FS 4

Exploring the Curriculum

FIELD STUDY
Episode 5

COLLECT AND CRITIQUE

Name of FS Student: Kier A. Baugbog
Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics Year & Section: Math 4-1
Resource Teacher: Folencio C. Carreon
Cooperating School: Dalandanan National High School

Your Target
At the end of this episode, you should be able to explain the importance of the
curriculum through reflections from the observations made about it as used by the
teacher.

Your Map
In your observation, please do the following steps:
Ramp 1: Revisit a school and request the teacher to show
you a syllabus of a particular subject.
Ramp 2: Analyze the syllabus in terms of the following:
a. Topic
b. Learning Activities
c. Assessment of Learning
Ramp 3: Interview a teacher on the process of preparing
the syllabus, giving attention to the following:
a. Challenges
b. Resources needed
c. Planning strategies
Ramp 4: Examine the assessment tools used by critiquing
whether or not it is a product-based or performance-

Your Tools
My Analysis Report
Name: Kier A. Baugbog

Date of Observation:

School: Dalandanan National High School

The Topic
Polynomial
expression
- Degree of the
polynomial
- Leading
coefficient
- Leading term
Polynomial equation
- Standard form
- Factored form
- Roots applying
zero product
theorem
Linear equation
- Root
Quadratic Equation
- Cases
- Finding the
roots by
factoring

Subject Observed: Mathematics

Learning Activities
-

Board works
Oral recitation
Group activities

Assessment of
Learning
- Seat works
- Quizzes

For this episode, please use the Activity Forms provided for you below.

Your Tools
My Interview Report
(Analysis of the topic, Learning Activities, and Assessment used in relation to Curriculum Elements)

Name of Teacher Interviewed: Folencio C. Carreon

Date of Interview:

School: Dalandanan National High School

Interviewer: Kier Baugbog

Grade/Year Level & Section of Class Handled: Grade 10, Zeus

Challenges
- Motivating the
students to
learn.
- Maintaining
the interests
of the
students
- Thinking ways
on how they
will easily
understand
the lesson
- Lower
standard to
meet the
standards of
the students.
- Do discovery
and inquiry
based
approach.

Resources
Needed
- Chalk
- Board

For this episode, please use the Activity

Planning
Strategies
Begin with the
end in mind.
Always know
what you want
student to
learn and do.
Be focus
Think of ways
beforehand.
Think of
additional
activities that
is not on your
plan.

Your Analysis

How important is it for teachers and curriculum planners to anchor their curricular plans
to specific theories and principles of curriculum development?

Theories and principles of curriculum development were rigorously studied and

evaluated. This means that before coming up with these theories and principles, a
lot of studies and researches were conducted. This makes the theories and
principle reliable. This is the primary reason that teachers and curriculum
planners need to anchor curriculum plans to the theories and principles of
curriculum development. Another thing is that, these theories and principles
ensures the consideration of every stakeholders of the curriculum planning and of
the optimum goal of our educational system.

Aside from the teachers, who else should be involved in the curriculum planning?
Explain your thoughts.
-

Students. Students should be involved significantly. Curriculum planners should

consider the needs of the students in terms of planning.
Community. Curriculum planners also need to consider what is needed in the
society nowadays. The goals of the curriculum should always be for the
development of the society.
School administrators. Of course they should be the one that is helping the
teachers in the curriculum planning. The curriculum planning with the help of the
school administrators should abide to the goals of our educational system. They
need to ensure that.
Parents. They should be knowledgeable about the curriculum for them to guide
their children in attaining the goals of the curriculum. In order to that, they should
be involved in curriculum planning. Their thoughts might be also helpful.
LGU/NGO/Government organization. Different organization should also be
involved because these are the primary source of budget in implementing the

curriculum. Also theses organization (DepEd and CHED) mandates the national
goal of educational system where objectives of the curriculum should be anchored

Your Reflections

From your FS experience, take a look into your significant learning and personal
reflection. Express it in a simple poem. Then share it with your classmates and FS
teacher.

Noblest

Keep in mind, be careful

Though not be neglectful
They may say youre a fiend
But theyll sure understand in the end

Go ahead cry unto them

Made them feel thy passion
Shelter their emotions
For theyre fragile and needs attention

Go took care of those rosebuds

Made feel theyre important
Hone their Beings

For they will bloom and will be abundant