Activity 3– Distinctness of a Learner

FIELD STUDY 1
in a Diverse Classroom

Name of FS Student
Course, Year and Section
Name of FS Mentor
Date

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this activity, the FS student must be able to achieve the following intended learning outcomes:
1. describe the characteristics, needs and interests of learners in a diverse classroom;
2. determine, understand, and accept the learners’ diverse background;
3. identify best practices in dealing with diversity in the classroom; and
4. value the importance of diversity of learners including differentiated learning strategies, multiple intelligence and
Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSENs) in the inclusive classroom.

LEARNING OVERVIEW:

Activity 3- PPST Domain 3: Diversity of Learners provides the opportunity to understand learners how differences in gender,
racial, cultural, and religious background affects the interaction in school, learn about the practices and strategies that teachers use in
dealing with diversity in classroom.

Observation/Interview

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

1. Observe diversity of learners in a classroom.

2. Observe and describe the characteristics, needs and interests of learners.
3. Take note of the importance of diversity in a classroom, the differentiated learning strategies used, the multiple intelligence,
and the LSENs in the inclusive classroom.
4. Analyze the impact of teaching and learning to diverse learners.

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Write your Narrative Report on Domain 3 Diversity of Learners Discussion/Lecture

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Read the following carefully before you begin to observe a class. Write your observation report on the space provided.

1. How much interaction is there in the classroom? Describe how the students interact with one another and with
the teacher. Are there groups that interact more with the teacher than others?

2. Observe the learner’s behavior during the conduct of the class. How do they behave and interact
differently?

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3. Describe the relationship among the learners. Do the learners cooperate with or compete against each other?

4. Who among the students participated actively? Who among them asked most for help?

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5. When a learner is called and cannot answer the teacher’s question, do the classmates try to help him? Or do they
raise hand, so that the teacher will call them instead?

Analyze

Answer the following questions:

Identify the person who play the key roles in the relationships and interactions in a virtual
classroom. What roles do they play? Is there somebody who appears to be the leader, a
mascot/joker, an attention seeker, a little teacher, a doubter/ pessimist?

How does the teacher influence the class interaction considering the individual differences of
the students in a classroom?

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Reflective paint

1. How did you feel as you observed in the classroom? Did you feel a sense of oneness
or unity among the learners, and between the teacher and the learners?

2. In the future, how would you want the learners in your classroom to interact? How
will you, make it happen?

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Evidence/Documents

Self Peer Rating FS Over-all

Rating Mentor’s Rating
Rating

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Name of FS Student
Course, Year and Section
Name of FS Mentor
Date

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this activity, the FS student must be able to achieve the following intended learning outcomes:
a) differentiate the characteristics and needs of learners from different development levels; and
b) choose effective strategies to address the diverse needs of the learners according to their developmental levels.

LEARNING OVERVIEW:
Activity3- PPST Domain 3: Diversity of Learners provides the opportunity to observe learners of different ages and grade levels virtually.
It highlights the differences in their characteristics and needs. As a future educator, it is important to determine learners’ characteristics and
needs so that you will be able the implement learning activities and assessment that are all developmentally appropriate.

Observation/Interview

Read the following carefully before you begin with this then write your observation report on the space provided.

1. Record the data you gathered about the learners’ characteristics and needs in this matrix.
2. Shadow a learner from preschool, elementary and high school during the conduct of their class.
3. 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 sample indicators you may add other aspects which you may have observed.

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Directions: Complete the table below. Indicate opposite each learning principle the part of the lesson where it/they are
employed/utilized.

Development Preschooler Elementary High School

Domain Indicate age range of children Indicate age range of children Indicate age range of children
observed: observed: observed:

Physical
Gross-motor skills In my observation I am able to
witness and participate the gross
motor skills, before proceeding to
the lesson . Everyone is walking
up to the 4th floor

Fine-motor skills Discussion

Upon my observation the student
were asked to write the words or
the last topic before the teacher
proceed the lesson

Self-help skills Discussion

The students were able to answer
the questions without any asking
for help. They have been
independent to there answer.

Others Learning environment

The students presented themselves
both professionally and casually

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Social
Interaction with Discussion
teachers
During these parts, students were
truly participative and they
engaged themselves in the
recitation.

Interaction with Motivation

classmates The students interacted with each
other in this part because all of
them are encourage to participate
to solve a problem.

Interest Motivation
The teacher immediately caught
students interest in the beginning
of the class by encouraging them

Others (peer review) Discussion

The teacher gives feedbacks when
a student gives ideas and answer to
the teachers question.

Emotional
Moods and Motivation and discussion
temperament, During these parts students where
expression of feeling very active, quick reacting and
intense in participating in class but
at the same time as the lesson
progressed, the energy faded.

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Emotional Discussion
independence I presumed that all of the learner’s
are aware of their emotions, these
prescription are evident when they
are sharing their thoughts and
ideas in class.

Others It is clearly observed that the

students are able to maintain their
emotional stability despite the
pressure and being off guard
during recitation

Cognitive
Communication skills Motivation and discussion
The student were able to share
their ideas in the activity and
discussion of the teacher.

Thinking skills Motivation and discussion

Through the motivation activity
given by their teacher. It build up
the thinking skills of the students

Problem-solving Motivation and discussion

skills These showed resiliency as they
think of the solutions in there
activities. As soon as the
discussion proceeded, they were
able to give examples to the
question.

Others There is no other cognitive skills

observed.

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Analyze

Write the most salient developmental characteristics of the learners you observed. Based on
the characteristics, think of implications for teachers.
Example:
Level Salient Characteristics Implications to the Teaching-Learning Process
Observed
Preschool Age  Preschoolers like to  Therefore, the teachers should use music and movement
range of move around a lot activities not just in PE but all areas
learners observed 3-  Therefore, the teachers should not expect preschoolers to stay
4 seated for a long period of time

Level Salient Characteristics Observed Implications to the Teaching-Learning Process

Preschool
age range of children
observed:

Elementary
age range of children
observed:

Highschool Students are very inquisitive and they The teacher should always engage their students in
age range of children always want fun while learning. activities where they will be able to show their
observed: But some students were too timid to different skills in different fileds. The teacher should
share their thoughts. motivate the students especially the pressure ones in
recitation so that they were able to overcome it.

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Reflect

1. While you were observing the learners, did you recall your experiences when you were at their age? What similarities
or differences do you have with the learners you observed?

2. Think of a teacher you cannot forget for positive or negative reasons. How did she/he or not help you with your needs
(physical, emotional, social, and cognitive)? How did it affect you?

3. Share your other insights here.

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Evidence/Documents

Self Peer Rating FS Over-all

Rating Mentor’s Rating
Rating

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