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FIELD STUDY

Learning Episode

My Learning Episode Overview

Episode 3 provides an opportunity for me to examine how classrooms are
structured or designed to allow everyone’s maximum participation and effective
learning. I will be able to examine how classroom management practices affect learning.

My Intended Learning outcomes

In this episode, I must be able to plan on how to manage time, space, and resources
to provide a learning environment appropriate to the learners and conducive to
learning.

My Performance Criteria
 quality of my observation and documentation,
 completeness and depth of analysis,
 depth and clarity of classroom observation-based reflection,
 completeness, organization, clarity of portfolio and
 time of submission of portfolio.
My Learning Essentials
The classroom climate that is conducive for learning is one that is non-threatening
yet business-like. It is a classroom where:
 Specific classroom rules and procedures are clear.
 Classroom rules and procedures are discussed within the few days of the
school.
 Students are involved in the design of rules and procedures
 Techniques to acknowledge and reinforce acceptable behavior are employed
 Clear limits for unacceptable behavior are established and negative
consequences for such are communicated
 Classroom process are democratic

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 My Map
To realize my Intended Learning Outcomes, I will work my way
through these steps:

Observe a class.
Using a checklist, find out the
evident classroom
components.
Describe how the classroom is
structured/designed to allow
everyone to participate in the
learning activities.
Relate the data in your checklist
to the learners’ behavior.
Reflect on how classroom
management affects learning

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

An Observation Guide for the learners’ Characteristics

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your

observation report on the provided space.

1. As you observe the class, look into the characteristics of the learners.
Note their ages.
2. How many boys are there? How many girls are there?
3. Focus on their behavior. Are they already able to manage their own
behavior?
4. Can the learners already work independently?
5. Describe their span of attention.
6. Look inti their listening skills and ability to concern.

Name of the School Observed: Governor Ferrer Memorial National

Highschool - Buenavista Annex
Location of the School: Buenavista 2, General Trias, Cavite
Date of Visit: July 29,2015

1. Some of the students are noisy while the teacher is discussing their lesson, but
most of the students are listening. They are 14-15 years old.
2. There are 24 boys and 23 girls.
3. As senior students in their school, most of the students can manage their
behavior but some of them cannot control their noise.
4. Most of the students are still depending their answer with their seatmates.
5. The students exert more patience especially when their teacher is discussing
their lesson.
6. They listen very well to their teachers’ discussion.

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 An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Be guided by these questions as you do your observation classroom

management. It is also good to ask the teacher for additional information, so you
can verify your observation. Write your notes below; and then organize your data
in the table that follows.

1. Are there areas in the classroom for specific purposes (storage of teaching aids,
books, students’ belongings, supplies, etc.)? Describe these areas.
 There are some books located at the back and they are arranged properly. They
also have chalk box in the front beside the table.

2. Are there rules and procedures posted in the room? List them down.
 Wear your foot socks.
 Cleaners of the Day.

3. Did the students participate in making the classroom rules? If yes, and the
resource teachers is available, ask him/her to describe the process.
 Their teacher said that most of the students are following the rules but some of
the students are not. For those who are not following the rules based on her,
she gave punishment for those students.

4. What are the daily routines done by the teacher? (prayer, attendance,
assignment of monitors, warm-up activities, etc.) How they are done?
 The teacher started the classes by the opening prayer that is done by the prayer
leader, to be followed by greetings from the teacher and the students. Next is
the attendance that is reported by the group leaders and the discussion part.

5. Is there a seating arrangement? What is the basis of this arrangement?

 The students are seated by group and they are alternate boys, and girls.

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6. Observe the noise level in the classroom. How is this managed?
 While the teacher is discussing, there are only soft noise come from the
students because most of the students are listening.

7. If a learner is not following instructions or is off-task, what does the teacher do?
Describe the behavior strategies use.
 While the teacher is discussing and the students is too noisy, she will stop the
discussion and after the few seconds the students are quiet.

8. What does the teacher do to reinforce positive behaviors? (behavior strategies)

 The teacher reinforces the learners by giving a positive feedback to students
answers.

Write your
Observation
Notes here:

In every class, there are students that a teacher cannot easily get the attention
while discussing specially when they are bored and there are some distractions on
them. So as a teacher, you need to think more activities and you need to be
energetic in class so you will get your students’ attention.

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 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT MATRIX
Aspect of Classroom
Management
1. Specific Areas in the
Classroom
2. Classroom Rules
3. Classroom Procedures
4. Daily Routines
5. Seating Arrangement
6. Handling misbehavior/off-
task behavior
7. Reinforcement of positive
behavior
Description
(to be filled up after you answer the
 The areas in the classroom
are well organized.
 The classroom rules are
reminded by the teacher in
every point of time.
 The teacher starts a little talk
before the class discussion on
the subject matter.
 The teacher starts the class
with a prayer then a review
of the discussion they
discussed last time.
 The students seated by group
and they alternate boys and
girls.
 The teacher gives precise
disciplinary action to the
student if they make a
particular mistake.
 The teacher gives
acknowledgment to every
student that will do positive
behavior and excellence in
the class.
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Effect on learners
analysis questions)
 The effect on the learners is
that they will be easy to locate
their different instruments they
needed such as books and all
other materials.
 The effect on the learners is
that they will be reminded of the
rules so that they will not do any
kind of act to oppose any of
these.
 The effect on the learners is
that the students will feel at ease
and more comfortable with the
class.
 The effect on the learners is
that their last discussion will be
refreshed in the mind of the
learners.
 The effect on the learners is
that they will be able to socialize
with the opposite sex role.
 The effect on the learners is
that they will be able to know
their limitations and become
aware of behaving inside the
class.
 The effect on the students is
that they will be able to strive
hard to be excellent in class
 My Analysis

1. How did the classroom organization and routines affect the learners’
behavior?
 Because the students are familiarized with their daily routines and
because of that some of them are bored, but the teacher can get the
students attention by discussing energeticly with some activities.

2. What should the teacher have in mind when she/he designs the
classroom organization and routines? What theories and principles
should you have in mind?
 She must think that he/she needs to be a energetic teacher and ready
fo the question of his/her students.

3. Which behavior strategies were effective in managing the behavior of

the learners? In motivating students? Why were they effective?
 Having a good discussion and enjoyable activities because it can attract
the students to be attentive in class.

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 My Reflection/Insights

1. Imagine yourself organizing your classroom in the future. In what grade/

year level do you see yourself? what routines and procedures would you
consider for this level? Why?
 I imagine my self teaching fourth year students in highschool. I do some
routine and procedures and practices that can ready them in their
college years.

2. Make a list of the rules you are likely to implement in this level. Why
would you choose these rules?
 Always copy lecture - so that my students will be responsible to take
down notes on their lesson.

3. Should learners be in involved in making the class rules? Why?

Yes to know about their thought and suggestion in the rules.

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 Integrating Theory and Practice

Directions: Read the items given below and encircle the correct answer.

1. Focusing on natural consequences of students’ behavior develop more

self-regulation in the students. Which of the following teacher statements
demonstrates focusing on natural consequences?

A. “Those who were noisy today during seatwork will not be allowed to play
games in the computer later”
B. “If it takes you longer to finish the seatwork because the time is wasted
with Chatting, then we won’t have time to go to the playground anymore”
C. “Those who are well-behaved in class will be given plus 5 points in the quiz”
D. “ If you get a grade of 95 or higher in the first two assignments, you will be
exempted from the 3rd assignment”

2. Learners are more likely to internalize and follow classroom rules when

A. The teacher clearly explains the rules she prepared

B. The learners know the punishments for not following the rules
C. The learners participate in the rule-making process
D. The teacher gives additional points for those who follow the rules

3. For a teacher to establish and maintain consistent standards of learners’

behavior, they should do all EXCEPT:

A. Give immediate feedback to reinforce appropriate behavior of learners

B. Be open to exceptions each time a learner misbehaves in class
C. Communicate and enforce school policies and procedures clearly and
Consistently
D. Handle behavior problems promptly and with due respect to leaners’
rights

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 My Learning Portfolio

Should be learners be involved in making the classroom rules? Why?

Students should be involved in making the classroom rules, because for

the main reason that they will be the one who will benefited and will follow
these set of rules. And they should also be aware of these rules so that they
will know their limitations about their actions in the classroom. Also the
teacher should know the students thought about the rules that will be
implemented.

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My Learning Rubric (How did I perform in this episode?)
Field Study 1, Episode 3 – Classroom Management and Learning
Focused on: Planning on how to manage time, space and resources to provide a learning environment appropriate
to the leaners and conducive to learning

Name of FS Student Alexa Jean Q. Colocado Date Submitted: August 27, 2015
Year & Section: Second Year/ SED201 Course: BSE-ENGL

Learning Episodes Exemplary Superior Satisfactory Needs Improvement

4 3 2 1
All episodes were All or nearly all Nearly all episodes were Fewer than half of episodes were
done with outstanding episodes were done done with acceptable done; or most objectives were met
Learning Activities quality; work exceeds with high quality quality but need improvement
4
3 2 1
All Analysis question Analysis questions were Analysis were not answered.
questions/episodes were answered not answered completely.
were answered completely. Grammar and spelling
completely; in depth Vaguely related to the unsatisfactory
Analysis of the answers; thoroughly Clear connections theories
Learning Episode grounded on theories. with theories
Exemplary grammar Grammar and spelling
and spelling Grammar and acceptable
Spelling are superior
4 3 2 1
Reflection statements Reflection Reflection statements are Reflection statements and unclear
are profound and statements are clear; shallow; supported by and shallow and are not supported
clear; supported by but not clearly experiences from the by experiences form learning
experiences from the supported by learning episodes episodes
Reflection/Insights
learning episodes experiences from the
learning episodes
3
4 2 1
Portfolio is complete, Portfolio is Portfolio is incomplete; Analysis question were not
clear, well-organized complete, clear, supporting documentation answered
and all supporting; well-organized and are organized but are
documentations are most supporting; lacking Grammar and spelling
Learning Portfolio located in sections documentations area unsatisfactory
clearly designated available and
logical and clearly
marked locations
4 3 2 1
Submission of Submitted before the Submitted on the Submitted a day after the Submitted two days or more after
Learning Episodes deadline deadline deadline the deadline
4 3 2 1
COMMENT/S Over-all Score Rating:
(Base on transmutation)

TRANSMUTATION OF SCORE TO GRADE/RATING

Score 20 19-18 17 16 15 14 13-12 11 10 9-8 .7-below
Grade 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.5 5.00
99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72 71-below

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