Episode 5INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND LEARNER”S INTERACTION Name of FS Student: Jeffrey M. Orna

Course:  BSED                                                                     

Cooperating School: Tanauan School of Fisheries                                                                     TARGET:                      At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in determining, understanding and accepting the learners’ diverse backgrounds: and in relating the learners’ background to their performance in the classroom.           

An Observation Guide for Individual Differences 

Read the following carefully before you begin to observe.Then write your observation report on the space provided.  

1. Observe the class to see the differences in abilities of the learners.                   

              We all know that every learners have differences n their abilities.The fast learner were very active in the class while,the slow learners quite when there is a discussion.

 2. Try to identify the students who seem to be performing well and those

that seem to be behind. 

                          Those students who got high scores in their quizzes,answers all the question of the teacher and always participate to the class discussion are fast learner students.And the students who are afraid to answer the question given the teacher rae the slow learners.  

3. Validate your observations by asking the teacher about the background ( family, socio-economic, presence of some learning)

 According to my resource teacher those students that belongs to

the fast learners have a happy family.They do not have problems in terms

of financial while the students who belongs to slow learners have a broken family and they also have financial problems.Because those students are lack of money they can not follow to the fast learners.

.4. Observe the behavior of both the high achieving and the low –

achieving learners. Note their disposition, pace accomplishing tasks, interaction with teacher, and interaction with others.

                                The high achieving learner always accomplished her task on

time. Participate in class discussion and she is always appointed as a leader because of her potentialities.While the low ahieving learner was very quite and also he did no participate in the class.

                          5. Observe the teachers’ method in addressing the individual learning

needs of the students in his/her class.  

The teacher gives some varied activities that suit for the ability of the students. Through this the teacher can determine what she needs to improve to his / her student and help to gain the skills and potentials at his / her student.

 ANALYSIS:  1. Did your observation match the information given by the teacher? Were

you able to correctly identify who among the students performed well and who did not? What behavior helped you identify them? (Volunteering to answer, responding to teacher’s directions, etc.)

 Yes, I have noticed that the slow learners are very quite when the

teacher conducts recitation activity,and they can not speak when the teacher called them.While the fast learners participate actively to the class and sbmitted their projects on time.

 2. Describe the differences in ability levels of the students in the class.

Is there a wide gap between the students who are performing well and those that are not?

             As I have been observe there is no gap between the students who perform well or not. Maybe some of them are fast, average and slow.

Even though they have  different ability they can still cope up to the lesson presented to them.  

    

 3. Describe the methods used by the teacher in handling the students’

differences in abilities. How did the students respond to the teacher? 

             Some different activities are given to the student depending on the             capability of the student then the output of the students wuold be the teacher needs to consider to supply the students needs. These activities help the teacher to know what more activities she should be given to her student to improve the talents and skills.

                                                                                                            REFLECTIONS                                                                                                              

1. Recall the time when you were in the elementary or high school. Recall the high and low achievers in your class. How did your teacher deal with differences in abilities?  Was your teacher effective?

                                         I can say, that my teacher is effective in dealing with the different kinds of students. Because during my elementary and high school days my teacher gives low level question to the learners who belongs to the low level achievers.While in the high level achievers my teacher gives high level question .This kind of question is more complicated then low level question.

 2. With the principle of individual differences in mind, what methods

and strategies will you remember in the future to ensure that you will be able to meet the needs of both the high and low achievers in your class.

                     I think I should start first with knowing them one-by-one through their autobiography and diaries as a requirement for my subject. Through that I can easily get an idea on what kind of activities that will best suite for them.

  

      EPISODE 3CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING Name of FS Student: Jeffrey M. Orna

Course: BSED  II                                                          

Cooperating School: Tanauan School of Fisheries 

 TARGET

                      At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in managing time, space and resource to provide an environment which is appropriate to the learner and conducive to the learning. 

An Obervation Guide For The Learners Characteristics

1. As you observe the class, look into the characteristics of the learners.      Note their ages.                      AS I observe the 1st year students,I noticed that their age are range from 12 years old to 13 years old..  

2. How many boys are there? How many girls? 

        There are 22 boys and 31 girls, over all there are 53 students in the classroom..

 3. Focus on their behavior. Are they already able to manage their own

behavior? 

                  As of now, I think they cannot handle already their behavior because some of them are acting like a child, and they cannot manage

their own behavior because they were just in the adjusting stage from their environment in elementary.  

4. Can the learners already work independently? 

No, because they finished their task just for the sake of passing.  

5. Describe their span of attention. 

               Some of them got bored, when the teacher start the lesson. Especially when the subject is English. 

6. Look into their listening skills and ability to concentrate? 

They listening very carefully to the teacher when it is start to discuss the lesson..

 CLASSROOM VISIT

  

1. Are there areas in the classroom for specific purposes (storage of teaching aids, students’ belongings, supplies)                Yes, there are cabinets for instructional materials and medicine kits.They also have teaching aids and books that located in the reading corner.

2. Are there rules and procedures posted in the room? 

              Yes, there are rules and procedure posted in the classroom like the cleaners for today . and no footsocks no entry. 3. Did the students participate in making classroom rules?                Yes in the sense that they are participating in a way of following those classroom rules and procedures.  4. What are the daily routines done by the teachers? (Prayer, attendance, assignment of monitors, warm – up activities, etc.) How are they done?                First, the student has to make sure that they already clean their

respective area, and then the students must have a covershoes before entering the room. After the cleanliness, the teacher calls a student to stand in front and lead the prayer. After the prayer the attendance then,she goes to the review of their previous discussion and proceed to their lesson.

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

                Yes, the students are arranged according to their respective groups. 

6.  Observe the noise level in the classroom/ How is this managed? 

              The students are quiet whenever the teacher discusses her lesson, unless it is a group activity. They make some noises, especially the boys.But the way of teacher in preventing noise she ask one student to list down those student who make noise. 

7.  If a learner is not following instructions or is off – task, what does the teacher do? (behavior strategies)

                The teacher should give punishment to those students who are following the teachers instruction. For example when a student doesn’t cooperate to a group the teacher give an extra project to the student. If the student doesn’t have an initiative to clean up the room with their classmate the teacher ask the student to stay in the classroom after the class to clean up the classroom before the student leave.This kind of disciplinary action develops students behavior.  8. What does the teacher do to reinforce positive behaviors? (behavior strategies) 

   The teacher gives incentive when her classes perform well. She also shares some or her experiences that the student learns based on what her experience. She give some advice if her student hard to make a decision.She also give credit for those student who participate actively in the class.      

           

  

 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT MATRIX

 

 Aspect of Classroom

Management

                            Description

 Effect on the Learners

 Specific Area in the

Classroom

    There is storage of teaching aids and it is use in teaching. There are also a cabinet located in the left side of the blackboard, and also a shelves where the students belonging put and also the books.

    They learn to organize not only their thing but also the thing around her/him.

 Classroom Rules

    The room should always be clean and the chairs should always be properly arranged, and the desk should be clean.   They should be wearing footsocks before entering the

        The learner learns to follow the rules maybe because of the punishment.

room . 

Classroom Procedure 

   Cleaning the room, arrange the chair, warm - up, lesson proper

    The learners will already know what to do, and also they know to save time.

 Daily Routine

    Cleaning the room, arrange the chair, prayer, greeting, tongue twisters, lesson proper

    The learners already know what to do, and also they know to value the time.

 Seating Arrangement

    The chairs are arrange by rows,There four rows two rows for the boys and 2 also for the girls.

    The learners are comfortable in there seatmate because boys and girls were separated

 Handling misbehavior/

off-task behavior

    If the students are noisy the teacher always says that they can do thing without noise.

    The learners are inspire by the teacher to do something even the teacher make a joke

 Reinforcement of positive

Behavior

    The teacher reinforces the negative into positive like jokes.

    The learners are inspire by the teacher to do something even the teacher make a joke

        ANALYSIS: 

1. How did the classroom organization and routines affect the learners’ behavior? 

Trough his routines and organization the teacher doesn’t need to one-by-one each of her student to follow her instruction, because the student has already know what they will do.

 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?              

The teacher should consider the learning environment must be organized and reutilized to become more effective and comfortable in the learning process that the student must have

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

the learners? In motivating students? Why were they effective? 

                       The effective behavior strategies in managing the behavior of the learner move around the room to be physically close to the studentsand answer question if it is arise.And also teacher must give some incentive for those who are good, she praise all her student when she noticed that her students are improving and she encourage them to pursue their studies and sharing some experiences, inspirational stories and giving them advice.

   REFLECTIONS: 

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

 If I will organized my classroom I will arrange all the furniture’s

found in the classroom properly.I will get a cabinet as a container of the books, files and teaching aids. Then I will place my table beside the door. Then I will arrange the chair by rows. I will put some plants inside the classroom and the wall display will be post on both side of the classroom. I

will make sure that my classroom is well lighted and well ventilated to make my student comfortable in their second home.

 2. Make a list of the rules you are likely to implement in this level. Why

would you choose these rules? 

 1.   Implementation of wearing proper uniform and I.D.  2 .  Maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the room.

                    3 .  The student should come early.

 I choose those rules because I think it will help the students to

have more self discipline.And also it helps to provide better classroom atmosphere..

 2)      Should learners be involved in making the class rules? Why?

 Yes, because the student is one of the element in the

classroom .And also the students or the learner were the one who will follow and the beneficiary of that said rules.