Prince of Peace College, Inc.

Balete, Poblacion, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro

princeofpeacecollege@gmail.com
Tel. No.: (043)287-3012

Name: Date:
Year & Section: Instructor:
Activity 2: Research-based Instruction

OBSERVATION

A. Answer the following questions based on your class observation.

1. Does the school promote research culture among the teachers? How?
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2. Do the teachers undertake research activities to enhance their pedagogical content

knowledge? What are these activities?
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3. Are the teachers aware of the standards, principles, and pedagogical approaches behind K-12
Curriculum?
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4. Do the teachers integrate research findings, empirical evidence, and theories to support
validity of content to be taught? How?
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5. Do the teachers use varied teaching approaches based on K-12 curriculum principles? How?
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B. Check (/) the box that corresponds to your class observation. You may write your comments in
the remarks column.

Indicators Observed Not Remarks

Observed
1. Administers diagnostic exam to
 assess the students’ prior
knowledge.
2. Prepares a lesson based on the
students’ needs.
3. Relates the topic to students’
interest to motivate learners.
4. Contextualizes the content of
lesson according to students’
background.
5. Articulates a clear set of
learning objectives.
6. Provides varied activities to
support learning objectives.
7. Draws on relevant bodies of
knowledge to make lesson more
relevant.
8. Reflects on teaching
methodology and strategies
used for effectiveness.
9. Examines the students’
previous performance to modify
learning objectives and content
of the lesson, including the
teaching strategy used.
10. Aligns assessment tasks and
instructional activities with the
learning objectives.

C. What are the research-based instructional strategies applied by the cooperating teacher? Write
your answers in the space below.
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PROCESSING

Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in class.

1. How do research-based instructional strategies enrich the pedagogical content knowledge of the
teachers?
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 2. How do research-based instructional strategies affect the students’ learning?
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3. What do teachers need to do to improve their research skills?

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REFLECTION
Complete the following:

1. I realized that…
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2. I believed that…
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3. I feel that…
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4. When I become a teacher, I will…
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