FS 1

FIELD STUDY
The School as Learning

Learning Environment
Episode 1

My Learning Overview_______________________________________

This Episode 1 provides an opportunity for students to examine and reflect on a school
environment that promotes learning and development.

My Intended Learning Outcome_______________________________________

In this Episode, I must be able to determine the characteristics of a school environment

that is safe, secure, and is supportive of learning.

My Performance Criteria_______________________________________________

I will be rated along the following:

 quality of my observations and documentation

 completeness and depth of analysis
 depth and clarity of classroom observation-based reflection
 completeness, organization, clarity of portfolio

My Learning Essentials__________________________________________________

A physical environment conducive for learning is one that has consistent practices that:

 keep the school safe, clean, orderly and free from distraction;
 maintain facilities that provide challenging activities; and
 address the physical, social and psychological needs of the students
My Map___________________________________________________________________

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

My mission is to do the following tasks:

1. Visit a school. Look into 2. Accomplish the checklist

facilities and support as you move around the
learning areas in the school premises.
campus, then in the
classroom

3. Based on your gathered

4. Make a reflection on
data in the checklist,
the characteristic of a
describes the school
school environment that
environment.
promotes learning

5. Present your idea of a good school environment through

any of these:

a. Descriptive Paragraph b. Photo Essay

c. Sketch or drawing d. Poem, song or

rap
My Tools___________________________________________________________________

As you move around the campus, activity forms are provided for you to document your
observation. 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 sheet will yield better learning results.

School Facilities Checklist

Familiarize yourself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the column
to indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are available, and say
how each will contribute to the students’ learning and development.
FACILITIES DESCRIPTION WILL IT CONTRIBUTE
TO THE STUDENTS’
LEARNING AND
DEVELOPMENT?
WHY?

Office of the The office of the Yes. The office of the principal
Principals principal is well is the primary place where the
ventilated and it is parents and students go and visit
organized. There is if there are concerns. A good
sofa for visitors for ambiance, clean and orderly
them to feel principal’s office can make the
welcome, and the discussion more productive that
principal’s office is would provide learning to the
always open to the students.
visitors.

Library It is big and Yes. The library is the main

composed of many learning resource center for the
books, which are students. It is where the students
well organized. go to have a quite place to study
There is a reserve and have the appropriate
area for some books information for research. The
that are limited library here in COSCA has
however can still be spacious room that can
used by the students accommodate high number of
with the librarian’s students yet the personnel can
permission. maintain the quietness of the
room for the students to be able
to study well.

Counseling Room The location of the The Guidance and Counseling

Counseling room is Room of COSCA apparently
far from the Basic cannot contribute to the learning
Education Building of the students for the fact that it
(Elementary and is being use to accommodate a
JHS). The room is class in Grade 3.
also is not well
 organized for the
reason that it is
being used as
alternative room for
Grade 3 students.

Canteen/ Cafeteria The Yes. The Canteen/Cafeteria

canteen/cafeteria is contributed to the students’
located near the learning. It provides healthy and
Basic Education nutritious food for the students
(Elementary and and also to the teachers. With
JHS) for easy access this, the learning of the students
to the students is effective for both students and
though COSCA also teachers have proper meal.
have and extended
canteen at the Little
Flower for other
students to buy
foods. The foods are
well organized. They
have complete
utensils. The canteen
is clean.

Medical Clinic The Medical Clinic Yes. It has basic medicines for
location is very far common illness and treatment
from the Basic needed. Though the clinic is not
Education Building. that spacious enough but it still
The room is small serve its purpose in providing
only however it has medication to the students when
a complete basic first needed.
aid medical
treatment. It has also
a bed in which the
patient or students
that are not feeling
well can take a rest
until a parent or
guardian attend the
child/ student.

Audio Visual/ The audio visual Yes. The room is very spacious
Learning Resource room or MMC is that can hold a large number of
Center well air conditioned. students for learning purposes. It
It has a capacity to has a projector instilled in the
hold a seminar or room and audio equipment.
film showing for
about 80 persons.

Science Laboratory COSCA have four The science laboratories are all
different Science contributing to the learning of
 Laboratories. It has the students. It has equipment
the Chemistry for students to use in conducting
Laboratory, Biology experiments. The room have
Laboratory, Physic enough space for them to move
Room, and the freely to avoid accidents to
Midwifery Room. happen during the experiments.
The Junior High are
using the Chemistry
Laboratory for
experiments while
the Senior High
School are using the
Biology Laboratory.

Gymnasium The Gymnasium is The Gymnasium of Colegio de

appropriate to Santa Catalina de Alejandria is
students when not totally helped or contributed
performing their P.E. on the learning and development
classes, because it’s of the student for it not totally
spacious enough and safe for the students due to the
has a complete ongoing construction.
facilities (e.g. rings, Supervision is greatly needed it
nets, balls, score the gym is being used of the
boards ) students for class discussion
most especially for the
elementary levels.

Auditorium As of now the school None.

still does not have an
Auditorium.

Outdoor/ Garden The garden is Though the garden is not that

located near the spacious but still there are few
elementary plants in which the students can
playground. The study or used for their learning.
space is not that With this reason I may that it is
huge but there are still helpful in the learning
still few plants in development of the students.
which the students
can use for their
learning.

Home Economics Their classroom No, since they are using their
Room serves as their Home classroom as their Home
Economics room Economics room, their only
where they perform limited facility and equipment.
their various Like for example, if they will
activities but limited have a cooking class, there is no
only. equipments to be use by the
students.
Industrial Workshop As of now, they do None
Area not have an
Industrial Workshop
Area.

PTA Office PTA meetings Though there is no specific PTA

happened in the Office however MMC and its
classroom of a facilities can still provide good
specific student or in venue for discussion of concerns
MMC. for the students. I may still that
it still contributes to the learning
development of the students.

Comfort Room for The Comfort Room The comfort room is clean and
Boys for Boys is separated has enough water to maintain its
from the Girls. It has cleanliness. It has also two
two cubicles and cubicles accommodate students
enough water. is in case there a need for other
students to use.

Comfort Room for The Comfort Room The comfort room is clean and
Girls for Boys is separated has enough water to maintain its
from the Boys. It has cleanliness. It has also two
two cubicles and cubicles accommodate students
enough water. is in case there a need for other
students to use.

Others (Please
Specify)
COSCA have It contributes to the learning
Computer Laboratory enough computers to development of the students in a
sustain a 1 on 1 way it provides information
training on the easily through the use of
subject. This is also computer.
use in programming
their designed robots
for their robotic
subject.

Little Flower Hall Learning can also be acquired

Located in the center through socializing. Little
of the campus. flower hall provides that venue
Students can have for students to socialize and in
socialization with way gain knowledge from
other students in this others.
area. In some
scenario or events, it
is also used to
holdsmall events.
 Observation for the Classroom Visit

Read the following statement carefully. Then write your observation report on the provided
space.

1. Describe the community or neighborhood where 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 impression do you have of these offices?

4. Walk through the school halls, the library, and the cafeteria. Look around and find out the
other.

Name of the School Observed: Colegio de Santa Catalina de Alejandria

Location of the School: BrgyPob 3, Dumaguete City
Date of Visit: November 20, 2019

The community where the school campus is in was a highly urbanized community.
The school is located beside the church, hospital and market. There were also business
establishments surrounding it. The environment is noisy due to plying vehicles however it is
clean and not polluted.

The school in itself is very much accessible in public transportation. A key location in
the community and very easy to locate by people not loving in the community where the
school is is in. Basically it is in the heart of the city.

The school building is still in its best condition; showing no sign of decay but proper
maintenance could be done like repainting and refurbishing most especially the front of the
campus. There are also new building constructed to accommodate the growing population.

Observation 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 pieces of furniture are 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 room well-lit and well ventilated?

 Classroom Facilities Matrix

Classroom Facilities Description

(Location, number arrangement, condition)

1. Wall Display Posted on the walls are alphabets, numbers and

pictures of different animals.

2. Teacher’s Table There are two tables in the classroom. There is

one in the side where the stuff of the teachers
are kept while on the other one is at the center
for the teachers to used as she have her
discussion.

3. Learner’s Desk Though the classroom is not that spacious

however there is enough seats for each student
and they can freely move around if there is an
activity during the discussion.

4. Blackboard The blackboard is clean and students can easily

use it for it’s not too high.

5. Learning Materials/Visual Aids During the observation, the teacher uses a

projector and laptop in her discussion which
simply explains her lesson. She maximize the
use of facilities/ technology in integration of
her teaching-learning process.

Observation Report:

Name of the School Observed: Colegio de Santa Catalina de Alejandria

Location of the School: BrgyPob 3, Dumaguete City
How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact learning of the students going to
Date of Visit: November 20, 2019
school? What are your conclusions?

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My Analysis_______________________________________________________________

How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact learning of the students
going to school? What are your conclusions?

 The facilities of the school campus and the classroom greatly affect the students that
go to school, because if the school and classroom is improper the students will start
to think not to go to school. I would say that if the student is not comfortable or
satisfied of a certain school, he/she will get lazy and not be on school, but if the
student is comfortable or satisfied with the facilities of a school he/she will be more
eager to attend school.

How does this relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development/how does this
relate to your knowledge of facilitating learning?

 As future educator, by these instances I will know that there are many factors that
can affect the student to attend and not to attend school. And by knowing such
factors, I can adjust to what my students will need.

My Reflection ____________________________________________________________

1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why? Why
not?

 Yes. Because the school environment is very accessible, the surroundings is very
peaceful and covered by green pasture that brighten up the day and gives a cool and
cozy environment.

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

 A school that is conductive to learning is a school that has complete facilities that
will surely help and benefited by the student learners to understand the subject
matter they are studying.
3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?

 A classroom that is conducive to learning is a classroom with proper chairs,

functioning electric fans for the ease of students, all other facilities that will greatly
contribute for the attainment of knowledge of the students and most especially an
expert teacher by profession and by heart.

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

 For now, I will study hard so that I can be a good teacher in the future. If I have
good grades and right experiences I have no doubts that I can accomplish to become
a compassionate teacher by mind, heart and soul.

5. Write your additional learnings and insights here.

 I learned that every student has their own reaction to the environment they are in,
that’s why the teacher’s should be complex and flexible to know that.
Integrating Theory and Practice_______________________________________

1. What the NCBTS as guide, an ideal learning environment should have the following
characterics, EXCEPT

A. The learning environment promotes fairness

B. Is safe and conducive for learning
C. Builds many professional linkages
D. Establishes and maintains consistent standards of learner’s behavior

2. Which facilities are present in a health-promoting school environment?

I. Canteen that sells all kinds of food including junk food

II. Comfort rooms common for boys and girls
III. Sanitary drinking fountains
IV. Safe playgrounds

A. II, III and IV C. I and II

B. I, II, III and IV D. III and IV

3. Which physical school environment supports learning?

A. Availability of flexible classroom furniture

B. Presence of spacious classrooms
C. Prominence of bulletin boards in every building
D. Tall school building
My Learning Portfolio___________________________________________________

Narrative Description:

My Personal Illustration of an Effective School Environment

My Personal illustration of an effective school environment is an environment that

is structurally built in strong, clean external and in internal, free from noise of the
outside world so that the students will feel peaceful and concentrated. On the
classroom part, one that is conducive in learning is a classroom that has many
charts, posters, sayings and inspirational quotes as motivation and additional
information to children. Also those that have models like the Globe, projects and a
whole lot more of projects. However, we must also remember that a classroom
environment would not only refer to the physical appearance but also the social
and psychological. In this regard, a preferable social environment must support the
interaction between the teacher and students and students to students. There should
be no gap between for the students to freely express themselves. As for
psychological, the environment it must free from abuses like bullying, must have
the atmosphere of care, trust and respect, and provide opportunities for the mental
development of the students.

Poem:

Effective School Campus

A sultry feeling when entering COSCA

The sweats are dropping yet continue to howl
We went to the room that we’re assigned
And we are amazed and sat behind

The class begun, behind we listen

Conclusion turned towards ourselves
Effective campus should’ve complete facilities
So that learning experience will be at its best
 Photo Illustration:

Classroom that are clean, orderly and have ideal

temperature for learning

School campus that is safe, secure and enjoyable to stay for

the learners

For social environment, ideally it should be promoting

interaction not only teacher to students but also students to
students. That student should not feel any fear of expressing
their ideas in the teaching-learning process.

For psychological environment, the teacher must show

concern and openness to the students for them to feel
emotionally secure during the teaching-learning process.
They won’t fell being neglected or discriminated.
 My Learning Rubrics___________________________________________________

Field Study 3, Episode 1– THE SCHOOL AS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

o Focused on:
o Determining the characteristics of a school environment that provides social, psychological and
physical environment supportive learning

Name of FS Student: Racquel Alcoriza Date Submitted: November 22 , 2019

Year& Section: II Course:BSED
Learning Episodes Exemplary Superior Satisfactory Needs Improvement
4 3 2 1
All tasks were done with All or nearly all tasks were Nearly all tasks were done Fewer than half of tasks
outstanding quality; work done with high quality. with acceptable quality. were done; or most
Learning Activities exceeds expectations objectives were met but
need improvement.

All questions were
answered completely; in
Analysis of the depth answers; thoroughly
Learning Episode grounded on theories.
Exemplary grammar and
spelling
Analysis questions were
answered completely.
Clear connection with
theories.
Grammar and spelling are
superior.
Analysis questions were Analysis questions were
not answered completely. not answered.
Vaguely related to the Grammar and spelling
theories. unsatisfactory.
Grammar and spelling
acceptable

Reflection statements are
clear, but not clearly;
Reflections/ insights supported by experiences
from the learning episodes
Reflection statements are
clear, but not clearly
supported by experiences
from the learning episodes
Reflection statements are Ref lection statements are
shallow; supported by unclear and shallow and
experiences from the are not supported by
learning episodes experiences from the
learning episodes

Portfolio is complete, clear,
well-organized and all
Learning Portfolio supporting;
documentations are located
in sections clearly
designated
Portfolio is complete, clear,
well-organized; most
supporting documentations
are available and logical and
clearly marked locations
Portfolio is incomplete; Analysis questions were
supporting documentations not answered
are organized but are
lacking Grammar and spelling
unsatisfactory

Submission of Submitted before the Submitted on the deadline Submitted a day after the Submitted two days or
Learning Episodes deadline deadline more after the deadline

Rating
Over-all Score
(Based on
Transformation)
TRANSFORMATION OF SCORE TO GRADE/RATING

Score 20 19-18 17 16 15 14 13-12 11 10 9-8 7-Below

Grade 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.5 5.00

99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72 71-Below

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Signature of FS Teacher Date