FS 1

Environment
The Learner's Development and
Field Study

Episode 1: School as a Learning Environment

Name of FS Student: Ms. Julie M. Barbero

Course: BTTE
Resource Teacher: MISS GLOMILYN PEDROSO Signature: ___________________
Cooperating School: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG

Your Target:
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in determining a school environment that
provides social, psychological, and physical environment supportive of learning.

Your Map:
A general observation of the campus and the classroom is an exciting way to start your
observation.

Your mission is to do the following tasks:

1. Visit a school.
3. Based on your
Look into 2. Accomplish
gathered data in
facilities and the checklist as
the checklist,
support learning you move
describe the
areas in the around the
school
campus, then in school premises.
environment.
the classroom.

4. Make a
5. Present your idea of a good school reflection on the
environment through any of these: characteristics of
a) Descriptive Paragraph; b) Photo a school
Essay; c) Sketch or drawing; d) Poem, environment
Song or Rap that promotes
learning.
Your TOOLS
As you move around the campus, activity forms are provided for you to document your
observations. It is advised that you read the entire worksheet before proceeding to the school site.
A good understanding of the activities and tasks to be accomplished in the activity sheets yield
better learning results.

SCHOOL FACILITIES CHECKLIST

Familiarize yourself with the different areas of the school. Check the column to indicate
their availability. Give a brief description of those that are available on the last column.
FACILITIES AVAILABLE NOT DESCRIPTION
AVAILABLE
Office of the Small but clean and neat.
Principal Papers and documents were
arranged in a proper places.

Library Books are arranged

accordingly, tables and
chairs are also present for
students conducive to
learning.

Counseling Room With proper ventilation and

well-lighted, helping the
guidance area to counsel to
students concern.

Canteen/ Cafeteria This common area has few

tables and chairs. Generally,
the place is clean and well
ventilated. Here, they serve
snacks and lunch for
everyone in the school.
Medical Clinic The school clinic has
medical paraphernalia
needed for emergency
cases. There is also a
school nurse who is
assigned to take care of the
facility and do the
monitoring of the students’
 health.
Audio Visual/ Media It is not yet well- organized
Center since it has an incomplete
facilities.

Reading Center

Speech Laboratory It is well-equipped and

well- arranged. It is also
clean and well- ventilated.

Science Laboratory Equipped with different

laboratory apparatuses.
Used by students during
their biology, chemistry and
physics classes.

Gymnasium It is wide enough for the

school activities, well-built
and clean.

Auditorium

Home Economics The room is good and

Room complete of necessary
things that are needed in the
students activity.
Industrial
Workshop Area

PTA Office

Comfort Room for It is dirty, slippery and

Boys/Girls unpleasant smell exist..

OBSERVATION GUIDE FOR THE CLASSROOM VISIT

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report
on the provided space.
1. Describe the community or the neighborhood that the school is found.
2. Describe the school campus. What colors do you see? What is the condition of the
buildings?
3. Pass by the offices. What impressions do you have of these offices?
4. Walk through the school halls, the library, the cafeteria. Look around and find out
the other facilities that the school has.

Name of School Observed: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG

School Address: Andres Soriano Avenue, Mangagoy, Bislig City
Date of Visit: July 09,2013

The school is located in front of the Catholic Church. It is surrounded with

houses and establishments. The neighborhood is noisy because of the motor vehicles plying
along the streets, but the outside environment of the school is clean and not polluted.

The school campus is wide and the buildings are quiet old. I can see different
colors inside the school but most of it is blue since it is the color motif of the school. Some of
the classrooms are already fixed and painted with cool colors.
Whenever I passed by the offices, I always have the impressions that people in
the office are always busy. It is well- equipped and well-ventilated. Personnels are
approachable too.
The Library is full of books, quiet, clean and well-arranged. The halls are clean
too, so with the canteen which is always full of nutritious foods.
The school provided free wifi zone so that the students and teachers can access
the internet anytime inside the campus

OBSERVATION GUIDE FOR THE CLASSROOM VISIT

Be guided by these tasks as you do your observation. Then accomplish the matrix
to record your data.
1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are posted on the walls? What heroes, religious
figures, lessons, visual aids, announcements, do you see posted?
2. Examine how the furniture is arranged. Where is the teacher’s table located? How are the
tables and chairs/desks arranged?
3. What learning materials/ equipment are present?
4. Observe the students. How many are occupying one room?
5. Is the classroom well-lighted and well-ventilated?

CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX

CLASSROOM FACILITIES DESCRIPTION
(LOCATION, NUMBER, ARRANGEMENT, CONDITION)

1. WALL DISPLAYS There are lots of wall displays posted

everywhere like pupils activity chart, subject
information and even pupil’s birthdays. They
are arranged well.

2. TEACHER’S TABLE The teacher’s table is located near the door of

the classroom where she could see every
student going in or out of the class.
 3. LEARNER’S CHAIRS There are four desks with four chairs each
table and one long desk with six chairs at the
left side. The tables and chairs are painted
with pink color. And it is well- furnished.

4. BLACKBOARD It is wide provided for teacher and for the

student’s stability and value of focus to
learning.

5. LEARNING The learning material or visual aids which

are used by the teacher are written ligibly for
MATERIALS/VISUAL AIDS
the students to learn.

6. CABINET It is where the cleaning materials are kept.

7. CEILING FAN The ceiling fan is good. It help the students

and teacher feel comfortable.
8. COMFORT ROOM The comfort room inside the classroom is
clean. There is a faucet but there is no light
inside.
9. TELEVISION AND DVD It is very useful in any film showing inside
PLAYER the classroom.
10.CEILING The ceiling is good. Helping the teacher to
interact with each other by covering the inner
surface of the roof to maintain ventilation.

OBSERVATION REPORT ON CLASSROOM VISIT

Name of School: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG
School Address: Andres Soriano Avenue, Mangagoy, Bislig City
Date of Visit: July 09, 2013

It was July 09, 2013 when we started our first actual

observation in accordance to our FS 1 subject. I was so excited on that day that I
came to school very early. Each one of us were assigned to a certain classroom
and observed everything that is related to the student’s learning process. Our
teacher told us to fill in everything that corresponds to our target and goal. The
target is to be competent in determining a school environment that provides
 social, psychological and physical environment supportive of learning.
I strolled around the campus together with my classmates
and I jotted down the observation in my notebook. I was impressed by the
different offices and rooms since it is my alma mater, I could say that the school
has a lot of improvement as the years goes by. I observed everything that the
school have. The faculty room in which the teacher’s stay is neat and clean.
Most of the rooms are already using projectors and computers during their
classes.
We went back on another days and continued our
observation. I accomplished the school facilities matrix and was able to answer
the questions which are asked in my data.

Write your observation here.

ANALYSIS
1. How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact on the
learning of the students going to school? What are your conclusions?
I conclude that the school has a great impact in learning, in the sense that they have
a lot of students in school and that only shows how great is the impact of the school to
particular learning process. The classrooms are filled with thoughts, and learning that a
student/pupil can get.

2. How does this relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development?
How does this relate to your knowledge of facilitating learning?
 In relation to my previous knowledge of child and adolescent development, pupils
learn easily if they were exposed to a friendly atmosphere, free from distractions and noises.
They could easily learn if every meeting teacher uses variety and novelty of learning materials
and motivate them always. In connection to my previous subject facilitating learning that in
doing our tasks as a teacher I should follow the methods and techniques that are best for
students to learn and see to it that it is effective.

REFLECTIONS
1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why?

Yes, I would like to teach in the school that I have observed in the sense that the
environment of the school is good. The building is situated in a good place which
provides proper ventilation and better environment. And since this is my beloved Alma
mater, I would really love to teach here.

2. What kind of school campus is conducive to learning?

In my own views and opinion, a certain school can be considered conducive to

learning if it has complete facilities such as standard size classrooms, shops and
laboratories and library. The surroundings is clean, well- maintained and free from
any pollutions.

3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?

A classroom can be considered conducive to learning if it is clean, well- ventilated and

with proper lightning. It should also have the complete facilities and equipments
necessary to facilitate the teaching learning process. Lastly, it should not be too
crowded to prevent classroom management problems and to maximize learning.

4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer to number 3?

If I am blessed by God and granted my aspirations in life that is to become a teacher

someday, I’ll be resourceful and creative when I structure my classroom. I make sure
that my classroom is well- organized.

5. Write your additional learning and insights here.

This subject helps me to learn everything necessary for the students to become future
educators. The ability to observe classroom conditions will help me to become aware
about how to achieve good and effective school environment and on how to provide the
learners a classroom that is conducive to learning.

MY PERSONAL ILLUSTRATION OF AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL

ENVIRONMENT
 An effective school environment is one that provides to students
the opportunity to achieve high standards that they can use in their future. A
school where student feel safe and happy; an environment that will promote those
values that will help pupils to become good and responsible citizens, enable them
to become involved in their community and become good family members.

Each one of us is facing the difficulties and agonies over studies

but why we are still conscious in choosing our school to study with even in our
primary, secondary and the tertiary which is the college level. Even me, I do the
same act. Simply because, we want to achieve the quality education that we are
seeking for. Quality education that someday will help us to produce and
economically free citizens.

Students today are very lucky unlike of the past generations. They
do not even have their proper education nor have the well- ventilated classroom. I
tried to ask myself on how lucky I am because today, everything is equipped with
modern technology.
 FS 1
Environment
The Learner's Development and
Field Study

Episode 2: Learner’s Characteristics and Need

Name of FS Student: MRS. MA. NIÑA GAZELLE AMOR L. ADORABLE

Course: BEED II
Resource Teacher: MISS GLOMILYN PEDROSO Signature: ___________________
Cooperating School: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG

Your Target:
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in differentiating the
characteristics and needs of learners from different developmental levels.

Your Map: To reach your target, do the following tasks:

Step 1
Step 3
Observe 3
Validate your
groups of
observation by
learners from
interviewing
different
the learners.
levels.

Step 2 Step 4
Describe each Compare them
of the learners in terms of
based on your their interests
observations. and needs.
Your TOOLS

An Observation Guide for the Learners’ Characteristics

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation
report on the provided space. Your teacher may also recommend another
observation checklist if a more detailed observation is preferred.

Physical
1. Observe their gross motor skills. How they carry themselves. How they move,
walk, run, go up the stairs, etc.
2. Are gross movements clumsy or deliberate/smooth?
3. How about their fine motor skills? Writing, drawing, etc.

Social
1. Describe how they interact with teachers and other adults.
2. Note how they also interact with peers. What do they talk about? What are their
concerns?

Emotional
1. Describe the emotional disposition or temperament of the learners.(happy, sad,
easily cries, mood-shifts)
2. How do they express their wants/needs? Can they wait?
3. How do they handle frustrations?
4. Describe their level of confidence as shown in their behavior. Are they self-
conscious?

Cognitive
1. Describe their ability to use words to communicate their ideas. Note their language
proficiency.
2. Describe how they figure out things. Do they comprehend easily? Look for
evidence of their thinking skills.
3. Were there opportunities for problem solving? Describe how did they show
problem solving activities.

Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.
 Learners’ Development Matrix

Record the data you gathered about the learners’ characteristics and needs in this
matrix. This will allow you to compare the characteristics and needs of learners at
different levels. The items under each domain are by no means exhaustive. These
are just sample indicators. You may add other aspects which you may have
observed.

Development Preschooler Elementary High School

Domain Indicate age range Indicate age range of Indicate age range of
of children children observed: children
observed:5 to 6 6 to11 yrs.old observed:________
yrs.old
Physical -Children are clumsy -They are very alert
Gross-motor skills and brisk. and energetic and
active.

Fine-motor skills -They can write and -They can write and
read letters. read words.

Self-help skills
-Can feed their selves - Can feed their
without the assistance selves without the
of others of others but assistance of others.
Others is not proper.

Social -They interact with -They interact with

Interaction with teachers without self-confidence.
Teachers hesitation.

Interaction with -Love to play with -They interact

Classmates/friend their classmates then together with their
s easily got trouble. classmates joyfully
and actively.
-They love to play -They become
and write anything interested in an
Interest and draw. enjoyable activity
especially story
Others telling
Emotional
Moods and -They are active, -There is shifting of
temperament, briskly happy but their moods. Often
expression of easily cry. time they are weak
sometimes they are
feelings
active.

Emotional -They feel happy - They express their

independence when they play with emotions through
their classmates. crying.

Others

-They are using -Can communicate

tagalong but they are with their teacher
not fluent on either in vernacular or
speaking. English.
-They are not be able -They can figure out
to figure out things small things.
alone.
-They can solve easy
-It is hard for them to and some difficult
solve problems. problems.

YOUR ANALYSIS
Write the most salient developmental characteristics of the learners you
observed. Based on these characteristics, think of implications for the teacher.

Example:

Salient Characteristics Implications to the

Level Observed Teaching-Learning
Process
 Therefore, the teacher
 Preschoolers like to should remember to use music
move around a lot. and movement activities not
just in PE but in all subject
areas.
Preschool  Therefore, teachers should
Age range of Learners not expect preschoolers to
stay seated for a long period
observed: 3-4 of time.

Salient Implications to the

Level Characteristics Teaching-Learning
Observed Process
-They like to move a lot and -Therefore, teachers should not
play. expect preschoolers to stay
-They like to draw. seated for a long period of
-They like to sing and dance. time.
Preschool -Like to talk about the things -Teachers should let the pupils
they like. to draw and assist them.
Age range of learners
-Their teacher should find
observed: 5-6 yrs.old ways on how to develop their
talents. He should allow them
to show it and encourage them
in participating in different
activities where they can show
their talents.
-Elementary pupils have -Therefore, the teacher should
different learning abilities such provide different activities for
as dancing, singing, drawing them. He/she should also have
Elementary and are hungry for learning. different kind of approach for
Age range of learners the diverse learning abilities of
observed: 7-8 yrs.old -They are keen observers. the pupils.

-Therefore, the teacher should

be aware of what he is
teaching and be careful of the
way he/she present things. The
teacher should always master
his subject matter before
conducting his class next day.

High School
Age range of learners
observed:
Your Reflections
1. While you were observing the learners, did you recall your own
experiences when you were their age? What similarities or differences do you
have with the learners you observed?

During the days of my observation, I immediately recall those time during

my preschool years. I remembered how enjoyable it is. My teacher taught me how to
draw and color it with crayons. I loved those times when our teacher read us some
short stories. She also let me sing the alphabet song in front of the class. I noticed
some similarities or differences with the learners that I have observed. Like connecting
the sound of a letter to a picture. The difference is that, nowadays, teachers are using
more vivid pictures and it is now well printed by the computer.

2. Think of a teacher you cannot forget for positive or negative reasons. How
did she/he help or not help you with your needs (physical, emotional, social,
cognitive)? How did it affect you?

Mrs. Aurora Diez is one of the few teachers I cannot forget. She is a very kind-hearted
person. She teaches very well in the class. She was actually my favorite teacher .She
helped me gain self-confidence. And helped me a lot with my emotional and social
development. She gave me some advices whenever I needed it, most especially on how
to improve my self-esteem. She have reminded me the importance of having a goal in
life. She used to acknowledge my effort every time I earned or achieved something.
When it comes to my physical and cognitive development, she was the one who helped
me improving my skills and talent. I was always part of a dialogue or any drama
contest in school, a member of a dance troupe and a very active SBO senator during
my high-school years. Thanks to my teachers who believed on my capabilities as a
student and for giving me so much confidence.

3. Which is your favorite theory of development? How can this guide you as
a future teacher?

Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is my favorite theory. It can help me guide in

the future as a teacher. Because this theory explains that an individual has its own level
of learning according to their age. So with this theory you will be guided and
understand that each level has its own level of understanding and development when it
comes to their physical and cognitive aspects. This theory also explains the development
of a child as early as conception until they will become mature, and each level has
different level of development in terms of their physical and cognitive aspects.

4. Share your other insights here.

After carefully observing and really paying attention to all of the pupils in preschool,
the differences in their abilities becomes very noticeable. I was able to pinpoint the level
of performances of the target students to be observed. Some were active participants and
some were shy and too quiet.
One of the active and smart pupil that I have observed was a boy named Amador
Masancay. As a fast learner, he is very confident and never fails to raise his hand every
time the teacher asks a question. He can read the alphabet very well, and good in
writing too. A 5 year old boy and I think he is the top on their class.
Next was a 6 year old boy named Abe Christopher Fabria. Always neat but a very
naughty boy. He loves moving around and all the time he likes talking to hi seatmate.
He can read alphabets too, but sometimes with the assistance of his teacher. He can
answer the question of the teacher even if it is wrong. And for that I considered him as
an average learner.
Lastly, I have this boy who got my attention. His name is Ace Espinido from
Requina Village. A 6 years old boy and a silent type of pupil. He seems to have his own
world because he is aloof to his classmates. He doesn’t participate in the class and is
not listening to the teacher most of the time. He can’t read and write well too. He
cannot follow teacher’s instruction easily. But then, with the attention that the teacher
has provided for him, I think he will improve himself.
 FS 1
Environment
The Learner's Development and
Field Study

Episode 3: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING

Name of FS Student: MRS. MA. NIÑA GAZELLE AMOR L. ADORABLE

Course: BEED II
Resource Teacher: MISS GLOMILYN PEDROSO Signature: ___________________
Cooperating School: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in managing time, space
and resources to provide an environment which is appropriate to the learners and
conducive to learning.

Your Map
To reach your target, do the following tasks:

 Observe a class.
 Using a checklist, find out the evident
classroom components.
 Describe how the classroom is structured/
designed to allow everyone to participate in
the learning activities.
 Relate the data in your checklist to the
learners’ behavior.
 Reflect on how classroom management
affects learning.

Your TOOLS
 Use the activity form provided for you to document your observation.

An Observation Guide for the Learners’ Characteristics

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation
report on the provided space.
1. As you observe the class, look into the characteristics of the learners. Note their
ages.
2. How many boys are there? How many girls?
3. Focus on their behavior. Are they already able to manage their own behavior?
4. Can the learners already work independently?
5. Describe their span of attention.
6. Look into their listening skills and ability to concentrate.
An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Name School: Andres Soriano Avenue, Mangagoy, Bislig City of the

school Observed: Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig
Location of the
Date of Visit: July 09, 2013
As I have observed, the age of the learners do not vary talking about their behavior
and characteristics for the reason that I witnessed there are some pupils who are very
cooperative in the class and there are some who do not involved themselves in class
discussion.
In the classroom that I have observed, specifically the kindergarten, there are 14
pupils and most of them are boys only 3 are girls.
There are only few students or pupils who can manage their own behavior by
behaving well in the class, while most of them like to wait for teacher to remind them to
stop doing things which could destruct the class.
Since they are very young, only few can work independently. Most of them need help
of the teacher.
The span of attention is very short, since they always want to catch the attention of a
teacher, or even to their classmates.
Most of the pupils pay attention to their teacher; they lend their senses everytime the
teacher is conducting a lesson. Though some of them are not, but then, they are still
confident to answer the teacher whenever she calls their attention.

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Be guided by these questions as you do your observation of the classroom
management. It is also good to ask the teacher for additional information so
you can verify your observation. Write your notes below; and then organize
your data in the table that follows.

1. Are there areas in the classroom for specific purposes (storage of teaching
aids, books, students’ belongings, supplies, etc.)
2. Are there rules and procedures posted in the room.
3. Did the students participate in making the classroom rules?
4. What are the daily routines done by the teacher? (prayer, attendance,
assignment of monitors, warm-up activities, etc.) How are they done?
5. Is there a seating arrangement? What is the basis of this arrangement?
6. Observe the noise level in the classroom. How is this managed?
7. If a learner is not following instructions or is off-task, what does the
teacher do? (behavior strategies).
8. What does the teacher do to reinforce positive behaviors? (behavior
strategies)

Observation Notes:
Yes, there are areas in the classroom for specific purposes like a cabinet for teaching
aids, a table for student belongings and a book shelves for books.
Yes, there are rules posted in the wall, rules in making the classroom clean all the
time.
The pupils are behaving in the manner they should.
The teacher starts the class with a warm-up activities. By letting the pupils greet good
morning to everyone, and after that they will pray then sing an action song.
The seating arrangement is arranged by groups.
The class is noisy but manageable by the teacher.
Whenever the learner is not following instructions, the teacher will repeat the
instruction and reconstruct it to make it more understandable.
The teacher reinforced the learner for showing positive behavior by saying “ Ok, very
good answer.”
 Classroom Management Matrix
Aspect of
Classroom Description Effect on the Learners
Management
Specific Areas of In front of the class is the helps the learners gain easy access to
the Classroom teacher’s table. teaching materials; provides freedom to
The left corner of the room move easily within the class; maximizes
is where the cleaning the students’ interaction with their
materials are and on the teacher and classmates; gives a sense of
opposite side is where familiarity;
other teaching materials
are kept. Desks have a
section for student
belongings.

Classroom Rules The classroom policy is This will help the pupils to be reminded
posted in the wall. when they do a certain kind of mistake.

Classroom The teacher prefers to start By this, the pupils would not feel
Procedures the class with a simple sluggish and tired in starting the class.
song and activities as
energizers

Daily Routines Prayers are done first as a A good start for the learners because
daily routines, followed by they will be trained and helps to improve
checking of attendance themselves from the daily routines.
and then proceed to the
lesson to be discussed.

Seating Their seating arrangement It is easy for the pupils to move around
Arrangement is arranged by tables and and it is quite organized for the teacher.
each tables composed of 4
chairs and 4 pupils.

Handling The teacher gives The students will behave as a response

Misbehaviors/off disciplinary action according to their teachers disciplinary
according to the mistake action.
-task behavior
done by the teacher.

Reinforcement of The learner gives Because of this, the student will strive
Positive Behavior compliment and honor to hard in order to be admire by his/her
the learner for showing teacher and classmates.
positive behavior in the
class
Others

YOUR ANALYSIS
1. How did the classroom organization and routines affect the learners’
behavior?

The classroom organization and routines affects the behavior of the learners in
improving their senses by way of cooperating to the teachers rules or classroom rules
and by being attentive in every activities or class discussion. The physical environment
of the classroom is one way to improve the learning environment and to prevent
problem behaviors before they occur.

2. What should the teacher have in mind when she/he designs the classroom
organization and routines? What theories and principles should you have in
mind?

The teacher should have in mind time management, furniture and teaching
materials, and most importantly the students. I’ve learned that a place must have
favorable learning conditions, smooth transitions during class, and excellent
management skills. If a teacher fails to manage his/her class then he/she fails to get
the students involved during class. This is where the Principles in Classroom
Management come in. As I’ve said before, a superb classroom organization helps the
learners and teacher to gain effortless contact to teaching materials, provides freedom
to move easily within the class and make the most of the students’ interaction with
their teacher and classmates.
I’ve done a bit of research and I’ve seen the effects of the theories of behaviorism on
students when it comes to routine designing. This is applicable with the combination of
the Law of Exercise from Thorndike’s Connectionism Theory, Pavlov’s Higher-Order
Conditioning, and B.F.
Skinner’s S-R theory. When routines are designed to be a habit in class then
the Law of Exercise should be practiced combined with Pavlov’s Higher Order
Conditioning, where the teacher can use different kinds of neutral stimulus to become
the conditioned stimulus for the students. Added the positive reinforcement, such as
 feedback or verbal praises, from the findings of Skinner then the routine the teacher
designs will be a very effective one.

3. Which behavior strategies were effective in managing the behavior of the

students? In motivating them? Why were they effective?

In the class I observed, the teacher used positive reinforcement in conditioning

the class for their new lesson and expected a test in the next period. When it comes to
their daily routine, the class already turned it into a habit.
The teacher made use of positive reinforcement in forms of verbal praises and
encouragement to the pupils to do better next time. She also showed them honestly
that she is proud of what they have accomplished.
I think that the teacher’s strategies are very effective because the pupils are all
actively participating and focused in class. If a teacher is doing well in letting the
student engage in learning then it means she was successful in motivating them.
Pupils want to be acknowledged for their hard work because this boosts their
confidence in being consistent in getting high grades or being encouraged to get
better grades. It was effective because of the fact that pupils/students want to be
accepted and treated fairly, receive their deserved appreciation from their teacher and
the right amount of concern from them.

Your Reflections
1. Imagine yourself organizing your classroom in the future. In what year/grade
level do you see yourself? What routines and procedures would you consider at
this level? Why?

I can see myself in the future as a teacher in grade one. I will make my classroom very
presentable and cool in the eyes of my pupils in order to provide them a good environment
and a knowledgeable one. I will make sure that they will learn a lot from me. As my future
daily routine, I will start in with prayers, then a quick energizer like a children song and
followed by activities like drawing. And also, I will make a classroom that should present a
cheerful, inviting, motivating and purposeful setting for learning.
2. List the rules you are likely to implement in this level? Why would you choose
these rules?

My rules for this grade level are obedience and cooperation. I will also implement
orderliness and cleanliness inside and outside the classroom. I choose this rule because at
their age, I have to be patient enough to teach them and instill in their mind the good attitude
and an organized personality or behavior.
And lastly I will give grade incentives to those students who have perfect attendance in the
whole school year. This is to motivate the students to come to class every day.

3. Should learners be involved in making these rules? Why?

Yes, for me learners should be involved in making the class rules for them to be aware of
what the rules are. They must always be reminded of those rules so that they will avoid to
make mistakes that is against the rules.
 FS 1
Environment
The Learner's Development and
Field Study

Episode 4:
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND LEARNER’S INTERACTION
(focusing on differences in gender,racial,religious background)
Name of FS Student: MRS. MA. NIÑA GAZELLE AMOR L. ADORABLE
Course: BEED II
Resource Teacher: MISS GLOMILYN PEDROSO Signature: ___________________
Cooperating School: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in determining teaching approaches and
techniques considering the individual differences of the learners.
Your Map
The learners’ individual differences and the type of interaction they bring surely affect the
quality of teaching and learning. This episode is about observing and gathering data to find out
how student diversity affects learning.
To reach your target, do the following tasks:

Step 1. Observe a class in different parts of a school day.

(beginning of the day, class time, recess, etc.)

Step 2. Describe the characteristics of the learners in

terms of age, gender, and social and cultural diversity.

Step 3. Describe the interaction that transpires inside

and outside the classroom.

Step 4. Interview your resource teacher about the

principles and practices that she uses in dealing with
diversity in the classroom.
 Step 5. Analyze the impact of individual differences on
Your TOOLS the learners’ interaction.

Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation Guide for the Learners’ Characteristics

Read the following statements carefully before you begin to observe. Then
write your observation report on the space provided on the next page.

1. Find out the number of students. Gather data as to their ages, gender,
racial
Groups, religious and ethnic backgrounds.

During class:
1. How much interaction is there in the classroom? Describe how the
students
Interact with one another and with the teacher. Are there groups that
inter-
act more with the teacher than the others.
2. Observe the learners seated at the back and the front part of the room.
Do
they behave and interact differently?
3. Describe the relationship among the learners. Do the learners cooperate
with
or compete against each other?
4. Which students participate actively? Which students ask for most help?
5. When a student is called and cannot answer the teacher’s question, do
the classmates try to help him? Or do they raise their hands so that the teacher
will call them instead?

Outside class:
1. How do the students group themselves outside class?Homogenously, by
age? By gender? By racial or ethnic groups? Or are the students in mixed
social groupings? If so, describe the groupings.
 2. Describe how the learners interact with each other. What do they talk
about?

OBSERVATION REPORT
Name of the School Observed: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG
School Address: Andres Soriano Avenue, Mangagoy, Bislig City
Date of Visit: July 09,2013
As I am observing the class, I observed that there are like 14 pupils in the class.
Their ages vary from 5 to 6 years old. Most of these pupils are Roman Catholic in religion;
there are few who are Born Again Christian.

During class:
The interactions between each other including the teacher are present. The pupils
interact with their classmates when they have activities, by sharing their ideas regarding the
activities they had. They also interact with each other when they have their own business
aside from the lesson discussion with the teacher. The interaction of the pupils to their
teacher is when they have something to ask or for clarification from the teacher during
discussion of the lesson, to make the discussion alive.
There are group of pupils who interact more to the teacher, I think this group of pupils are
those who are really participating in the discussion compare to the other pupils.
Yes, the pupils who are seating in front and at the back they interact differently,
those who are seating in front are the pupils who are more participative compare to those
who are at the back, maybe because, the teacher’s attention are more focus to those who are
in front.
The learners usually compete with each other. However, there was also an instance
that they cooperate with one another.
The pupils who are seated in front are those group of pupils who participate actively.
While those who are seating at the back but want to participate in the discussion they are the
pupils who ask most help.
There is an instance that the teacher asked one pupil to answer a question, then the
pupil were not able to answer the question, then the pupil seating beside him tries to help him
answering the question, and then somebody from the other side, raise her hand to answer
the question.

Outside class:
As I have observed them outside the classroom, they group themselves I think based
on their locality at home. I mean based on how far is their home in each other. Or maybe
they already have this group of friends. But I also observe a member of pupils they are group
because they are classmates and they have common interest like toys.
They interact each other by bullying somebody, mostly boys are playing and roaming
around, while girls are sitting with their friends and chatting.
 FS 1
Environment
The Learner's Development and
Field Study
Episode 5:INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND LEARNER’S INTERACTION
(focusing on different levels of abilities)

Name of FS Student: MRS. MA. NIÑA GAZELLE AMOR L. ADORABLE

Course: BEED II
Resource Teacher: MISS GLOMILYN PEDROSO Signature: ___________________
Cooperating School: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in determining, understanding and acceping
the learners’ diverse backgrounds; and in relating the learners’ background to their performance
in the classroom.

Your Map
To reach your target, do the following tasks:

4.4.4
Write a narrative report and a brief
1. Observe two or more learners of
reflection on your experience. different abilities but from
the
same grade or year level.

3. Observe them as
they participate in a classroom 2. Find out some
information
activity. of their background.
Your Tools
Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observed Guide for Individual Differences

Read the following carefully before you begin to observe. Then write your
observation report on the space provided.

1. Observe the class to see the differences in abilities of the learners.

2. Try to identify the students who seem to be performing well and those
that seem to be behind.
3. Validates your observations by asking the teacher about the background
(family, socio-economic, presence of some learning disability, etc.) of these
children.
4. Observe the behavior of both high achieving and low-achieving learners.
Note heir dispositions, pace in accomplishing tasks, interaction with teacher,
interaction with others.
5. Observe the teacher’s method in addressing the individual learning needs
of the students in his/her class.
 OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG

School Address: Andres Soriano Avenue, Mangagoy, Bislig City
Date of Visit: July 09,2013
As I have observed the kindergarten, I noticed their differnces in abilities. There
are pupils who were smart or the high achievers in their class and there are also slow
learners or the low achievers in the class.

I have noticed or recognized a group of pupils whom I prefer to be the smart one.
They compose of 3 boys and 1 girl. They are the one who always raised their hands every
time the teacher asked a question. And they can answer it correctly most of the time. They
perform very well in the class. On the other side, there are also group of students who were
low achievers. They are mostly confident in raising their hands even though their answers
were wrong. Luckily, those high achievers always tried to help them with the correct answer.

As I asked the teacher about the background of these students, I learned that those
high achievers pupils came from a well earned family while the low learners or achievers
their family, most of them are less- fortunate and their parents are not fully supportive in
terms of giving attention.

The high achieving learners usually are the one who finish first during the class
activities. They have good interactions with their teachers. They can answer the question
easily. While the low learners they always doubted their answers for they are afraid of
getting wrong.

The teacher knows on how to encourage the student on how to answer the given
questions that needs further clarification.
YOUR ANALYSIS

1. Did your observation match the information given by the teacher? Were you
able to correctly identify who among the students performed well and who did
not? What behavior helped you identify them? (volunteering to answer, responding
to teacher’s directions, etc.)

Yes, my observation matched with the information given by the teacher, and
yes I was able to correctly identify the learner who is performing well and the
students who are less performing. Volunteering to answer and always
responding to the teacher is the behaviors that help me identify them.

2. Describe the differences in ability levels of the students in the class. Is there a
wide gap between the students who are performing well and those that are not.

Yes, there is a wide gap between the students who are performing well and
those who are not. Those who perform well in class has the ability to easily
understand the lesson during the discussion, but those who are low performing
pupils they cannot relate much during the discussion. Students who are not
performing well will gain a low average in their grades.

3. Describe the methods used by the teacher in handling the students’ differences
in abilities. How did the students respond to the teacher?

In handling the student’s differences in abilities, the teacher that I have

observed treat them in different ways. She usually give instant attention to those
pupils who are smart and after that she will call the attention of those slow
learner students, and talk to them in a nice way that a child could easily
understand. Teacher is very flexible in handling her pupils. Pupils who were
slow learners will listen attentively to what the teacher will say and could easily
get the teacher’s point.
Your Reflections:

1. Recall the time when you were in the elementary or high school. Recall the high
and low achievers in your class. How did your teacher deal with differences in
abilities? Was your teacher effective?

When I was in Grade 2, my teachers used rows as a label. Row 1 pupils are
the fast learners; row 2 pupils are the average learners, row 3 pupils are the slow
learners. We were usually grouped by how well our reading skills are. The
teacher gives the fast learners one paragraph to read while the slow learners
where given 2 or 3 sentences to read.
My teachers in Elementary were very strict and I remember corporal
punishment was still practiced back then. I do not remember clearly the other
styles that my teachers used to deal with the differences.
Back in my high school days, each section was grouped homogeneously
based on the result of our entrance test. So I didn’t see a big gap among us in
our section. Most of our teachers used discussion, lecture, reporting and role
playing procedures. All of us took the same activities together. Maybe one of the
main characteristics of meeting every type of learner’s needs is the fact that the
learners do not notice that they are differently treated by their teacher because
everyone wants to be treated fairly.
Yes, I could say that our teacher is effective because he can make us more
attentive during classes and cooperative in times of discussion. He always knows
how to understand us and he has his own way of showing it.

2. With the principle of individual differences in mind, what methods and

strategies will you remember in the future to ensure that you will be able to meet
the needs of both the high and low achievers in your class?

As a future educator, I must get to know my students well. I can determine

the correct method to use depending on the characteristics and abilities of my
students.
I will make sure to organize a teaching procedure that can adapt to all learning
styles and make use of activities that will fit the needs of my students. I will also
take a good idea and make it great for effective teaching. Aside from that I will
make the activities they engage in inconspicuously fit their level of ability
without being obvious that they are the weak ones in class so they won’t lose
their confidence and enthusiasm during class activities. I also plan to utilize
different types of motivational techniques because this is one of the main parts
of my procedures in teaching. If I am successful in motivating my students then
I am successful in letting them engage in learning.
 FS 1 Field Study

Episode 6:
Environment
The Learner's Development and

HOME-SCHOOL LINK

Name of FS Student: MRS. MA. NIÑA GAZELLE AMOR L. ADORABLE

Course: BEED II
Resource Teacher: MISS GLOMILYN PEDROSO Signature: ___________________
Cooperating School: ANDRES SORIANO COLLEGES OF BISLIG

Your Target

At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in reflecting on the impact of
home and family life to learning.

Your Map

To reach your target, do the following tasks:

Select a learner from the class whom you observed.

 Conduct a home visit to your selected learner.

 Describe the family in terms of
- Number of siblings
- Number of siblings in school
 Reflect on how the feelings of belongingness and acceptance and cooperation
are emphasized in the play
 Interview the parents about
- The rules they implement at home concerning their child’s schooling
- The learner’s activities and behavior while at home.
Your Tools
Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observed Guide for Individual Differences

Read the following carefully before you begin to observe/interview.

Then write your observation report on the provided space.
The Learner
1. Make a general observation of the learner. Describe him in each
of the domains of development.
Physical-body built and height (thin, chubby, underweight, overweight),
level of physical activity (fast, slow, lethargic, active, etc.)
Social-interaction with teachers and classmates (loner, shy, sociable,
friendly, gets into fights, liked by others, etc.)
Emotional moods, temperament, cries easily, loses temper, happy, shows
enthusiasm, excited, indifferent, etc.)
Cognitive (appears to understand lessons, copes with the lessons, excels,
lags behind, shows reasoning skills, turns in assignments and
requirements, etc.)
Interview the Teacher
1. What are the most noticeable characteristics of the learner? (emotional
disposition, behavior and discipline, sense of responsibility, study habits,
academic performance, relationship with peers, relationship with adults,
social adjustment)
2. How does the teacher communicate with the parents? How often?
What do they discuss? Agree on?
Interview with Parents
1. Conduct a home visit. Once there, observe the home set-up. (Home is
orderly, family pictures in the living room.)
2. Use the Interview Questions on the next page. Just ask the questions
with which you feel comfortable.
 Suggested Parent Interview Guide
Your teacher may ask you to use a more detailed interview guide. Be free to
translate the questions, if necessary.

Name of Learner: Jaireh Renn D. Sabelino

Date of Birth: February 17, 2008 Age: 5yrs. Old
Grade/Year Level: Kindergarten Gender: Female
Number of siblings: none
Birth Order: First
Parents
Mother: Jennifer D. Sabelino Educational Attainment: MBA Grad.
Age: 38
Occupation: Teacher
Father: Roberto F. Sabelino
Occupation: DLS Reader Educational Attainment: College
Graduate
Learner’s Physical Aspect:
Health
Mother’s Health during pregnancy with the learner:
The mother during her pregnancy is perfectly healthy.

Ailments or health problems of the learner as a child:

The learner as a child doesn’t encounter any ailments or health problems.

Age of the learner when he/she started to walk/talk:

When she was 1 year old, she started to walk and to talk.

Food preferences of the learner as a child and at present:

She likes to eat chicken.

Who took care of him/her as a child and at present:

It was her grandparents who took care of her, but most of the time was her
mother.
Learner’s Social Aspect:
Describe your child’s sociability (friendly, outgoing, or shy, loner)
She is very friendly, extrovert and outgoing.

Who were the learner’s playmates?

Her playmates were her classmates, nieces and nephew with the same age as
her.

As a child then was he/she allowed to play outside?

Yes, she is allowed to play outside.

Is he/she allowed to go out with friends?

Yes she is allowed to go out with friends.

Do you have rules for him/her to follow regarding going out?

Yes she has rules to be followed regarding going out.

What are these rules?

The rule is to tell everything to her mother.
Emotional-Moral
What are your expectations of your child?
Her mother’s expectation to her is to “Learn as she grows old.”

How do you provide a nurturing environment for your child?

Her mother provided her with a lot of drawing and reading materials.

Does your child go to you when he/she feels down or has a problem? What do
you do to meet his/her emotional needs?
Yes, the child will go to her mother whenever she feels down or has a
problem. The mother will talk to her and assuring her that everything is alright
and will explain to her why it happened.

What do you do when he/she is not successful in something?

The mother will assure her child that life is not at all about winning,
sometimes we lose.
How do you discipline your children?
She is being disciplined through talking and scolding.

Do you have rules in the house? What are they?

Yes, they have rules in their house and that is to clean up after playing.

How do you impose the rules?

By reminding her always about the rules.

What are the consequences about the rules?

The consequence about the rules is by scolding.

Learner’s Cognitive Aspect:

What are the child’s interests?
She is interested in reading, asking questions and analyzing.

What is he/she good at school?

She is good in English and Math subject.

In what subject/s does he/she have difficulty?

She has no difficulty in any subject.

How do you monitor his/her performance in school? How do you motivate

him/her?
Her mother is always asking the teacher about her child’s performance. And
she motivated her by reading books at night.

Do you have rules at home to help him develop good study habit?
Yes they have rules at home to help her develop a good study habit.

What are these rules? How are they implemented?

By doing her assignment first before going to bed.
After you have gathered all the necessary data. Write the Learner’s profile using
the outline below. Type the profile in a separate sheet and attached it to the
learning episode.
The Learner’s
The Learner’s Development
Development Profile
Profile (Outline)
Name of the Learner: Jaireh Renn D. Sabelino
School: Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig
Date of Home Visit: October 07,2013
Date of Birth: February 17, 2008 Age: 5 yrs.old
Grade/Year Level: Kindergarten Gender: Female

Family Profile
Number of Siblings: none
Birth Order: First
Parents
Mother: Jennifer D. Sabelino
Age: 38
Occupation: Teacher Educational Attainment: MBA Grad.
Father: Roberto F. Sabelino
Occupation: DLS Reader Educational Attainment: College
Graduate

Physical Development
In paragraph form, describe the physical development of the learner.
Combine the teacher’s, parents’ responses, and your own observation.
Social Development
In paragraph form, describe the social development of the learner.
Combine the teacher’s, parents’ responses, and your own observation.
Emotional-Moral Development
In paragraph form, describe the emotional-moral development of the
learner. Combine the teacher’s, parents’ responses, and your own
observation.
Cognitive Development
In paragraph form, describe the cognitive development of the learner.
Combine the teacher’s, parents’ responses, and your own observation.
Findings
Write here your salient findings about the learner.
Conclusions
Write your conclusions after you have analyzed the impact of the school
and the home of the learner’s development. The questions in the “Your
Analysis” portion of this learning episode can help you.
Recommendations
Write your recommendations.
Physical Development

The child is physically normal. Her mother was healthy during her
pregnancy. She learned to walk at the age of 1 year. She is active and alert not
only in their home, but also in the school. She moves deliberately smooth and
shows care and accuracy in her every tasks or chores to accomplish.

Social Development

The learner is friendly, extrovert and outgoing. She is allowed to play outside
their house with her cousins and neighbors. At the age of 5 she was allowed to
play outside, but was told to tell everything that happened to her while she is
outside.

Emotional-Moral development

The learner is well-disciplined. She is responsible in her studies. She was

brought up with the right values by her loving and responsible parents.

Cognitive Development

When it comes to her cognitive aspect, it is continuously developing as she

comes to school and study. She performs well in the school. She learns fast and
participates actively during class activities. She shows intellectual activeness when
it comes to reasoning and thinking skills. Her parent’s concern and values towards
education helps her a lot in her cognitive development.

Findings

Jaireh is intelligent and responsible at her young age. Her training at home is
carried to school as displayed by her good performance and positive attitudes
towards learning. Being a firm yet loving parents to her, it helps a lot in
developing the child’s personality. They have a great ability to show self- control.
Most importantly, the God-fearing beliefs and respect that her parents
demonstrate towards her also develops her good social interaction to other and to
her nurturing environment.
Conclusion

I therefore conclude that the school and home contribute a great impact in
developing the cognitive, affective, psychomotor and other domains of human
development, and so as to the total personality of the learners. Hence, the learning
of the child begins at home. At home the child learns values, works and her
cognition slowly developed. However, school plays a vital role in molding the
child. Since school is made for the purpose of developing physical, social,
emotional, moral, psychological, spiritual and cognitive aspects of the learner.
The child spends more time in school rather than at home. So, the total
development of a child depends in school as well as the teachers, which are the
most important agents in school that impart knowledge and values to the learners.

Recommendation

I do recommend that each teacher must be more diligent, resourceful and

patient in handling the learners. He/she must use varied strategies in order to
catch the interest and attention of the students to focus on the lesson.

For the parents, they must be responsible in guiding and disciplining their
children, they must be open with them. They should monitor the studies of their
children and give them encouragement to focus and study hard to achieve their
ambition to become successful.

The most important is the role of the learners; they may be always compliant
and dutiful. They must ensure to themselves that they are motivated to learn and
participate since they are responsible of their own learning.
Your Analysis
Your findings and recommendations in the Learner Development Profile
will help you answer the question here.

1. From your home visit and interview, what do you think is the style of
parenting experienced by the learner? Explain you answer.

The parents of Jaireh Renn are not so strict at all time. I found out that they
only have few rules when it comes to studying, one rule was to “Study first
before going to bed.” Both parents are involved in their child’s school life.
Mrs. Sabelino claimed that she sometimes scolded Jaireh when she breaks
the rule, but most of the time she will just talk to Jaireh regarding her
mistakes. I agree in the kind of parenting that they applied to their kids.
Being strict and lenient is helpful in raising a child nowadays.

2. Relating your data with what you learned from child development, what
family factors do you think contribute to the development and over-all
adjustment of the learner in school?

As what I have learned in Child and Adolescent Development, the

factors that I am going to contribute to the development and over-all
adjustments of the learner in school are: first, it contributes how the learners
are nurtured by his parents, their financial setting, and cultural background
of the family unit.

3. Does the communication between the home-school have an effect on the

learner? If yes, what are these effects?

Yes, I do believe that communication between the home-school have an

effect t consider the home-school link. What he did in school reflects how he
is nurtured reared by the parents at home. One of these effects for instance, if
the learner act and possessed misconduct in the classroom, surely her parents
are expected to visit the school and consult for the performance of his child to
his adviser or teacher.
Your Reflections

1. Reflect on your own development as a child. What type of parenting did your
experience? How did it affect you?

When I was a child until this present, I observed that the style of
parenting I have is Authoritative, wherein my parents are loving despite of
being firm. They treat us with respect and warmth. They always remind us
about the consequences of our behavior. They give us clear and reasonable
expectations.

And I am so blessed for having a parents like them, because they molded
me into a better person. I inherited the attitude of my mother which is being
understanding and loving. I could still manage any circumstances that come
into my life for I always had patience in making or doing things.

2. As a future teacher, how would you establish good home-school

collaboration? How can you work well with parents? How can you help them?
How can they help you?

As a future teacher, I could establish good home-school collaboration by

observing the behavior of the learner in my class. I would be responsible
enough on their attitude for instance, if ever there is a trouble behind that
creates a conflict, problems in my students immediately I will call the parents
of the learners and I will also inform the parents about the performance of
their child in my class. Through this parent-teacher communication, I can
say there is a good relationship between home-school links.
 Optional Reflection Activities

2. H- ouse with a good behavior

O- f the family to
M- anage his/her children to the good
E- nvironment values or in the learning

S- tudent’s learning should be

C- onfine by teacher’s to parents through a
H- ome –school link in
O- rder to have supervision
O- n the learning of the students that shapes
L- ife to the

L- earning in
I- ndividual mistakes and successes
N- urture us to be
K- nowledgeable as we go along with our journey