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FIELD STUDY 1 LEARNING EPISODE LEARNER DIVERSITY:

2
DEVELOPMENTAL

FS 1 CHARACTERISTICS, NEEDS
AND INTERESTS

Episode 2 provides me with an opportunity to observe learners of


different ages and grade levels. It highlights the differences in their
characteristics and needs. As a future teacher, it is important for me to
determine my learners’ characteristics and needs so that I will be able to plan
and implement learning activities and assessment that are all developmentally
appropriate.

 At the end of this Episode, I must be able to describe the characteristics,


needs and interests of learners from different developmental levels.
(3.1.1).

Here are major principles of development relevant to this Episode:


1. Development is relatively orderly. Development follows directional
patterns such as, from the head to the toe (cephaloclaudal), and from the
center of the body then outwards (proximodistal).
2. Development takes place gradually.
3. All domains of development and learning-physical, social and emotional,
and cognitive are important, and they are closely interrelated.
(NAEYC ,2009)
4. Development proceeds toward greater complexity, self-regulation,
symbolic or representational capabilities. ( NAEYC,2009)
Observing learner characteristics at different stages
Activity 2.1

Resource Teacher: _____________ Teacher’s Signature: ____________ School:


____________

Grade/Year Level: ___________ Subject Area: __________________ Date:


______________

To realize the Intended Learning Outcomes, I will work your way through
these steps:

Step 1 Observe 3 groups of learners from different levels (preschool, elem., and
highschool).

Step 2 Describe each of the learners based on my observation.

Step 3 Validate my observation by interviewing the learners.

Step 4 Compare them in terms of their interests and needs.

An Observing Guide for the Learners’ Characteristics


Rea 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 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.
Learners’ Developmental 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 Indicate age
of children of children range of
observed: observed; children
observed:
Physical
Gross-motor skills

Fine-motor skills

Self-help skills

Others
Social

Interaction with
teachers

Interaction with
Classmatea/friends

Interests

Others
Emotional

Moods and
temperament,
expression of feelings

Emotional
independence

Others
Cognitive
Communication Skills

Thinking skills

Problem-Solving

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

Salient Characteristics Implications to the


Level Observed Teaching-Learning
Process

Preschool
Age range of learners
observed_________

Elementary
Age range of learners
observed_________

Highschool
Age range of learners
observed_________
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?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

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, and cognitive)? How did it
affect you?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

3. Share your other insight here.


___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Which is your favorite theory of development. How can this guide you
as a future teacher? Clip some readings about this theory and paste it
here.

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