on our observations, the communication strategies used by the teacher are appropriate to the level of
the learners because he was able to capture their attention and actively engaged the students in the teaching-
learning process. The students are very responsive when the teacher asked them questions. Also, it is noticeable that
the students were active in participating and reciting correct answers during the exercises and activities which
indicates that they understood what is being conveyed by the teacher because of using simple language and
emphasizing important words.

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4 If you are the teacher, what possible learning principle(s) and strategy(ies) would you apply to elicit meaningful
learning?
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If we were the teacher, we will apply all the above-mentioned learning principles to maximize teaching
and learning and to provide the students with meaningful learning experiences that are essential to their academic
and personal journey and future endeavors. It is also because these learning principles will help students in
developing and improving their hard and soft skills, and the 21st century skills.

Reflect

1. Among the principles of learning, which one is the most important for you? Substantiate your answer.
Most of us agreed that principle 1 which states that effective learning begins with the setting of
clear and high expectations of learning outcomes, is the most important because setting clear, attainable
and learner-centered learning outcomes sets the direction of the teaching-learning process. Doing this at
the beginning of the lesson will help students know what are the things they need to accomplish and to
acquire/develop at the end of the lesson. Aside from this, it will help teachers in selecting and employing
the appropriate teaching and learning strategies and to know what kind of assessment will be used in
order for the students to attain the intended learning outcomes.
Without knowing what your goals/objective is like driving in an endless road with unknown
destination. Thus, this principle is the most important for it serves as the backbone and guide in the
teaching-learning process.

2. What insight did you learn from the class activities that you have observed?
The following are some of the insights in our group:
Providing a friendly learning environment will lead us to an interactive teaching-learning process. It is
undeniable that having an interactive class helps students learn in a friendly competitive way. Since students
are motivated to share their insights about the subject matter, more ideas will arrive and the teacher may also
learn from the students.
Learners learns more when the teacher connects the topic to the real-life situation. Thus, we should
consider this way of teaching in order for the students to appreciate and internalize the topic. Along with this,
teacher should also be knowledgeable within and across the learning areas.
Since online distance learning is now the trend in Philippine education, we as teachers and future
educators should be well-equipped with ICT skills and 21st century skills like communication skills to help us
coped with the drastic change of educational system and to the 21st century learners.

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Evidenced/Documents 8

Self Peer FS Over-all

Rating Rating Mentor’s Rating
Rating

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