Cho Chua
BPED
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 Domain
Physical
Gross-motor skills
Activities that require use
of larger muscle groups
Fine-motor skills
Activities that require use
of smaller muscle groups
Self-help skills
Others
Social
Interaction with Teachers
Interaction with
Classmates/ Friends
Learners’ Development Matrix
Preschooler Elementary High School
Indicate age range of Indicate age range of Indicate age range of
children observed: children observed: children observed:
3-5 6-12 13-18
The children were The children are The teens are already
keen, curious and enthusiastic and loves to able to perform other
loves to move play, have fun and several advanced/
wherever they go. excitement. They still complicated activities
They were unable to love to move around, such as sports, dancing
be still. keep fidgeting and singing.
Sometimes clumsy but Smoother body
is on the right track of coordination skills, has
body coordination. better fluidity on
running, jumping and is
physically active.
The children are on Has better proficiency in
the stage of starting to Has better reflexes and using fine motor skills
develop their good grasping, dribbling such as holding, grasping
grabbing, picking etc. and picking skills.
skills
Sometimes clumsy on
picking things up.
The children still need The children are The teens are more
guidance and needs to independent on some conscious and is
be shown with more things like dribbling, independent on doing
examples for them to performing their tasks things by him/herself.
follow the but still needs their
movements. instructions to be
repeated, sometimes
thrice.
The children were The children on the other The teens are actively
observed to be video seems to respond participating in the class,
collaborating well well on the teacher’s has good resilience to
with the teacher. whistle. While on the easy to hard instructions
basketball video, the and is in a good
children pay no attention collaboration to the
most of the time to the teacher.
teacher. They respond well to
their teacher.
The children interact The children like to play The teens have
well with their peers, with one another, noisy developed smoother
playing and having and having fun even communication skills,
 fun in between the while the teacher is knows how to filter and
activities. around. is more sociable. Knows
when to have fun with
On the other video, the
their peers and when to
students seem to be
stop.
collaborating well with
his/her peers.
Interests They are very much The children are a fan to The teens are able to be
interested with entertainment, easily focused on their task.
everything, easily distracted, paying little
distracted, having fun heed to teacher’s
while the activity instruction.
proceeds.
Others
Emotional The children observed The children are moody, The teens have a better
Moods and temperament, were having fun, they sometimes angry control of his/her
expression of feelings were enthusiastic in sometimes laughing. emotion and behaves
doing the tasks. accordingly while the
lesson continues.
Emotional Independence They were observed to The child would The teens are more
be playful and are sometimes be unable to mature and able to
hard to keep their control his/her emotions contain or control his/her
emotions in check. or acts in a behavior that emotions.
needs disciplinary action.

On the other video, the

children seem to
understand how serious
the activity is and behave
accordingly.
Others

Cognitive The child is still The children are on the The teens have a good
Communication Skills learning the language road to developing their communication skill,
(Chinese and English) communication skills, responds and answers in
and the instruction though they also have a a logical and accurate
needs to be repeated started their circle of manner when asked.
or sometimes thrice. friends.
The children were The children can respond The teens have built their
Thinking Skills easily confused with to easy questions like vocabulary and is able to
the instructions and Yes, and no. comprehend more of
are sometimes having what is being said.
troubles in On the other video, the
comprehending their children know how to
instructions differentiate some of the
whistle signals.

The children are The children could The teens are able to
Problem-Solving having troubles with comprehend simple tasks comprehend more from
understanding the but are sometimes still the instruction and could
simple tasks. easily distracted to perform well to provide
complex instructions. more clues for the
charade.

Others
Write the most salient developmental characteristics of the learners you observed. Based on these
characteristics, think of implications for the teacher.
Example:
Level Salient Characteristics
Observed
Preschool Preschoolers like to move
Age range of learners around a lot.
observed 3-4
Level Salient Characteristics
Observed
Preschool The children are lacking
Age range of learners in vocabulary/ technical
observed 3-5 terms and is easily
confused about them.
Elementary The children would
Age range of learners sometimes be unable to
observed 6-12 control his/her emotions
or acts in a behavior that
needs disciplinary action.
High School The teens are already able
Age range of learners to perform other several
observed 13-18 advanced/ complicated
activities such as sports,
dancing and singing
SOURCE: Field Study 1 Book
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Implications to the Teaching-Learning
Process
 Therefore, the teacher should
remember to use music and
movement activities not just in PE
but in all subject areas.
 Therefore, the teachers should not
expect preschoolers to stay seated for
a long period of time.
Implications to the Teaching-Learning
Process
 Therefore, the teachers should
speak in a way that the learners
may comprehend.
 Therefore, teachers should not
expect the preschoolers to
understand immediately what is
told.
 Therefore, the teachers should be
more observant of the attitudes of
the elementary students.
 Therefore, the teachers should
expect to employ ethical and
effective measures in disciplining
the elementary pupils.
 Therefore, the teachers could
integrate in their (any) subject
singing or dancing etc. To create a
more challenging lesson.
 Therefore, the teachers should
expect the high school learners to
be able to perform other basic
physical activities.