FIELD STUDY 1

FS Student: Raymund A. Roxas Program/Year Level: BSED 4 MATH

Resource Teacher: Mr. Louie P. Marquez Teacher’s Signature: _________ School:MNHS-Malaya

Grade/Year Level: 9/11 Subject Area: Mathematics 9/Pre-Calculus Date: October 25 – 29, 2021

Learning Episode 1 - Activity 1.1

EXPLORING THE SCHOOL CAMPUS

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

1. Visit a school. Look into facilities and support learning areas in the campus, then in the
classroom.
2. Observe and use the checklist as you move around the school premises.
3. Analyze your gathered data about the school environment.
4. Reflect on the characteristics of a school environment that promotes learning.
5. Present your idea of a good school environment through any of these:
a. Descriptive paragraph c. Photo essay
b. Sketch or drawing d. Poem, song or rap

OBSERVE

As you move around the campus, observation forms are provided for you to document
your observations. 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 OBSERVATION 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.

Will it contribute to the

Facilities / Description students’ learning and
development. Why?
Clean, well-organized, and Yes, even if children aren't used
well-ventilated office. There to going to this office daily, it
Office of the Principal /
are plenty of open places to may still aid their learning and
roam about in. development because the School

There are half classroom and
Library /
half library
There are half property
room/supply room and half
counseling room. Guidance
Counseling Services' main
goal is to support students'
academic, social, emotional,
Counseling room / instructional role in and around
and personal growth.
Counselors work with
administrators, teachers,
parents, and other staff
members as required while
supporting him.
School canteens and other
food services are valuable
educational assets. They play
a crucial role in providing
Canteen/Cafeteria / food to students and the rest
of the school community, as
well as being an important
element of the school
atmosphere.
It is also attached to the
counseling room. The School
The Medical Clinic is where the
Clinic is a location on the
Medical Clinic / students who are sick settle by
school campus where a sick
until a parent attend his/her child.
student can get primary care,
including First Aid and basic
Principal is the one who advises
instructors on what they should
and shouldn't do.
Yes because even if it is quite a
crowded space, a library media
program's contents and
equipment provide information
that promotes active, genuine
learning, ensuring that young
people develop the information
literacy skills necessary for their
success as students and lifelong
learners.
Yes, because counseling is
intended to assist students,
achieve academic success,
improve their conduct and
attendance, and develop socially.
School counselors are mental
health professionals with master's
degrees or above who provide
counseling as well as perform an
schools. Many schools employ
full-time counselors to assist
students who are facing personal
or academic difficulties, to assist
kids in choosing occupations and
planning for college, and to
intervene when students are
having behavioral, physical, or
mental health issues.
Yes, because school canteens that
are well-designed aid in the
growth and learning of students.
They offer proper nourishment,
which provides students and staff
more energy and avoids problems
linked to bad diet, such as obesity
and anemia. Canteens can serve
as a gauge of student behavior.
 nurse evaluations in an
emergency.
Audio Visual/Learning
Resource Center
Yes because students may benefit
from laboratory experiences in
Science laboratory equipment
order to learn how to deal with the
enables students to acquire
difficulties that come with
pragmatic reasoning and
directly observing and
rationale using facts collected
manipulating the material world,
from books as well as the
Science Laboratory / such as troubleshooting the
physical world. Students are
equipment used to make
encouraged to experiment
observations, understanding
with numerous tools and
measurement error, and
strategies in order to increase
interpreting and aggregating the
their general science literacy.
data. Developing real-world
skills.
Gymnasium
Auditorium
Outdoor/Garden
Yes, because home economics
programs would assist students in
Students learn about the
developing abilities in family
elements that impact the well-
finance, nutrition, cooking, and a
being of individuals and
variety of other life skills... Home
Home Economics families in the home and
/ economics not only teaches
Room community, as well as the
pupils about cooking and safety,
activities people take to
but it also instills in them a sense
improve and preserve such
of responsibility. It teaches them
settings, in home economics.
how to apply what they've
learned in class at home.
Industrial Workshop
Area
PTA Office
Yes, because comfort room can
The guys' locker room is a help children's conduct as well as
standard comfort room seen their learning capacity. Staff may
Comfort Room for
/ in every school. For males, also utilize comfort rooms if they
Boys
there is a cubicle, a sink, a feel the need to express their
large mirror, and a toilet. feelings during a particularly
difficult period.
The girls' bathroom is also Yes, because comfort room can
standard. With a sink, a large help children's conduct as well as
Comfort Room for
/ body mirror, and amenities, their learning capacity. Staff may
Girls
the cubicle exudes also utilize comfort rooms if they
exclusivity. feel the need to express their
 feelings during a particularly
difficult period.
Others (Please specify)
A computer lab is a facility
that delivers computer
services to a specific group of
people. Computer
laboratories are often Yes, because they have Computer
supplied to the public by Laboratory/ICT room as a
ICT /
libraries, academic requisite for the TLE subject like
institutions to students ICT.
enrolled at the institution, or
other institutions to the public
or anyone linked with the
institution.
Yes, because they Provide ICT
packages to public schools that
The Department of are responsive to the needs of the
Education's Computerization K-12 curriculum; Integrate ICT
Program (DCP) intends to in the teaching and learning
DCP – DepEd
give adequate technology to process; Raise the ICT literacy of
Computerization /
public schools to improve the learners, pupils, students,
Program
teaching-learning process and teachers, and school heads;
tackle the challenges of the Improve computer-to-student
twenty-first century. ratio in the public schools, and
improve the replacement cycle of
ICY packages.
In any language, the speech
laboratory is a very useful
instrument for practicing and
Yes, because mastering a
measuring one's speech. It has
language, particularly English, is
a feature that allows students
critical once pupils graduate from
Speech Lab / to listen to model
high school. They need to be able
pronunciation, repeat and
to communicate in the language
record it, listen to their
for a variety of reasons.
performance and compare it
to the model, and assess
themselves.
It is a building used to house
personnel and security
equipment. They act as a Yes, being a security team is not
Guard house / security team and also ensure easy for them in their job because
their safety of the faculty and they are called as a frontliner.
students, and they are able to
patrol around the campus.
It is an indoor court with an Yes, since it will give students a
Covered Court /
artificial surface. place to congregate and
 participate in numerous school
and extracurricular activities
while being shielded from the sun
and heavy rains. The structure
also functions as an evacuation
center and can be used for
barangay activities and leisure
programs.

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

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

Guide Question Classroom Observation Report

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. Walkthrough the school halls, the
library, the cafeteria. Look around
and find out the other facilities the
school has.
The school is nearly in PUP-Mariveles,
Bataan Branch and also in scope of FAB,
catchment of 2 barangays of Malaya and
Maligaya. Most of the workers are
working there.
There are many trees and plants. The
buildings of MNHS-Malaya are in good
condition and the buildings were used in
2017.
The offices are a one-stop shop. It is called
the administration building like
Principal’s Office, Guidance and Property
Office/Stock Room, Science Laboratory,
i-HUB Laboratory, DCP Laboratory, and
Speech Laboratory. My impression of the
offices is easy to go to and it is quite
crowded.
There are new buildings and they have
additional facilities. It is a bit far in the
administration building.

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?

The classroom walls are clean and neat. There are information and bulletin boards.
Some quotations like “Honesty is the best policy”, the DepEd vision and mission. It’s
simple to look at.
 2. Examine how the pieces of furniture are engaged. Where is the teacher’s table located?
How are the tables and chairs/desk arranged?
The teacher’s table is two, they are in front and at the back. They are using
armchairs are facing the blackboard. There are not fewer than fifty learners’ desks and there
are arranged into two columns at the center of the classroom.
3. What learning materials/equipment are present?

There are books, board games, blackboards, electric fans (orbit & wall),
televisions, and an outlet.

4. Observe the students. How many are occupying one room?

In regular, the average of students occupying one room is forty-five.

5. Is the room well-lit and well-ventilated?

Yes, there are many electric fans in the classroom and most of the funds are from
the PTA project.

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Be guided by these tasks as you do your observation. Then accomplish the matrix to record your
data.

CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX

Classroom Facilities Description

1. Wall Displays
2. Teacher’s Table
3. Learner’s Desks
4. Blackboard
5. Learning
Materials/Visual Aids
(location, number, arrangement, condition)
Usually, the location is always at the back. There are three
wall displays, the arrangement is on the left, center, and right.
It is still in condition.
Usually, the location is always at the back. There is only one
teacher’s table. The arrangement is on the left. It is still in
condition.
Usually, the learner’s desks are not separated from the
learner’s chair. It is called an armchair. There are not fewer
than fifty learners’ desks and there are arranged into two
columns at the center of the classroom. It is still in condition.
Usually, the blackboards are two. It is arranged in the front of
the classroom and it will never be separated. It is still in
condition.
Usually, the learning materials are on the bookshelf. There are
many books are compiled. It is arranged at the back of the
classroom. It is still in condition.
 6. Bulletin boards Usually, the arrangement of bulletin boards is attached at the
back. There are only three bulletin boards. It is still in
condition.
7. Wall clock Usually, the location is always at the back. There is only one
wall clock. It is still in condition.
8. Trash cans Usually, the trash cans is always near at the door of the
classroom. To avoid littering of
9. Televisions Usually, the television is always at the front in between the
blackboards. It is used by presenting PowerPoint
presentations in substitute for traditional visual aids. It is still
in condition.
10. Electric fans Usually, the arrangement of electric fans are on the side of the
wall and the top of the ceiling. There are four-orbit fans and
two wall fans.

Write your observation report here.

Name of the School Observed: Mariveles National High School – Malaya

Location of the School: Mt. Banahaw Street, Brgy. Malaya. FAB, Mariveles, Bataan

Date to Visit: October 27, 2021

This is the first time that I observed at MNHS-Malaya via Zoom meeting amid the
pandemic. It was nerve-wracking because I was a little almost late on my observation. The first
synchronous observation was on 11:00-12:00 noon and the last synchronous observation was on
1:00-2:00 in the afternoon. The topic of the Grade 9 students is all about Quadratic Equations and
the topic of the Grade 11 STEM students is all about Conic Sections. I observe that the students
are not responsive when it comes to recitations I don’t know why and I think they are shy to recite.
After the class, I remain to stay in the Zoom meeting because we discussed his class earlier and
what observations that I observed.

ANALYZE

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

Many have said that school must always be “s – cool” and the classroom must make the
students feel they are welcome with warmth and care in their “classhome”. The school physical
environment affects the emotions and the mental well-being of the students. The school resources,
structures, and arrangement result to a greater impact especially when it comes to developing the
students not only cognitively, but also their values and characters. In addition, school arrangement
of the learning environment has been related to student focus and behavioral disruptions. The
structure and resources available in the learning environment encompass the opportunities for
learning to occur throughout the space. Specifically, this considers the spaces where students can
be creative and remain engaged in learning. The academic environment itself impacts student
motivation. The characteristics of an academic environment include educator feedback to students,
support for behavioral and academic growth, and discourse about student learning and outcomes.
On the other hand, the school emotional environment reflects the relationships fostered student-
to-student and student-to-educator. Developing a rapport with students and promoting interactions
between students creates an environment that is safe. A safe and secure learning environment
fosters growth in learning.

In conclusion, classroom atmosphere reflects those of the school’s environment which

comprises of physical, emotional, and academic. I believe these play a very significant role in the
holistic development of the students especially so that everything they see affect their core selves
and their values.

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

My impression of the child and adolescent development all boiled down to my experiences
as a child and as an adolescent. It is true that environment is crucial to the child’s development as
this affects the children’s psychological well-being. One of the goals of formal education is to
further enhance or develop them holistically. So, it is very necessary for the school to provide the
children a safe, responsive, and nurturing school environments . Such environments also help to
prevent challenging behaviors and serve as a core component of interventions for the young
children with identified disabilities.

The experiences I personally have and the observations I get from the school hone my skills
in facilitating students’ learning. Different behaviors, backgrounds, and abilities taught me how to
adjust and balance my teaching methods or approaches. Likewise, every day is a learning process
for me since I often encounter students that challenge my ability to manage them and to inspire
or motivate them to come back for more.

REFLECT

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

Yes, I am excited to attempt teaching at MNHS-Malaya because I believe it will allow me

to further develop as a teacher. But, no matter how hard I try, I know that once I become a licensed
professional teacher, MNHS-Malaya will be gone.

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

The environment on a school campus that is favorable to learning is, first and foremost,
clean. It must also be a child-friendly institution. It should have all of the necessary school
facilities, such as a library, a speech laboratory, a computer lab, and other amenities that are
necessary or beneficial to the student's study. Finally, what makes a campus conducive to learning
is the individuals that work there. I'm talking about instructors, principals, and others who should
be child-friendly so that the students aren't put off by their presence.

3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?

A classroom where pupils are actively engaged in learning and where the instructor is
concerned about the particular requirements of each student. It requires a teacher that is willing to
work with each student on his or her own learning level. It also necessitates the presence of a good
and loving instructor. A classroom is favorable to learning if it is very clean, well-lit, and
ventilated, if the chairs are excellent and correctly positioned, if students cooperate with one
another, and if the teachers set a good example and treat each student with respect. As a result,
everything in the classroom, including the professors and students, must be favorable to learning.

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

Actually, I feel I can achieve it if I have life goals, objectives, and aspirations for myself
and my students. I have to think about their well-being and uniqueness. And I won't rely on a single
technique because there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach.

5. Write your additional learnings and insights here.

Being teacher is a noble profession, isn’t it. You must be a strong and brave person.
Nothing is simple in this world unless you are prepared. A new medium of instruction has evolved
now that the pandemic has reached the educational system. Both students and teachers are
challenging in this mode of learning especially the students are now on flexible learning.