FIELD STUDY 1

LEARNING EPISODE 5 : INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND

LEARNER’S INTERACTION
(focus on different levels of abilities)

My Learning Episode Overview

Episode 5 provides an opportunity for me to observe how differences in
abilities affect interaction in school, and learn about strategies that teachers
use in addressing the learners’ different needs to effective learning. 

My Intended Learning outcomes

In this episode, I must be able to:
 Identify the needs of students with different levels of abilities in the
classroom
 Choose effective strategies to address the diverse needs of the
learners 
My Performance Criteria
I will be rated along the following: 
 Quality of my observation and documentation 
 Completeness and depth of analysis 
 Depth and clarity of classroom observation-based reflection 
 Completeness, organization, clarity of portfolio

My Learning Essentials
 Here are the principles and concepts relevant to this episode:
1. Development and learning proceed at varying rates from child ti child,
as well as at uneven rates across different areas of the child’s
functioning. (NAEYC 2009)
2. Development and learning is maximized when learners are challenged
to achieve at a level just above their current level of mastery, and also
when they have many opportunities to practice newly acquired skills.
3. Differentiated instruction is a student-centered approach that aims to
match the learning content, activities and assessment to the different
characteristics, abilities, interest and needs of the learners.
4. An effective teacher remembers that the learners have different levels
of ability, and clearly level lets them know that their strengths are
recognized and that everyone has the chance to learn and succeed.
The teacher helps create a learning community where everyone can
work together and contribute regardless of their abilities and
capacities.
My Map
To realize my Intended Learning Outcomes, I will work my way through
these steps:

Step 1
Observe two or more learners
of different abilities but from
the same grade or year level.

Step 2
Observe them as they
participate in a classroom
activity.

Step 3
Write a narrative report and a
brief reflection on your
experience.

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

An Observation Guide for the Learner’s Characteristics

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

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

2. Try to identify the students who seem to be performing well and those
that seem to be behind.
3. Observe the behavior of both the high achieving and low achieving
learners. Note their dispositions, pace in accomplishing tasks,
interaction with teacher, and interaction with others.
4. Observe the teacher’s method in addressing the individual learning
needs of the students in his/her class.
Write your observation report here.

Name of the School/Classroom Observed: ___________________________

School Address: ________________________________________________
Date of Visit/ Viewing: ___________________
My Analysis

1. Where you able to identify who among the students performed well and
who did not? What behaviors helped you identify them?
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2. Describe the differences in ability levels of the students in class. Is there a

wide gap between the students who are performing well and those that are
not? 
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 3. Describe the methods used by the teacher in handling the students’
differences in abilities. How did the students respond to the teacher? Did the
teacher use differentiated instruction? If yes, describe how. 

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My Reflections / Insights

Recall the time you were in the kindergarten, 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?

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Write your additional learnings and insights here.

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My Learning Portfolio

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? Make a
collection of strategies on how to address the students’ different ability levels. 
My Learning Rubric
Tasks Excellent Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs
4 3 2 Improvement
1
All done All or nearly all Nearly all tasks Fewer than half
Observations / outstanding task done with done with of tasks done;
Documentation quality; work high quality acceptable or most
exceeds quality objectives
expectation meet but with
poor quality
All questions Analysis Analysis Analysis
My Analysis questions are questions were questions were questions were
answered answered not answered not ansered
completely; in completely. completely
depth answers; Grammar and
thoroughly based Clear Vaguely related spelling
on theories/ connections with to the theories unsatisfactory
Exemplary theories
grammar and Grammar and
spelling Grammar ans spelling
spelling are acceptable
superior

Reflection / Reflection Refection Reflection Reflection

Insights statements are statements are statements are statements are
profound and clear, but not shallow; unclear and
clear, supported by clearly supported supported by shallow, and
experiences from by experiences the are not
the learning from the learning experiences supported by
episode. episode. from the experiences
episode. from the
learning
episode.

My Learning Portfolio is Portfolio is Portfolio is Portfolio has

Portfolio complete, clear, complete, clear incomplete; many lacking
well-organized, well- organized supporting components; is
and all supporting and most documentation unorganized
documentations supporting s are organized and unclear.
are located in documentations but are lacking.
sections clearly are available
designated. and/or in logical
and clearly
marked locations.

Submission Submitted before Submitted on the Submitted a Submitted two

the deadline deadline day after the days or more
deadline after the
deadline

Comments Over-all Score Rating (based on transmutation)

Transmutation of Score to Grade / Rating

20 19-18 17 16 14 13-12 11 10 9-8 7-below

Score
 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.5 5.00
Grade 1.0

99 96 93 90 84 81 78 75 72 71-below

Video Links fo Episode 5

For BECED (Preschool)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQJUgCrno3I&t=8s

For ABCE (Junior HighSchool)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyh3M8SCB3M&list=WL&index=19