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Episode 2
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LEARNERS CHARACTERISTICS
AND NEEDS
Environent
Name of FS Student: Briones, Jaymel G.
Course: BSED MATH Year & Section: 2-1
Resource Teacher: Ms Abigail Abanto

Signature _____________________

Cooperating School Caruhatan National Valenzuela City

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in differentiating the
characteristics and needs of learners from different developmental levels.

Your Map
To reach your target, do the following tasks:

Step 1
Observe 3 groups of learners
from different levels
(preschool, elementary, and
high school)
Step 2
Describe each of the learners
based on your observations

Step 3
Validate your observation
by interviewing the
learners.
Step 4
Compare them in terms of
their interests and needs.

Your
Tools

Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report
on the provided space. Your teacher may also recommend another observation
checklist if a more detailed observation is preferred.
Physical

Learners Development Matrix

1. Observe their gross motor skills. How they carry themselves? How they move,
walk, run, go up the stairs, etc.?
2. Are gross movements clumsy or deliberate/smooth?
3. How about their fine motor skills? Writing, drawing, etc.
Social
1. Describe how they interact with teachers and other adults.
2. Note how they also interact with peers. What do they talk about? What are their
concerns?
Emotional
1. Describe the emotional disposition or temperament of the learners. (happy, sad,
easily cries, mood-shifts)
2. How do they express their wants/needs? Can they wait?
3. How do they handle frustrations?
4. Describe their level of confidence as shown in their behaviour. Are they selfconscious?
Cognitive
1. Describe their ability to use words to communicate their ideas. Note: their
language proficiency.
2. Describe how they figure out things. Do they comprehend easily? Look for
evidence of their thinking skills.
3. Where there opportunities for problem solving? Describe how did they show
problem solving abilities

Record the data you gathered about the learners characteristics and needs in this
matrix. This will allow you to compare the characteristics and needs of learners at
different levels. The items under each domain are by no means exhaustive. These are just
sample indicators. You may add other aspects which you may have observed.
High School
Development Domain

Physical
Gross-motor skills
Fine-motor skills

Indicate age range of children observed:

12-17 yrs/old

The students are often walking, running and

Sometime they laughing and jumping. Their
writing skills was good and some of them are
good in art.

Self-help skills
Others
Social
Interaction with Teachers

Interests

They show respect to their teacher, sometimes

shy
They usually interact with their classmate by
reflecting and reactions to the lessons.
Sometimes their joking to each other

Others
Emotional
Moods and temperament, expression of
feelings

They are always happy because the

teacher is very approachable

Interaction with Classmates/Friends

Emotional Independence
Others

Cognitive
Communication Skills
Thinking Skills
Problem-solving
Others

Sometimes they experience sad if

the teacher mad at them from some
reason. Their confident become
lower if they cant answer to the
certain questions given.
They are average when regards in
communication skills
Their thinking skills was good
because they can follow what
teacher teach.
They are competitive during problem
solving.

Your Analysis
Write the most salient developmental characteristics of the learners you observed.
Based on these child characteristics, think of implications for the teacher.
Example:
Level

Salient Characteristics
Observed

Implications to the TeachingLearning Process

Preschool
Age Range of Learners
observed 3-4

Level
High School
Age Range of Learners
observed 12-17

Your Reflections

Salient Characteristics
Observed
Majority of them are
independent. They can work
their activity on their own.
They able to think critically.

Implications to the TeachingLearning Process

The teachers approaches is the best teachingLearning process and how they executive
properly and need to non-stop development
on teaching because the student was
competitive.

1. While you were observing the learners, did you recall your own experiences when
you were their age? What similarities or differences do you have with the learners
you observed?
Yes, I recall my own experiences when I was observing them that mostly I have a
similarities like when I have no ball pen I always borrow to my classmate and of
course Im always noisy but Im always participating in a class,
2. Think of a teacher you cannot forget for positive or negative reasons. How did
she/he help or not help you with your needs (physical, emotional, social, and
cognitive)? How did it affect you?
My teacher in Grade 3. She always there to comfort me, during that time she
encourage me so much to study well and to be a great learner that I can be he help
me on how to understand every lessons. She never tired doing it for me because
she treat and consider me like her son.
3. Which is your favourite theory of development? How can this guide you as a
future teacher?
My favourite theory of development is social development theory because I
learned how to interact with others and also how to handle and building
relationship too. I learned also how to have a healthy social life.
4. Share your other insights here.
I learned that the factors of development of the learners are physical, emotional,
cognitive and social.