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Poblacion, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte

FIELD STUDY 2

Learning Episode 1

ANALYZE

1. From the PPSTs, the Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Standards and the
TEDx videos that you viewed, what competencies does a great teacher possess?

2. Are these competencies limited only to professional competencies?

3. For a teacher to be great is it enough to possess the professional competencies

to plan a lesson, execute a lesson plan, manage a class, assess learning, compute
and report grades? Explain your answer.

4. For a teacher to be great, which is more important-personal qualities or

professional competencies?

5. Who are the teachers that we remember most?

REFLECT

Which personal traits do I possess? Not possess? Where do I need improvement

in?

Which professional competencies am I strongly capable of demonstrating?

In which competencies do I need to develop more?

Who are the teachers that we remember most?

Write Action Research Prompts

1. OBSERVE In assisting my Resource Teacher, I observed that personal traits

such as
and professional competencies like
were least/ not displayed and as a result, students were/ class
was

.
 2. REFLECT The lack of these personal traits and professional competencies
(mentioned in #1) may be caused by

3. PLAN I would like to address this problem (mentioned in #2) by conducting

an action research on

4. ACT
a) The main objective of my action research is

b) My specific research questions are:

c) To answer my specific research questions, I

Work on my Artifacts

Attach your reflection here.

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FIELD STUDY 2
Learning Episode 2

Inventory of Sample Action Research Conducted by Teachers

List of Completed Author/ Authors

Action Research Titles
Ex. Differentiated Mary Joy Olicia
Instruction in
Teaching English for
Grade Four Classes
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Notice

Based on your activity on Making a List of Completed Action Research Titles,

let’s find out what you have noticed by answering the following questions.

Quest My Answer
ions
1. What have 1. Identified problem to be solved in title
you noticed no. 1
about the action
research titles?
Do the action
2. Identified problem to be solved in title
research? (AR)
no. 2
titles imply
problems to be
solved? Yes
No 3. Identified problem to be solved in title
no. 3

4. Identified problem to be solved in title

no. 4
If YES, identify
the problems
from the title 5. Identified problem to be solved in title
you have given. no. 5
Answer in the
space provided.
2. What Title of the Action Research:
intepretation
about action
research can
 you make out
of your answer
in Question No. From the title, I think, the study
1? ...

3. Write the
Title and your
interpretation of
the study from
the title.
4. What do you I think the author/s…………
think did the
author/s do
with the
identified
problem as
presented in
their titles?

Analyze

Action research seems easy and familiar. Since teaching seems to be full of
problems situations and that the teacher has a responsibility of finding solution for
everyday problems in school, hence teachers should do action research. This is an
exciting part of being a teacher, a problem solver!

Let us continue to examine and analyze what you have noticed and interpreted in
the previous activity.

Key My Answer
Questions Choose from the options
given. You may check
more than one answer
1. From what source Choices:
do you think, did the Copied from research
authors identify the books
problems of their From daily
action research? observation of their
teaching practice.
From difficulties they
observed of their
learners.
From their own
personal experience.
From the told
experiences of their co-
teachers.
2. What do you think Choices:
is the teacher’s To find a solution to
intention in the problematic situation
conducting the action To comply with the
research? requirement of the
principal
To improve teaching
practice
To try out something,
if it works
To prove oneself as
better than the others
 3. What benefit do Choices:
you get as a student Prepare me for my
in FS 2 in future job
understanding and Get good grades in
doing action the course
research? Learn and practice
being an action
researcher
Improve my teaching
practice
Exposure to the
realities in the teaching
profession
Become a better
teacher everyday
4. In what ways, can By co-researching
you assist your with my mentor
mentor in his/her By assisting in the
Action Research design of the intervention
Activity? By assisting in the
implementation of the
AR
By just watching
what is being done

Reflect

Base on the readings you made and the previous activities that you have done,

1. What significant ideas or concepts have you learned about action research?

I learned that

2. Have you realized that there is a need to be an action researcher as a future

teacher?
Yes No . If yes, complete the sentence below.

I realized that

Write Action Resesrch Prompts

 OBSERVE

From what teaching principles of theores can this problem be anchored?

 I have observed and noticed that Action Research begins with a problem or a
problematic setuation.
Write an example of a problematic situation that you have observed and noticed.

REFRECT

What have I realized? What do I hope to achieve?

I realized that for every teaching problem, there is a solution.

Write a probable solution to the problimatic situation above

PLAN

What strategies, activities, innovations can I employ to improve the situation

or solve the problem?
 As a future action researcher I can plan for a appropriate intervention like

Work on my Artifacts

Your artifact will be on Abstract of a completed action research.

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Learning Episode 3

Participate and Assist

You are now ready to participate and assist!

Understanding fully the concept and the process of Action Research will enable
you to learn and provide the needed assistance to your teacher mentor in doing
Action Research.

Notice

What concepts have been emphasized in the task and infographics? Give at least
four.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Since the 3 models are all for action research, what are the common elements of
the three?

Analyze

Choose the AR sample Abstract that you submitted in Episode 2.

Analyze the components vis-a-vis only one model out of the 3 presented.
 If you choose to compare with Model A-McNiff & Whitehead,
2006, here are the components.
Title and Author of the Action Research:
OBSERVE The Problem

REFLECT Reflection

PLAN Plan of Action

ACT Implementation

EVALUAT Findings
E

MODIFY Recommendation

 If you choose to compare with Model B-Nelson, O, 2004, here are the
components.
Title and Author of the Action Research:
Key Entry from your Sample AR
Component
s
 OBSERVE The Problem

REFLECT Reflection

PLAN Plan of Action

ACT Implementation

Or if you choose the DEPEd Model, 2017, here are the components.
Title and Author: (the same as your entry in model A)
Key Component Action Research Process

I. Context and Rationale Study Background

II. Action Research AR Questions

Question

III. Proposed Innovation, Describe

Intervention Strategy Innovation/Intervention/Strate
gy.

IV. Action Research Describe Action Research

Methods Methods.
a. Participants?Other
sources of Data
b. Data Gathering
Methods
c. Data Analysis Plan
V. Action Research Work Summarize Action Research
Plan Work Plan.

VI. Cost Estimate Write cost estimate.

VII.Plan for Dissemination Describe how the results will

and Utilization be shared.

VIII. References Write at least 3 references.

What have you understood about the concept of Action Research and how will
these be utilized in your practice?
 Reflect

As a future teacher, is conducing an Action Research worth doing?

Why?

How can AR be useful for every classroom teacher?

Write Action Research Prompts

OBSERVE

Remembering my classroom observations in FS 1, I noticed that there are

many questions that I raised in my mind. These include:
a.
b.
c.

REFLECT

Thinking deeply about those problems, perhaps something must have been
done to solve the problem or answer the question, like:
a.
b.
c.

PLAN

Now, that I am in FS 2, I plan to make a plan for my solution to problem

(choose from a, b, c) because

ACT

My action will come later, given enough time in FS 2 or during my Teaching

Internship.
Work on my Artifacts

Your artifact will be a full blown completed Action Research

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FIELD STUDY 2
Learning Episode 4

Participate and Assist

What five problem have you identified from the words that you have encircled?
Make a statement. Write in the space below.

The problems I identified are:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Excellent! Let us see how we can assist and learn at the same time.

Suppose, the problem you have spotted is: COMPREHENSION.

How can you assist your mentor, after knowing that the learners have difficulty in
comprehension?

Suppose you choose letter A. Conduct a Tutorial. So you have identified the
SOLUTION that matches the PROBLEM which is Difficulty in Comprehension.

The Problem is: The Action is:

Difficulty in
Conduct a Tutorial
Comprehension of

Can you also choose letter B: Show video lessons as a SOLUTION for the same
PROBLEM?
Explain

The Problem is: The Action is:

Difficulty in
Comprehension of Show video lessons

What about letter C as a SOLUTION to the same PROBLEM? Why?

The Problem is: The Action is:

Difficulty in Make learning tasks to
Comprehension of improve comprehension

Notice

What have you noticed of the problem identified above? Can there be more than
one solution to the problem?
Explain

Analyze

Let us try to look into the following scenarios in the daily life of a teacher. This
scenario might also be similar to the class you have observed and noticed.

Scenario A: Miss Fely is a grade four teacher in a typical elementary school. She
has forty learners in her class. One half of them cannot classify animals into
vertebrates and invertebrates. She has been repeating the same science lesson for
two weeks, yet no progress was observed. This situation has been bothering Miss
Fely.

 Can you identify, Miss Fely’s problem?

 Can you find a solution to solve her problem? Give your two
suggestions.
a.
b.
 What solution can solve Miss Fely’s problem?
How?
Are they matched with the problem?

Scenario B: Sir Ryan teaches in a disadvantaged urban community. Most of his

learners come from families that are disrupted, either with single parents or with
their guardians who stand only as parents. They are deprived of the necessary
food, clothing and shelter.

 Can you identify the most probable teaching-learning problem/s in the

class of Sir Ryan?
a.
b.
 Can you propose a solution to solve one of the problems that you have
identified?

Reflect
After reading the two scenarios given above, how would identifying problematic
situations and finding solutions to these problems help you to become a better
teacher?
Explain:

Write Action Research Prompts

Using any one example of problems in this activity, answer the AR prompts that
follow:

OBSERVE
What problematic situation prevails in the classroom?

REFLECT
What changes do you want to achieve?

PLAN
What strategies will you use to improve the situation?

ACT
What would be the title of your Action Research should you conduct the
study?

Add: Solutions/actions
Work on my Artifacts

Your artifact will be an Abstract of a completed Action Research.

I. Title of Action Research:

II. Author/s:

III. Abstract

IV. Identify the Problem in the Study

V. Identify the Action Taken in the Study

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FIELD STUDY 2
Learning Episode 5

Participate and Assist

What will you do to assist your mentor in setting up a conducive learning

environment in the following conditions:

1. Bulletin Board Dsiplay

2. Small Group Discussion

3. Checking class attendance in a virtual classroom (I.e. google meet or zoom)

Notice

Learning Environment 1:
 What have you noticed of the display in the class bulletin board? What
message or theme does it convey?

 What makes it attractive to the learners?

 Does it help in the learning process? How?

Learning Environment 2:
 If the teacher is using a distance delivery of learning through the
modules, where is most likely the learning space of the students?
 Can you describe?
 How can you as a teacher help to make such environment conducive for
learning?

Analyze

The examples above, describe two constrasting situations. The first shows that the
learners are in the same room or space while in the second, the learners maybe in
different learning space like homes, study hubs or in extreme cases or under the
trees.

As a teacher, in which of the two situations would you prefer to manage for
learning? Choose between Learning Environment 1 or Learning Environment 2.
Explain your choice: Why?

Reflect

Based on my noticing and analysis, I realized that

a.
b.
c.

Write Action Research Prompts

OBSERVE
What probable problem may result from the two situations of the learning
environment?

REFLECT
What solutions can I think of to solve the problem?

PLAN
How should I do it?
Work on my Atifacts

In not less than 300 words, write an essay on the topc: “My Conducive Learning
Environment
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FIELD STUDY 2
Learning Episode 6

Participate and Assist

Given the concepts and the infographic, how can you participate and assist in a face-to-face
learning environment?

Notice

Having been exposed to the traditional classrooms in your basic education, it seems that
everything is familiar. However, as teaching-learning theories evolve over time there are changes
that are taking place.
What changes have you noticed in the face-to-face classroom spaces?

Classroom Environment Classroom

Before Environment Now

Analyze

What do you think brought the changes in the face-to-face learning environment now?

From the changes that you identified, choose one that you can do. How will you
do it?

Reflect

Do you think making the learning environment conducive for a face-to-face

classroom will enable the learners to achieve better learning outcomes?
Explain your answer.
 Write Action Research Prompts

OBSERVE
What common problem have I noticed in a face-to-face learning
environment?
.
Can I translate this problem into a question?

REFLECT
How would I solve the problem?

Will it improve my teaching? How?

PLAN
What will I do to solve the problem? Describe brieftly how you will do it.

Work on my Artifacts

Visit a school, where the learning environment is face-to-face. Prepare a

detailed report describing the face-to-face learning environment in terms of the
three components:

Physical Environment
 Is the space inside the room more than enough for learners to move about?
 Does the room arrangement match with teaching-learning principles? Are there
several room arrangement in the school
 Are the visual displays attractive and do they stimulate learning?
 Are the school premises safe and is the classroom space free from hazards?
 Are learners comfortable in terms of light and ventilation?

Psychological Environment
 Are there sets of rules and procedures followed? What are these?
 Are there sets of expectations that can motivate the learners to learn?
 Are these observable in the classroom
- Classroom atmosphere based on trust, cooperation and empathy
- Modeling of positive attitude, respectful behavior, constructive actions
- Avoidance of ridicule, sarcasm, superiority in the classroom
- Opportunities for learners to share their experiences and learning with each
other
 Social Environment
 Are there opportunities for positive interaction inside the classroom?
 Are there outdoor activities that foster friendship, camaraderie and cooperation?
 How are individual needs and differences considered?
 PORTFOLIO ENTRY
Title: The Face-to-Face Learning Environment

Describe the physical environment:

Describe the psychological environment:

Describe the social environment: