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Good Educational System is really essential to offer good quality of education in order
to produce excellent educators that will contribute for the progress of education globally.
ASEAN Integration has been already set that is why, our country, the Philippines is
making efforts and adjustments for the Filipinos to be globally competitive.
In this study, you are going to look for a best educational model (Theoretical
Framework) that is used in other countries, then compare and evaluate the situation of
that country to the school where you will be conducting the study.
Each of the six Field Study courses covers experiences that support a professional
education course or a cluster of them. These are the following:
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Field Study 1 – The Learner’s Development and Environment
Field Study 1 is an outcome-based course designed to give students significant
opportunities to observe and analyze the characteristics and behaviors of learners in
actual learning environments. It is intended to develop skills in identifying and
understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners. These skills will be vital
in creating a conducive environment, choosing and evaluating developmentally
appropriate approaches in planning and managing the environment, delivering content,
facilitating learning activities, and assessing learners. (M.R.Lucas, 2015)
A. School as Learning Environment
School has a very big responsibility for the development of one’s being. It is said
to be the second home of the pupils that is why there should be a conducive place for
them to learn. Learning takes place everywhere so it is a must that every corner of the
school should have particular impact to the pupils/ students.
1. School Facilities
1.1. Checklist
Compare your target school to the Model School of your choice according to the following
facilities and write some differences:
a. Office of the Principal
b. Library
c. Counseling room
d. Canteen / cafeteria
e. Medical clinic
f. Audio-visual/ Learning Resource Center
g. Science Laboratory
h. Gymnasium/ Auditorium
i. Outdoor/ Garden
j. Home economics Room
k. Comfort Room for Girls
l. Comfort Room for Boys
m. Others…
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1. School Facilities
Mandaluyong High School Summerside Intermediate School
Office of
the
Principal
Library
Counsellin
g Rom
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Canteen /
Cafeteria
Medical
Clinic
Audio-
Visual
Learning
Resource
Center
Science
Laboratory
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Gymnasiu
m/
Auditorium
Outdoor/
Garden
Home
Economics N/A
Room
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Comfort
Room for
girls
Comfort
room for
Boys
lobby
Others
Music room
Physical Fitness
Room
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Conference room
An effective school environment is a school where students can feel and be safe,
child-friendly, and can provide learning and growth to its learners. It has complete
facilities that can cater/entertain the school’s population. It has rooms that is
conducive to learning. It has enough space and materials to develop the student’s
cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills. It hones the student’s ability to become
an individual in the society that contributes positively in their own personal and social
well-being.
Summerside Intermediate
Mandaluyong High School
School
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Strength 1. The principal’s office has a 1. The school library has many
receiving area for guest, fully air- good sets of books, fully air-
conditioned and has three conditioned and have their own
televisions to supervise the desk for the students who wants
school with the help of the CCTVs to read some books.
installed throughout the school.
2. Comfort rooms for both gender
2. There are three canteens has a clean cubicle, fully air-
inside the school. conditioned and has a supply of
tissue paper.
3. The canteen is under the
supervision of the principal.
Weaknesses 1. The clinic is only open during 1. The Public Health Nurse will be
Thursdays because there is only visiting the school only if called
one school nurse attending the upon.
district schools
2. The librarian is also a Filipino
teacher in the school which made
the library’s availability during the
teacher’s free time.
3. The auditorium is not enough
to occupy all the students and is
located at the 4th floor of the NAG
Building.
Opportunities 1. Guests from other school will 1. Students have time to focus
be entertained comfortably and and spend their extra time in the
the principal will be aware of the school library because of the
happenings or situation in the good accommodation and
school. pleasant ambiance.
2. The number of canteens is 2. They will assure that it will be
enough to supply the demands of as clean as they go if they
the students and gives more food maintain the cleanliness of the
choices to students. comfort rooms.
3. The students will be more
disciplined in the canteen.
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2. Classroom Facilities
Be guided by these tasks as you do your observation. Then accomplish the matrix
to record your data.
Compare your target school to the Model School of your choice according to the
classroom facilities and write some differences:
a. Bulletin boards/ wall displays
b. Teachers’ table
c. Learner’s desk
d. Blackboard
e. Learning materials/ visual aids
f. Reading center
g. Others…
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Mandaluyong High School Summerside Intermediate School
Bulletin
Boards/
Wall
Displays
Teacher’s
Table
Learner’s
Desk
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Blackboar
d
Learning
Materials/
Visual
Aids
Reading
Corner
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Strength 1. The ratio of students to chairs 1. The students have their own table
is 1:1 and chair.
2. The room is not crowded since 2. They use whiteboard and
the population of students per projector as means of teaching the
classroom ranges from 30-45 lessons.
3. Each room has an installed
projector.
Weaknesses 1. The learner’s desk is designed 1. Teachers does not have any
only for right handed students. visual aids.
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Opportunities 1. Students can sit comfortably 1. They can easily focus during the
on the chairs. class and manage their things
2. Students can move freely and properly.
will have comfortable space 2. They can easily catch up to the
enough for group works. discussions thoroughly.
3. Teachers can use audio-visual
materials and can integrate
technology in education that
enhances student’s learning
ability.
Threats 1. Left handed students may 1. Students cannot visualize the real
have some difficulty when writing object and focus only on the writings
and may affect their on the board together with their
concentration in class. notes.
Summerside Intermediate
Mandaluyong High School
School
Preschool 1. Students has a short attention 1. Pre-schools have a play-based
span. program.
2. They are active and most 2. There is a separation anxiety in
emotional. the learners.
3. They are “teacher directed” 3. Preschools use a number of
students where they were lead different pedagogical approaches.
and guided mostly by teachers.
Elementary 1. Students are dependent on 1. Entrance to Grade 1 in
learning. elementary school is normally at 6
2. They are easily distracted and years of age.
emotional. 2. Teachers maintained a religious
3. Some are still “teacher- history or foundation.
directed”.
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4. They are more interested in
activity-based learning, than
lecture-method.
Secondary 1. Students can follow directions 1. They are very active in
and move straight. academic and extra-curricular
2. Teacher’s authority is well activities.
recognized and respected. 2. There is no prohibition in the
3. Students can express their school dress code.
ideas and opinion on subject 3. Each student shares their
matters. concerns with their teachers.
4. Art of questioning is widely
used.
2.1 Evaluate the type of learners of different grade levels by answering the
following questions.
Weaknesses 1. Students from poor family often 1. Secondary students are not
drop out after finishing prohibited to wear any type of
elementary, while others after clothing and the female students
finishing secondary. use make-ups when they are in
school.
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C. Classroom Management and Learning
Classroom management is the process by which teachers and schools create and
maintain appropriate behavior of students in classroom settings. The purpose of
implementing classroom management strategies is to enhance prosocial behavior and
increase student academic engagement (Emmer & Sabornie, 2015); Everston &
Weinstein, 2006). Effective classroom management principles work across almost all
subject areas and grade levels (Brophy, 2006; Lewis, et al., 2006)
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Seating
Arrangement
3.1 Evaluate the classroom management and learning of the class being
observed.
Strength 1. Classes always start with a 1. There is a Blue Card System that
prayer. reflects the communication placed
2. Values Integration is always on parent-teacher-student problem.
used in every lesson 2. Each learner have a Students
3. The chairs are movable Achieve Tracking System (SAS) that
will give updated information on
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students’ marks, assignments and
daily attendance as well.
Threats 1. The students does not have an 1. The students should maintain
idea on the outcome/ target of the their grades above the ceiling grade
lesson. just only to pass the subjects.
2. The students will not embrace
God as their center of life.
3. The students does not have an
idea on the outcome/ target of the
lesson.
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Strength 1. Classes always start with a 1. There is a Blue Card System that
prayer and Values Integration is reflects the communication placed
always used in every lesson on parent-teacher-student problem.
2. The chairs are movable. 2. Each learner have a Students
Achieve Tracking System (SAS) that
will give updated information on
students’ marks, assignments and
daily attendance as well.
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2. The students will not embrace
God as their center of life.
3. The students does not have an
idea on the outcome/ target of the
lesson.
Findings: What have you found out upon observing the focuses in field study 1?
1. Mandaluyong High School (MHS) and Summerside Intermediate School (SIS)
both has school and classroom environment facilities that are present and
functional in the campus.
2. Both schools do not have a full-time school nurse.
3. MHS teachers use visual aids in teaching while teachers in SIS do not.
4. Both schools have diverse kinds of learners.
5. There is diversity in the daily routines of both schools and facilities of
Summerside Intermediate School (SIS) are better than those of MHS in terms of
functionality and availability.
6. Teachers in both schools are good motivators for their students.
7. Students of MHS are required to wear school uniforms while those in SIS are
not.
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2) Every city should allot funds in providing basic necessities for students like uniform,
bags, shoes, pencils and notebooks, especially to those students who came from
poverty-stricken family. Additionally, in line with the school regulations, wearing of
school uniforms should be strictly observed.
3) Moreover, millennial teachers are also advice to attend seminars and trainings to
be able to be more active in giving inspirational motivations to the students in
gaining the necessary confidence to develop their skills and attitudes for their
future paths.
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Field Study 2 – Experiencing the Teaching-Learning Process
The Field Study 2 is designed to provide FS students with opportunities to connect
teaching- learning theories and principles discussed in the six- unit courses in Principles
of Teaching 1 and 2 with actual classroom practice. It is intended to help the FS student
to observe how these principles and strategies of teaching and learning area applied by
the resource teacher to make the teaching- learning process interactive, meaningful,
exciting and enjoyable.
Meaningful Learning Experiences
1. Principles of Teaching and Learning
A. Principles
Task 1. Compare the Principles of Teaching in your model school to your target
school.
Task 2. Evaluate the principles of teaching and learning process.
(Principles of Teaching involves teacher, learner, and teaching content and strategies.
– called Triadic Elements of Teaching)
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2. What are the weaknesses?
Summerside Intermediate
Mandaluyong High School School
Some teachers are lacking The PEI Teacher’s Certification is
passion and a pure interest in only valid in the province. The fee
The Teacher
teaching the students. is also bit expensive.
The K to 12 Curriculum is The Prince Edward Island
implemented in the school year Curriculum is a set curriculum by
2013 – 2014. The curriculum is still the province of Prince Island. It
The new, that is why, the school is might be confusing to teachers
Teaching undergoing the process of great who just started teaching in the
Content and adjustments especially teachers island that is originally teaching
Strategies who are not used to Outcomes- from the other parts of Canada.
Based Education of K to 12
Curriculum.
Due to overpopulation (4.27 sq mi
with a population of 386, 276 as of The students are far from the city.
The accessible way to get out of
The Learner 2015) in the area, the environment
for the students may not be the province is through a vessel.
suitable.
The Greater value in education and a The students and the teachers will
Teaching more stable job for students who be able to keep the good quality of
Content and turned 18. education in the province.
Strategies
The students can study more
(instead of wasting time due to The students are actively going to
school because it is very
The Learner heavy traffic) because it is residing
in the same community of the accessible to them.
students.
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B. Objectives
Task: Observe a classroom-teaching process and evaluate the objectives of the
teacher in teaching the lesson.
Begin with The teacher begin the class by Recall of previous lessons.
the end in recalling the ideas about the
previous topic.
mind
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Begin with The students may already forget Retention might be a problem.
the end in what they learned yesterday.
mind
Share lesson Students may not understand the
The objective is not
objective lesson yesterday and do not have comprehensive.
with the the hint of the lesson for the day.
students
Too much objective can cause a The objective is not
SMART greater expectation set by the comprehensive.
Objectives teachers to the students.
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The students might foresee the The objective is already set for the
Begin with next topic to be tackle and the whole week, advance reading for
the end in teacher can easily introduce the the students.
mind new lesson.
Share lesson Easier way to learn because of
objective The lesson will flow smoothly. one topic to tackle for the whole
with the week.
students
The objective of the lesson is easy
SMART The objectives are attained, thus, to understand and direct to what is
Objectives more learning. meant to learn.
Begin with Less or no learning since retention Less or no learning since retention
the end in of the lesson is the problem. of the lesson is the problem.
mind
Share lesson
objective Passive learning or teacher- Less learning for the students.
with the centered.
students
Expectations will not be meet, so
SMART as the objectives of today’s Less learning for the students.
Objectives lesson.
C. Content
Task: Observe a classroom-teaching process and evaluate the information given
by the teacher upon discussing a lesson.
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Summerside Intermediate
Mandaluyong High School School
Definitions came from credible
Concrete definitions are used in sources such as books.
Cognitive defining a certain topic. Different Examples are given both by the
kinds of examples are also given. students and the teacher.
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Students are given the chance to
Teachers can understand the express their thoughts in the
Affective feelings or thoughts of the student class. It is also a way to clarify
towards the lesson. ideas for better understanding.
Is it teacher-centered or learner-centered?
What is the teaching-learning practice? Is it constructivist, inquiry- based,
developmentally appropriate, reflective, inclusive, collaborative, or integrative?
Is it Deductive or Inductive?
Is it teacher-
centered or Learner-centered Learner-centered
learner-
centered?
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Is it
Inductive
Deductive or Inductive
Inductive?
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E. Art of Questioning
Task: Observe a classroom-teaching process and evaluate the level of
questioning the teacher gives to the students/ pupils.
Type of Question
Questioning Behavior
Reacting Behavior
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and comparison as types of and comparison as types of
questions. questions.
The teacher asks non-directive
Questioning questions or the questions are The teacher calls on non-
Behavior given before calling a student to volunteers.
answer.
Reacting The teacher is giving the student The teacher explains and expands
Behavior an appropriate and sincere praise. the answer.
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4. What are the threats?
Summerside Intermediate
Mandaluyong High School School
The expressions of the students The expressions of the students
Type of are not elicit such as their feelings are not elicit such as their feelings
Question towards the lesson. towards the lesson.
Too much of simple recall
The understanding of the lesson questions can hinder the students
Questioning by the students is quite difficult to to use their critical thinking skills in
Behavior determine. answering.
Findings: What have you found out upon observing the focuses in field study 2?
1) Principles
a. Teachers of both school had qualification to pass, in the Philippines, a Bachelor’s
Degree graduate that passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) is
required. In Prince Edward Islands, Canada, a graduate of Bachelor’s Degree in
Education and Prince Edward Islands Teacher’s Certification. In MHS, K to 12
Curriculum Guide set by the Department of Education and in SIS, Prince Edward
Island Curriculum is used.
b. The weaknesses of the teacher in MHS is that they lack passion and a pure
interest in teaching the students. In SIS, PEI Teacher’s Certification is only valid
in the province. The fee is also bit expensive. The curriculum in the Philippines is
undergoing the process of great adjustments especially teachers who are not
used to Outcomes-Based Education of K to 12 Curriculum. In MHS, due to
overpopulation, the environment for the students may not be suitable. In SIS, the
students are far from the city.
2) Objectives
a. Both schools starts the class by recalling ideas about the previous lessons. They
differ in setting the objective because in MHS, the objectives are set different
everyday while in SIS, objective is set for one week plus homework. In both
schools, the objectives are S.M.A.R.T.
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b. The weakness of the approach in setting the objective in both schools is that the
students cannot recall the lesson yesterday. In MHS, students may not
understand the lesson yesterday and do not have the hint of the lesson for the
day and too much objective can cause a greater expectation set by the teachers
to the students. Awhile, SIS’s objective is not comprehensive.
3) Content
a. Both schools used definitions came from both the learner and in credible sources,
such as books. In MHS, fun activities are given by group and individuals and they
uses journal to write their own thoughts to be submitted by the teacher at the end
of the quarter. On the other hand, SIS uses activities that are relatable to students
and to touch their affective domain, the teacher asks them before the class end
on what they learn.
b. In MHS, too much examples are given and during activities, group work can
sometimes lead to passive learning of some students in the class. In some
lessons, the teacher do not tell the reason for studying it. In SIS, limited kinds of
examples are used and group activities usually last for 30-45 minutes. Also, some
students were having difficulty in expressing their thoughts regarding the lesson.
4) On Teaching Approaches and Methods
a. The teaching approach used in both schools is learner-centered and the class is
both inductively conducted. Both schools vary the teaching-learning practice
used. The MHS uses constructivist, inquiry-based, developmentally appropriate,
reflective, inclusive, collaborative, and integrative as SIS uses constructivist,
inquiry-based, developmentally appropriate, reflective, and collaborative.
b. In both schools, some students are not used to learner-centered and do not
respond well to this kind of environment in which students who cannot participate
became passive participants in the classroom. Similarly, due to its inductive
approach, it limits the discussion of some topic.
5) Art of Questioning
a. Both school uses different types of question, specifically the convergent,
divergent, evaluation, inference, and comparison. They differ in the questioning
behavior they use in which MHS asks non-directive questions while SIS asks calls
on non-volunteers. Also, the reacting behavior used in MHS is that the teacher is
giving the student an appropriate and sincere praise, while in SIS the teacher
explains and expands the answer.
b. Both schools have their own weaknesses that can hinder the teaching-learning
process inside the classroom, such as both randomly asks affective questions. In
MHS, the teacher randomly asks more details for clarification and randomly asks
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more details for clarification while in SIS, the teacher asks simple recall questions
and at times the teacher overuses the expressions, such as ‘okay’ or ‘right’.
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5.2. In MHS, it prevails that not asking too much of follow up question can lessen the
students’ interest and motivation. Awhile, in SIS, overusing of expression “okay”
or “right” is distracting to the students.
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Field Study 3 – Teaching in the Learning Environment
Compare your target school to the model school of your choice according to the
Learning Resource Center and write some differences:
a. Learning Resource Center
b. Bulletin board displays in the classroom
c. Slide Presentation
d. Tools of the Trade (Teaching Aids Bank)
e. Technology Integration in the Classroom
f. Others…
Opportunities 1. The students will have much 1. The students will have more
wider learning experience. learning resources as well as
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2. Each student will have an teaching resources, for teachers,
equal opportunity to learn. which will support their teaching-
3. Teachers and students will learning experiences.
have an easy access to the new 2. The students will have an equal
installed technology and will be opportunities to develop and
encourage to use it. achieve success in learning.
3. The Learning Resource Centers
are conducive for students learning.
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3. Bulletin Boards display in the
classroom are easily accessible to
both students and teachers.
Weaknesses 1. Some of the bulletin boards are 1. Some of the bulletin boards are
uncovered. uncovered.
2. Some of bulletin boards 2. Not all the bulletin boards are not
contain long information creative and well-organized
regarding a certain topic.
Threats 1. The displays will destroy after 1. Students can mess up what’s
a short period of time. been pinned to the board.
2. Students will be discourage to 2. Information on bulletin boards are
read the information instead. often ignored.
C. Slide Presentation
Task: Evaluate the presentation of the teacher in teaching the lesson
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3. The teacher knows how to
manipulate his/her slide
presentation.
Weaknesses 1. Not all teachers know how to 1. The teacher use different font
used slide presentation. colors every slide in the
2. When all the projectors are presentation.
unavailable and the teacher use
his/her laptop to present the
lesson, not all students see what
is being shown on the screen.
Opportunities 1. The student’s will not be bored 1. The slide presentation will catch
to see the teacher’s lesson student’s attention.
presentation. 2. The teachers will enhance his/her
2. The students will be able to creativity in doing creative slide
understand easily what is being presentations.
presented.
3. The students will see that the
teacher masters the lesson and
will believe on his/her teaching.
Threats 1. Some of the students may miss 1. The students will get distracted
the main ideas of the and unmotivated by the different font
words/phrases being presented colors used in each slide instead of
on the screen and some can’t listening.
understand and follow the
discussion.
Strength 1. The teachers know how to use 1. The teachers use an advance
their teaching aids effectively. technology such as smartboard to
discuss a particular lesson.
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2. The teachers are resourceful in
making visual aids. 2. Using technological teaching aid
3. Teaching aids that teachers such as PowerPoint presentation
used are simple and contains which helps the teacher to
brief explanation of a certain disseminate a copy of the lesson
idea/lesson. easily.
4, Teachers provide teaching
aids such as visual aids or model
of a certain object which are big
enough for the class to see and
use it respectively.
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Strength 1. Teachers operate different and 1. Both students and teachers have
more than one technology access in technology in the
integration in their classroom. classroom.
2. Teachers enable the students 2. Students use Chromebook, a
to become an active participant faster laptop that starts within
when using the technology seconds and offers thousands of
resources. apps, daily to do their activities.
Threats 1. Teachers who don’t practice 1. Students who get too much
technology integration in the screen time and not enough face
classroom are not as competitive time do not learn how to interact with
as the other 21st century teachers other people which is essential.
who used to expose their
students daily to a variety
technology resources.
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2. The students will encounter
difficulty on learning and
developing their computer
literacy skills because of the
unavailability of the technology
resources.
Findings: What have you found out upon observing the focuses in field study 1?
1) Both libraries of Summerside Intermediate School (SIS) and Mandaluyong High
School (MHS) is rarely used by the students. However, Summerside Intermediate
School has more advance technology and have enough for each students while
MHS is in the process of pursuing its Learning Resource Center to be updated
through installing projectors on each classroom.
2) Students still make use and manage bulletin boards found inside and outside the
classroom.
3) Although some teachers of MHS do not incorporate PPT’s in their respective
subject, those who do knows how to manipulate their presentation in a sense that
it can easily pique the student’s interest and attention.
4) The teachers of MHS are resourceful especially when it comes to making
traditional visual aids that are easy to understand. While the teachers of SIS make
use of smartboards in teaching and Chromebooks where the teacher’s PowerPoint
presentations are readily available.
5) Technology has long been integrated in the schools of Prince Edward Island,
unlike in Mandaluyong High School where the knowledge of technology, or lack
thereof for some teachers, are seems to be limited only to using PowerPoint
presentations. Most still use the traditional chalk and board in teaching.
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those who do, tries to choose and think of different methods on how they can
present their lesson with the help of technology
4) Teachers of Mandaluyong High School knows how to utilize their teaching aids
effectively and are resourceful in teaching since there are no available technology
resources, except from PPT’s, like smartboards or Chromebooks that they can use
inside the classroom.
5) Use of technology nowadays is essential in a child’s learning, but MHS still uses
the traditional methods in teaching which can then put the student in a
disadvantage among their peers especially if we want them to globally competitive.
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Field Study 4 – Exploring the Curriculum
Compare the curriculum of the model school of your choice to the present
curriculum in the school of your choice. (Choose only 1. Example: Mathematics, Social
Studies, English, etc.)
a. Foundations of the Curriculum
b. Objectives of the Curriculum
c. Planning
d. Components of the Curriculum
e. Content of the Curriculum
f. Activities of the Curriculum, and
g. Implementation of the Curriculum
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between school districts, even within
the same province.
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thinking, problem solving, and achievement indicators agreed
creative thinking upon by seven Canadian
western and northern ministries
2. It also aims to hone the
of Education.
accuracy, creativity, objectivity,
perseverance, and productivity of 2. Describes learning expectations
of all students who graduate from
students
high school not in terms of
individual school subjects but in
terms of knowledge, skills, and
attitudes developed throughout
the curriculum.
C. Planning
Task: Read, analyze and evaluate how the curriculum is being planned.
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2. The framework of the to all students, involving multiple
curriculum is mainly based on sources of information.
transforming the knowledge and
new concepts from the learner’s
experience and discovery.
3. The discussion is learner-
centered and context based.
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F. Activities of the Curriculum
Task: Read, analyze and evaluate the activities for the students in the curriculum
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2. The students will learn by 2. Serves to strengthen the
making use of direct experiences, understanding of mathematical
or their personal experiences to concepts of students.
form new ideas and concepts. 3. Student become mathematically
literate adults.
3. The learners will perform well
in collaborative tasks in the future 4. Students will be able to bring a
wide range of prior knowledge
and will hone their
and experiences and learn via
communication skills.
various styles.
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early years of implementing k- 2. Note-taking on a laptop just
12. can’t have that raw visual
2. The implementation of k-12 dynamism which will aid for one’s
brings confusion to other deeper understanding and
students as well as teachers. meaning-making of the subject.
3. Implemented the k-12 with
urgency without polishing the
final plan and other factors.
Opportunities 1. More comprehensive and
1. Students will have solid deeper understanding of
foundation of basic concepts in Mathematics.
preparation for higher 2. Gives each student optimal
mathematics in senior high opportunity to demonstrate what
school (SHS) he/she knows and can do.
3. Overcoming barriers for EAL
students.
Findings: What have you found out upon observing the focuses in field study 1?
1) Both the K to 12’s and PEI’s curriculum are based and uses philosophical and
pedagogical approaches for Mathematics curriculum, promotes gender and culture
sensitivity, and aims to foster globally competitive students for sustainable
development.
2) The individual provinces of Canada are responsible for their own educational
system within their jurisdiction unlike in the Philippines were only one curriculum is
implemented.
3) Having a spiral progression approach can be quite challenging to the students
because they often easily lose track of the topics and forgot what they have learned
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in the past year. Whereas in the curriculum of Prince Edward Island, it enables the
students to focus on a particular key concept in a given grade level before
proceeding to the next.
4) Although the Math curriculum of both Philippines and PEI was develop to provide
students who graduates junior high school the necessary knowledge and skills that
they need to have, there still seems to be some difficulties in attaining these
objectives by both the teacher and student.
5) The K to 12 Mathematics curriculum recommends using ICT-enhanced lessons or
CAI (Computer assisted instruction) but some of the teachers’ knowledge of using
different technologies is limited to PPT’s, or none at all. While the PEI incorporates
various technologies like Chromebook and smartboards on top of the usual
technologies that can be used.
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2) The researchers recommend that more seminars be given to teachers on how to
better present their subject through the K to 12 and how they can make sure that
the student’s learning retains and be actually of use to them.
3) Setting appropriate and attainable objectives for both the teachers and students to
4) Raising awareness, providing opportunities, and advancement in using various
technology in the classroom aside from PPT’s should be pursued not just by the
teachers but also the administrators. Use of smart boards and Chromebook inside
the classroom should also be taken into consideration
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A. Usefulness of Assessment
Task: Evaluate the assessment being used by the teacher.
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Weaknesses 1. Some methods and tools did 1. Methods, tools and tasks are
not match the domain of learning. sometimes dull
2. Traditional method are often
used.
3. Lacks in creativity in making
assessment fun and interesting.
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2. Focusing on traditional
methods will decrease student’s
motivation.
Strength 1. Assesses students in all levels 1. All levels of learning are being
of learning. practiced
2. Their assessment tasks and
learning outcomes are aligned. 2. Assessment in all levels of
3. Gives different forms of learning is balanced
assessment.
Opportunities 1. With the assessment tasks and 1. Students will develop skills in all
learning outcomes being aligned, levels
chances of achieving the learning
competencies is increased.
2. Promotion of higher level of
2. Teachers who always thinking can be ensured
assessed their students and
always use different
assessments could have
mastered choosing the right tool
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of assessment that will help them
and their students learn more.
Threats 1. There will be tendency that 1. If the results will be low, this will
students will only master skills in reflect to the performance of the
the lower lever. school
2. The school may soon be
affected too since students will 2. Learners become easily
only masters skills in the lower discourage
lever their performance might be
reduced which will reflect the
schools performance.
Opportunities 1. TOS helps teachers to view the 1. TOS helps teachers to view the
purpose of the test. purpose of the test.
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2. With TOS students will know 2. With TOS students will know the
the description of test contents. description of test contents.
3. TOS will help determine the
validity of test.
E. Portfolio Making
Task: Observe if the teacher you have observed uses portfolio herself and let he
pupils/students make portfolio as direct evidence of learning.
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Threats 1. Even if they got the privilege of 1. It can cause stress on the
designing their own but the student’s part.
importance of having complete
elements have been ignored they
cannot obtained the skills of
making a good and proper
portfolio.
2. If only one kind of portfolio will
be used the existence of the other
kind will be good for nothing.
F. Scoring Rubrics
Task: Observe how the teacher uses rubric in the teaching-learning process. How
does it help him/her?
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Opportunities 1. Learners will analyze what are 1. Learners will be satisfied on how
the things they need to do in order they are being graded
to get a high score. Knowing the
criteria can be a source of
motivation. 2. Learners can get a chance to
develop on what they are lacking if
2. Rubrics will be a way for the the rubric of the grade is presented
students to do self-evaluation to
monitor themselves.
3. It builds a positive attitude
towards the learners, they can be
self-directed or independent.
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Task: Ask the permission of your teacher if she will let you see some of the report
cards of the pupils for you to know if the parents signed it. Then, try to capture a moment
to conduct an interview with a teacher and also a parent about the help of letting the
parents know the student’s performance.
Opportunities 1. Parents can monitor their 1. Parents can monitor their child’s
child’s performance. grades.
2. Strengthens Parent-Teacher 2. Students have more time to study.
relationship.
3. All information of the student
would be secured.
Findings: What have you found out upon observing the focuses in field study 1?
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1) Mandaluyong High School (MHS) and Summerside Intermediate School (SIS)
uses a variety of assessment methods, tools and tasks. The only problem is that
sometimes the assessment is not appropriate for what should be assessed.
2) Both schools promote higher level of thinking. SIS doesn’t have a problem with this
but MHS does since their assessment mostly focus on the lower level of domain
of learning.
3) The use of table of specification in constructing a test is present to both schools
but not practiced by all teachers and found out that some test includes topics that
are not yet covered.
4) MHS and SIS practices the use of portfolio, both teacher and students.
5) In MHS teachers talks to parents personally about the progress of the student while
in SIS they use online portals to report student’s performance.
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Weaknesses 1. Less class time for the 1. Not all students can be
activities made. supervised during activities.
2. Not all students can be
supervised during activities.
3. Lack of well-trained teachers
inside the campus.
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Strength 1. Lots of veteran teachers in the 1. Have its own capability of being
school that gives advices in terms creative in terms of teaching
of educational growth 2. Open to all ideas in the field of
2. Always flexible in time of Education
difficulties 3. Lots of veteran instructors that
3. Knowledgeable about different guides him/her in the field of
strategies in teaching students education
Threats 1. Not all students can catch up 1. Not all students can catch up with
with the lessons that can lead to the lessons that can lead to low
low grades grades
2. Teachers may find it difficult to 2. With more content and less
teach because of the lack of application in teaching, students
facility that may lead to less may find it hard to apply what they
practical learning of the students learned outside the school.
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Findings: What have you found out upon observing the focuses in field study 1?
1) Teachers in Mandaluyong High School and the teachers in Summerside
Intermediate School have the same holistic point of view when it comes to students
learning. Both teachers in each county has the same attitude of being a hard-
worker on their profession. The problems that they encounter is the lack of time in
each class that they can’t deliver the whole activity they had.
2) Based on the data gathered, Teachers in Mandaluyong HS are greatly influenced
by their co-teachers (especially the old ones) when it comes to their professional
development while the teachers in Canada tend to be open in all ideas in education
still with the help of their colleagues.
3) Teachers in Mandaluyong High School are approachable to their students’
concerns, the only problem is that teachers are not always available due to the
amount of work they have. While in Canada, teachers are great supervisors and
also like in Mandaluyong High School, they are also not always available due to
the load of work that they have.
4) Both teachers in Mandaluyong and Canada are both well- respected and has a
heart for the community, the only problem that they may face is that people in the
community may think of the teachers as taken for granted and may abuse their
kindness.
5) Based on the data gathered, teachers in Mandaluyong High School becomes a
global teacher with continuous professional development by attending seminars,
workshops and trainings. They also take up Masters and Doctorate Degree in
Universities. The only problem that they may face is they are not yet fully- trained
in speaking in English and also in using computer for teaching.
In Canada, teachers tend to take a different degree for continuous professional
development and just like the teachers in Mandaluyong, they also take up Masters
and Doctors Degree. The problems they have is also not all teachers are well-
trained in speaking different languages and also not totally literate in using the
computer for teaching
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class that causes them to be interrupted and not to finish the lesson that can leave
the students hanged in the current lesson.
2) Based on the finding, the researchers concluded that both teachers in the model
school and local school are both influenced by their colleagues in their professional
development. With the help of their older colleagues, they tend to learn more on
what they need to improve to their selves and they could boost their knowledge in
terms of teaching.
3) Both teachers are great supervisors and advisers in each school, therefore,
conclude that both teachers in each school are knowledgeable when it comes to
students’ concerns. Teachers in both schools always give their best answer that
can help the students boost their moral in learning. The only problems that they
encounter is their lack of time to approach all the students concerns. Teachers can
only assist student one at a time.
4) Based on the findings, the researchers may conclude that both teachers in
Mandaluyong HS and in Canada are both well-respected in their own communities.
They tend to assist the community with the best that they can. They become aid
to the parents to monitor the child’s learning progress. The researchers also
concluded that having a great role in the community increases the popularity of the
school which may lead to the expansion of the said schools. The problems that
they may only encounter is that the community may abuse the kindness of the
teachers which may lead to parents using the teachers’ kindness to cheat the
grades of their children.
5) Both teachers show that being a global teacher is accompanied with great effort
like taking up Masters and Doctors and also by attending different seminars and
workshops, therefor, the researchers concluded that even in Mandaluyong High
School or in Canada, learning has never stop. Continuous professional
development is always a priority in their field. Being a global teacher needs you to
be computer literate and fluent in different languages, the researchers conclude
that not all teachers in Mandaluyong are well- trained in using the English language
as their medium of instruction, they are not also well- trained in using the computer
as their medium in teaching. Even in Canada, not all teachers are well- trained in
using different languages that may lead to miscommunication with their students.
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2) The researchers suggest that teachers must always disregard intimate relationship
with their students to avoid any explicit relationship with the student but only create
an environment where the teacher must always be respected as their said
profession.
3) The researchers suggest that teachers must practice their time management to
balance and to have the time to hear all the concerns of their students.
4) The researchers recommend that teachers need to be careful on how they interact
with the people around them. Teachers in both countries must always be informed
that they are professionals and not be affected by the sweet talk of the people
around them. They must also practice on how to communicate properly with the
community without offending them or criticizing the people.
5) The researchers recommend that teachers need to adapt to the trend on how
students will become more interested and engaged like using the computer on
having the students watch educational videos, on- hands learning, and also by
practicing the language English by implementing an “English-speaking policy rule”.
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