FIELD STUDY ACTIVITY

FS2: LEARNING EPISODE 4

ACTIVITY4.1: THE USE OF DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE METHODS OF TEACHING

Field Study Student: ________________________________________ Subject: English____________________

Resource Teacher: _________________________________________ Teacher’s signature: ________________

School: __________________________________________________ Date of Observation: _______________

Grade/Year level:6 __________________________________________ Section: __________________________

INSTRUCTION: In the class you are tasked to observe, take note of how the teacher use the deductive and inductive
methods of teaching. Write down your observation as well as your opinion on the teacher’s use of such methods.

Teaching Method Observation Opinion

Deductive Method The teacher starts the lesson with the
topic itself, which is the rules of the
subject-verb agreement, followed by
giving examples, then practice
exercise.
Inductive Method The teacher begins by typing first
example sentence: "Stop!" Shannon's
father yelled as the girl ran toward the
street.
The teacher help them to develop
their observational skills and
encourage them to participate even
those who don’t normally do.
Since the teaching learning approach,
is the method we are using nowadays,
we should have a communication with
the students. So that, not all the
information will come from the
teacher. There will be a sharing of
knowledge between the teacher and
the students based on their
experiences.
This method is very effective, because
there is a sharing of knowledge
between the teacher and the
students, and the discussion will start
based on the examples given by the
learners.

Which of the two methods was mostly used by the teacher’s what can you say about this?

Based on my observation the mostly method used by teacher is the inductive method of teaching. Wherein the
lesson started based on the answers of the students, which is very effective because there is a sharing of knowledge
between the teacher and the students.
PROCESSING QUSETIONS AND ANALYSIS

1. Which of the two methods do you think is the most useful for the student in the classroom you observed?
Explain.
I think the most useful method is the Inductive. It allows the students to make meaningful connections
between concepts learned in class and real-life situations. It is an effective method that helps the students
become actively inform in the learning process.

2. Which of the two methods enabled the teacher to draw out active participation among the student? Explain why
this is so.

Inductive method is the one that allows the students to participate actively in the discussion. The lesson
started with the experiences of the students about one scenario. In that way there is a communication happens
between the teacher and the students.

3. As a future teacher, how will you use the deductive and inductive methods of teaching to foster a healthy
learning environment for learners?

I will start my lesson with the inductive method, wherein the discussion will be based on the given
experiences of the learners based on the situation that I will post in the board. In that way, the students will
become excited because they can relate with the discussion.

INSIGHT AND REFLECTION

What insight and reflection can you derive from this specific field of study experience?

There is a specific subject that we can apply the deductive and inductive method. Both approaches can offer
certain advantages, but the biggest difference is the role of the teacher. The deductive method according to Bob
Adamson, it teaches grammar in an isolated way. For example, we are dealing with highly motivated students, we are
teaching them a particularly difficult concept, or we are simply preparing them for upcoming exams. In contrast,
inductive method, we are giving many examples to the students until they get the concept that we used.

Both inductive and deductive method are valuable in teaching concepts, generalizations, process and skills. The
teacher is the one that will decide what he will used to attain the learning outcomes desired.

CLOSING DISCUSSION
 State (5) key learning points that you were able to capture in this field study experience.

A deductive approach to instruction is a more teacher-centered approach. This means that the teacher
gives the students a new concept, explains it, and then has the students practice using the concept.

Inductive method makes use of student “noticing”. Instead of explaining a given concept and following
this explanation with examples, the teacher presents students with many examples showing how the
concept is used. The intent is for students to “notice”, by way of the examples, how the concept works.

MY KEY
Students will usually be more involved in the learning experience and tend to participate more actively
LEARNING when an inductive approach is used. If a deductive approach is chosen, it is important to structure the
learning experience in order to draw on students' prior experiences and learning, and to provide for their

POINTS active involvement.

Both deductive and inductive sequences are valuable for teaching concepts, generalizations, processes,
and skills. The teacher must decide which to select given the learning outcomes desired and the
composition of the class.

Students tend to understand and remember more when learning occurs inductively.

LEARNING EPISODE EVALUATION

Name of Student: ______________________________________________ Date: ___________________________

Specific Program: ______________________________________________ Year & Section: ___________________

INSTRUCTIONS (for the instructor): Rate the performance of the field study student in this learning episode in the rubric.
Compute the average performance, and write the description following the guide below.

Average Performance Description

3.70 - 4.00 Outstanding
2.80 – 3.69 Above average
1.90 - 2.79 Average
1.00 – 1.89 Needs improvement

Components Outstanding Above average Average Needs improvement Score

4 3 2 1
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activities were tasked were tasked were half of the
completed completed completed tasked were
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Average Performance: Description:

Comments/suggestions:

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Signature over Printed Name of Instructor Date

DOCUMENTATION/PORFOLIO
Name of Student: _________________________________________ Date: ________________________________

Specific Program: _________________________________________ Year & Section: ________________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Present any document that would further enhance your field study observation. You may attach photos
and/or transcriptions of interviews conducted.

(Note: this also depends on the specific output that is being required from you to produce as specified in each learning
episode)