Chapter II

Fair Learning Environment

 Lesson 1: Learner Safety and Security
Observation

Check (✓) the box that corresponds to the learning environment of the class you have observed.

The learning Yes No Remarks

environment…

1. is clean and orderly

2. has policies that

ensure the safety and
security of students

3. has space where

students can play

4. displays work of
students

5. allows students to
freely express their
thoughts and ideas

6. gives students an
opportunity to take
part in the
formulation of
classroom rules and
policies

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7. has teachers who
are calm and
respectful

8. encourages
students to explore
and learn on their
own

9. gives students
opportunities to
correct mistakes

10. encourages
students to resolve
conflicts peacefully

Processing

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

1. What features of the learning environment have significantly contributed to the student’s
learning?

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 2. In your opinion, how can the school’s learning environment be improved?

3. How does Maslow’s theory explain the importance of security and safety in ensuring that
learning will take place?

eflection

Complete the following:

1. I realized that

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 2. I believe that

3. I feel that

4. When I become a teacher, I will

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 Lesson 2: Fair Learning Environment
Observation

Check (✓) the box that corresponds to your class observation and answer the succeed questions.

YES NO

The teacher provides students opportunities to make mistakes.

The teacher knows the students well.

The teacher provides a wide range of options from which students can
choose from in order to engage in an activity.

The students are allowed to engage in a variety of experience to learn a

new concept or skill.

The students are encouraged to express themselves.

The teacher extends the lesson so that all students benefit from it.

The teacher utilizes various ways of determining how students learn.

1. What can you say about the learning environment?

Processing

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

1. What could have contributed to the presence or absence of a fair learning environment?

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 2. How does a fair learning environment affect the way children learn?

Reflection

Complete the following:

I realized that

1. I believe that

2. I feel that

3. When I become a teacher, I will

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 Lesson 3: Management of Classroom Structure and Activities
Observation

A. In the box below, draw the room layout of the class you have observed.

B. Interview the cooperating teacher. Ask the following questions:

1. What can you say about the physical structure of your classroom?

2. What were the things that you considered when you arranged the classroom?

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 3. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of physical setup?

Processing

Based on what you have observed in class and the teacher’s responses on the interview, answer the
following questions:

1. Do you think that the classroom structure is consistent with the teacher’s objectives? Why?
Why not?

2. How does the classroom setup affect the students’ performance and learning?

3. If you were the teacher, what kind of classroom structure would you adopt to maximize the
students’ learning?

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 Reflection

Complete the following:

o I realized that

o I believe that

o I feel that

o When I become a teacher, I will

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 LESSON 4 : Support for Learner Participation
Observation

Check (✓) the box that corresponds to what you have observed in class.

Yes No

1. The teacher tells the students of his or her expectations after every
activity.

2. The teacher recognizes the effort made by the students who participate.

3. The classroom is arranged in a way that the students can see and
communicate with each other.

4. The teacher moves around the room as he or she discusses the lesson.

5. The teacher makes use of various teaching strategies to elicit the

students’ participation.

6. The students are given the opportunity to discuss their thought, ideas,
and opinions with the whole class or some classmates.

Processing

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

1. How does the teacher encourage the students to participate actively in class?

2. What do you think is the best classroom setup to encourage the students to engage in the
activity?

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 3. What strategies should the teacher use to make the students participate in class?

Reflection

Complete the following:

o I realized that

o I believe that

o I feel that

o When I become a teacher, I will

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 Lesson 5: Promotion of Purposive Learning
Observation

Determine if the environment supports purposive learning by checking (✓) the box that
corresponds to what you have observed in class.

Yes No

1. The learning environment promotes respect by giving the students

opportunities to listen to each other.

2. The students are provided with avenues to observe and practice a skill.

3. All experiences are considered learning experiences.

4. The students are given opportunities to collaborate.

5. The teacher uses other strategies aside from lecture to help the students
understand the lesson.

Processing

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

1. Does the teacher support purposive learning? If yes, how? If no, how can the teacher support
purposive learning?

2. How else can purposive learning be promoted in the classroom?

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 Reflection

Complete the following:

o I realized that

o I believe that

o I feel that

o When I become a teacher, I will

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 Lesson 6: Management of Learner Behavior
Observation

Preliminary Activity

Observe the teacher. Check the item that best describes the learning environment.

Yes No Remarks

1. Does the teacher expect the students to respond

according to how the lesson was taught?

2. Does the teacher provide the students with opportunity

to engage in activities for their choice?

3. Does the teacher provide immediate feedback like praises

or grades?

4. Is the classroom environment arranged so that the

students can easily collaborate?

5. Is the classroom environment arranged so that the

students can freely explore their interests?

6. Does the teacher provide the students with opportunities

to succeed?

7. Does the teacher immediately correct the mistakes made

by the students?

8. Does the teacher guide the students to discover their

own mistakes?

9. Is the student-teacher relationship cordial?

10. Can the students freely express their thoughts and ideas
in class?

11. Does the teacher listen to the students’ ideas?

Processing

Read carefully and answer the following questions.

1. What kind of classroom management does the teacher practice? Why?

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 2. Do you think that the management style that the teacher is using in class contributes to the
students’ learning? Why? Why not?

3. If you were the teacher, what management style would best maximize students’ learning?

Reflection

Complete the following:

I realized that

o I believe that

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 o I feel that

o When I become a teacher, I will

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