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OBSERVATIONS OF TEACHING-LEARNING IN ACTUAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT (FIELD STUDY 1)

Name: Angel I. Sagapi Course/Major: BSED-SS 4

Resource Teacher: Nerissa B. Icao Signature: _______________

Observed Date/s: August 16, 2021 Time: 8:15-10:15

EPISODE 2: LEARNERS’ CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS

INSTRUCTION:
WORKSHEETS #2
Batch 1
Do the following tasks:

1.Observe 3 groups of learners from different levels (pre-school, elementary, high school).

2. Describe each of the learners based on your observations.

3. Validate your observation by interviewing the learners.

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

OBSERVATION GUIDE: Write your detailed observational report based on the following aspects:

Physical

1. Observe their gross motor skills. How they carry themselves. How they move, walk, run, go upstairs, etc.
2. Are gross movements clumsy or deliberate/smooth?
3. How about their fine motors 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 abilities.
 LEARNERS’ DEVELOPMENT MATRIX
Development Domain Preschool Elementary High school
Age range of Age range of Age range of
children observed children observed children observed
4-5 6-9 15-18
PHYSICAL
Gross motor skills -The kid wants to -He love to roam -She loves dancing in
run and keeps on around different tiktok, they can
moving. They are places. They move a independently do
sometimes clumsy. lot. things smoothly. She
Fine-motor skills -He love do write -He love do draw on likes playing sports.
and do some art simple things that -She is good writing
activities such as they see around stories and songs.
coloring. them.
Self-help skills -The child still needs -They are starting to
to be helped in some help themselves and -She can do things all
things that only adult do things on their alone and doesn’t
others can do and be own with a little help need help from an
guided. from the adults. adult.
SOCIAL
Interaction with -He is sometimes -He can approach - She sometimes ask
teachers shy to the teacher, the teacher her teacher often if
but was also to talk confidently. He talks she didn’t understand
when he feels with her a lot and something in their
comfortable. ask many questions lesson.
Interaction with -If he likes the -He loves to tell - She connects and
classmates/friends person, he tends to stories about things make friends with her
get along with them he do and watched. classmates. They
and play a lot. He loves sharing sometimes go out in
-He likes to play a lot stories such as on different places after
Interest in the playground places he went. class where they want
area. to have fun.

Others

EMOTIONAL
Moods of temperament, -He is sometimes - He sometimes -She sometimes hide
expression of feelings happy when he is in express he wants what she feels. She
a great mood and and needs freely. He easily get hurt by silly
but he easily cries if tends to show he’s things. She knows
doesn’t feel emotion to what she needs more
comfortable. everybody, more rather what she
importantly when he wants.
Emotional is angry.
independence -He knows what he - He tends to change -She knows to control
feels, he is vocal his mood a lot, but her emotions and
Others when he feels happy can control come of manage it very well.
buy saying it. his emotions. But she is also self-
conscious.
COGNITIVE
Communication skills -He talks a lot even -He can -She communicates a
if we cannot communicate lot with her friends
understand it smoothly. He loves even in her
properly because he telling stories and classroom, she also
Thinking skills say words little by asking question. communicate her
little and not -He thinks fast ideas to everyone.
consistent. sometimes. -She Solves problems
Problem solving -He thinks -He already know on her own, She
moderately, and how to solve small thinks very fast and
keeps asking problems on his know how to weight
others question about own. And ask some things.
things. help if he can’t
-He loves number manage to do it.
but doesn’t know he
doesn’t know how to
solve problems yet.

ANALYSIS
Write the most salient developmental characteristics of the learners you observed. Based on
these characteristics, think of implications for the teacher.
Level Salient Characteristics Implications To The Teaching-
Observed Learning Process
Example:
Preschool Pre-school like to move Therefore, the teacher should
Age range of learners around a lot. remember to use music and
observed : 3-4 movement activities not just in PE
but in all subject areas.
Preschool Pre-school wants to keep on Therefore, the teacher should
Age range of learners moving and running. create some educational games
observed: that involves moving and running
4-5 She should also create an activity
that keeps them alive and enjoyed.

Elementary Therefore, the teacher should

Age range of learners Elementary students love create an activity where students
observed: 6-9 sharing what they experience can share their experiences. She
and do during their summer should also help them enhance
vacations. their communication skills and
building their confidence.

High school High school students are more Therefore, the teachers should
Age range of learners involved in extracurricular encourage the students to join
observed: activities such as sports and extracurricular activities. She
15-18 dancing. should create an activity where
students can showcase their
talents.
 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 their learners you
observed?
-Yes, I was able to recall some of my own experiences when I was at their age. Some
similarities that I can see is that I love sports, I tend to communicate a lot with my friends who
are close with me. However during my elementary years, I am a very shy person therefore I
don’t talk a lot. Some differences I see from the learners I observed is that they tend to speak
English fluently with their teachers. They also share lot of things they see in social media.
Today students are more vocal with their feelings and they communicate comfortably with
their teachers.
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?
-There was this teacher who always encourage us to take up space. She is the most talented
teacher that I met in my whole life that’s why I wanted to be like her when I was a kid. She is
one of the best teacher I know, she was able to cheer me up and encourage me to make
friends. During my elementary years, I don’t have that much confidence to talk with other
people nor to do things and perform well in my school. However, she encouraged me and
help me build my confidence. I can say that with her help, I was able to do well in my classes.
3. Which is your favorite theory of development. How can this guide you as a future
teacher?
-My favorite theory of development was the Psychosocial Developmental theory of Erik
Erickson. As a future teacher, this theory can guide me to handle students as they grow up.
With this theory, I can create a classroom environment where each student feels appreciated
and is comfortable with learning new things and building relationship with peers without fear
just like what Hooser (2010) have said. In addition, I can also use this to connect with my
students and give what they need, which is encouragement and care.
Having a knowledge with this theory enables me to focus on the strengths and encourage the
students to be confident.
4. Share your other insights here.
-From this activity, I have learned that there are certain needs ad characteristics of the
learners from the different levels. In this different levels, the teachers must give the needs of
the students in order for them not to have any problem in their development. As a future
teacher, I have learned that student have different characteristics. We must know how to
guide them properly and because we teachers are the number one person that they trust and
we have a great impact toward their development.