DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE

UNIVERSITY
MID LA UNION CAMPUS
College of Education
BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
MAJOR IN FILIPINO 2-C

MARIA ZOBEL CRUZ

EDUC 104 Facilitating Learner-Centered Teaching

1. Cite the advantages and disadvantages of the different learning modalities presented in
the study.

In the study, there are three modes of teaching presented: (1) Classroom teaching (Space
and time restricted for face-to-face live interaction), (2) Online teaching via direct
contact; and (3) Online teaching via indirect contact.

Learning Modalities Advantages Disadvantages

1. Classroom Teaching  Offers social and  There are few
academic students who
interactions between contact their teacher
teachers and after class hours to
students, which is clear doubts because
conducive to the of feeling shy or
realization of full awkward to go to
potential of a the teacher and ask
student. questions.
 Offers an active  Transport options
campus life which may be unsuitable;
helps develop and the bus fare might
sustain the weigh heavily on the
community feelings students who come
and learning from humble
 motivation. background.
 Promotes the idea of  Student from remote
a teamwork, group area might
study and impossible to attend
punctuality. early morning class.
 Bad weather and
road conditions
caused students to
be unable to come
and attend class.
 Health issue and
exhaustion may
become vital for a
student who is
travelling for 1.5
hours to come to
college.
2. Online Teaching via  Students can save  Students’ absences
Direct Contact much time and are due to digital
energy which they constraint.
can utilize in their  Results to lower
studies and attendance.
assignments.  Very poor data
 Students’ query connection causes
regarding class, poor video
assignment streaming during
submission and class class. Thus, parts of
test grades have all lecture are lost for
improved when the the student.
lecture is delivered  Have to borrow
in the online smart phone from
 platform. another person.
 The space constraint  Laboratory work
is totally removed in cannot be done
the online class. except for
 Maintaining teacher- Programming Lab.
student ratio at 1:20,
enables the teacher
to devote enough
time to explain the
queries of the
students and keep
track of the progress
and participation of
each individual.
 The student-student
interaction and
group study has also
been encouraged by
giving them group
assignments.
 Shows higher “A”
graders and higher
assignment
submissions.
 Students have much
less hesitation to
drop a question to
the teacher in the
chat box.
3. Online Teaching via  Students have much  The need of smart
Indirect Contact time and energy in phone or any digital
 doing their studies technology and data
and assignments. connection to read
 Promotes group and study the
activities and learning materials
assignments. and recorded
 Shows higher lectures.
efficiency in
submission of
assignments.
 Feel free to express
their doubts
personally.
 Beneficial for
“Difficult Access”
group of students.
 Lifts the time
constraint by
providing recorded
lectures and study
materials in pdf or
word format.
 2. Make a reflection on how the different learning modalities affect learning process of students.

Since the beginning of the formal education system, traditional teaching or classroom teaching
was used as a learning modality. It provides a live face-to-face interaction between the teachers and the
students. This kind of learning modality helped teachers to pull students into collaborative learning
projects. As a result, students are able to learn from one another, to create their own ideas and to
achieve the learning targets or goals. Teachers can also modify their teaching style and instructional
methods based on their students’ needs. Classroom teaching supports social development of students.
The face-to-face interaction helps them to build their social skills.

Other learning modalities became well known when a certain respiratory illness known as the
COVID-19 intervene the whole world. Due to lockdown and the New Normal, online teaching platforms
became popular. Online Teaching via Direct Contact wherein students do not need to travel but be
online on time in order to learn and participate in vis-a-vis interaction. This learning modality requires
high speed data connectivity. Here, the students can save time and energy because they will just listen
to discussion through Google Meet or Zoom. They’ll be safer and away from having the virus because
they’ll be at home. The submission of activities and assignments become easier which can be done in a
few tap then submit it to online platform like the famous Google Classroom. Students can also ask
questions and clear their doubts about the lecture by simply sending their teachers an email or chat.

Another one is the Online Teaching via Indirect Contact. Students are able to study and learn the
lecture through recorded discussion of the teacher and the given PDF or word. This modality promotes
group activities and shows higher efficiency when it comes to submission of activities and assignments.
Students are having less hesitation to ask their questions to the teachers. And since every lesson are
given through recorded lecture and through file, students can open those learning materials during their
convenient time or as long as it’s before the deadline.

Nevertheless, whatever type of learning modalities will be used in teaching as long as it will
serve its purpose then we will be able to impart knowledge to our students. We should give value and
importance in our education system so that the creation of globally competitive and responsible
individuals is continuous and everlasting.