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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Learning Episode 2

Inventory of Sample Action Research Conducted by Teachers

List of Completed Action Research Titles Author/ Authors

Ex. Differentiated Instruction in Teaching English for Mary Joy Olicia
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.

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

3. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 3

If YES, identify the problems from the title you have

given. Answer in the space provided.
4. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 4

5. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 5

2. What intepretation about action research can you make Title of the Action Research:
out of your answer in Question No. 1?

3. Write the Title and your interpretation of the study

From the title, I think, the study
from the title.
...

4. What do you think did the author/s do with the I think the author/s…………
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 Questions My Answer

Choose from the options given. You may check more
than one answer
1. From what source do you think, did the authors Choices:
identify the problems of their action research? Copied from research books
From daily 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 is the teacher’s intention in Choices:

conducting the action research?
To find a solution to the problematic situation
To comply with the 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 you get as a student in FS 2 in Choices:

understanding and doing action research?
Prepare me for my future job
Get good grades in the course
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 you assist your mentor in his/her By co-researching with my mentor
Action Research Activity? By assisting in the design of the intervention
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

EVALUATE Findings

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 Components Entry from your Sample AR
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 Question AR Questions

III. Proposed Innovation, Intervention Strategy Describe Innovation/Intervention/Strategy.

IV. Action Research Methods Describe Action Research Methods.

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

VI. Cost Estimate Write cost estimate.

VII.Plan for Dissemination and Utilization Describe how the results will 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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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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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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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 Before Classroom 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: