FIELD STUDY 1 LEARNING EPISODE 1

(THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT)

Activity 1.1 Exploring the School Campus

Resource Teacher:________________Teacher’s Signature:_____________School:________
Grade/Year Level:________________Subject Area:____________________Date:_________

To realize the Intended Learning Outcome, work my way through these steps:
1. Visit a school. Look into facilities and support learning areas in the campus, then in the
classroom.
2. Observe and use the checklist as you move around the school premises.
3. Analyze gathered data about the school environment.
4. Reflect on the characteristics of a school environment that promotes learning.
5. Present your idea of a good school environment through any of these:
a) Descriptive Paragraph b) Photo essay
c) Sketch or drawing d) Poem, song or rap
SCHOOL FACILITIES OBSERVATION CHECKLIST
Familiarize yourself with the different ares and facilities of the school. Check the column
to indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are available, and say how
each will contribute to the students’ learning and development.
Facilities / Description Will it contribute to
the students’ learning
and development.
Why?
Office of the
Principal

Library
Counseling Room

Canteen/Cafeteria

Medical Clinic

Auto Visual/Learning
Resource Center

Science Laboratory

Gymnasium

Auditorium

Outdoor/Garden

Home Economics
Room

Industrial Workshop
Area

PTA Office

Comfort Room for

Boys

Comfort Room for

Girls

Others (Please
specify.)

An Observation Guide for the Classroom Visit

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the space
provided.
Guide Question Classroom Observation Report

1. Describe the community or neighborhood

where the school is found.
2. Describe the school campus. What colors
do you see? What is the condition of the
buildings?

3. Pass by the offices. What impression do

you have of those offices?

4. Walk through the school halls, the library,

the cafeteria. Look around and find out the
other facilities that the school has.
Resource Teacher:________________Teacher’s Signature:_____________School:________
Grade/Year Level:________________Subject Area:____________________Date:_________
“I entered the
classroom with
1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What ar posted on the walls? What
the convistion
heroes, religious figures, lessons, visual aids, announcements, do you see
that it was
posted?
crucial for me
and every other
student to be an
2. Examine how the pieces of furniture are arranged. Where is the active
teacher’s table located? How are the tables and chairs/desks arranged? participant, not a
passive
consumer....
3. What learning materials/equipment are present?
Learning is a
place where
4. Observe the students. How many are occupying one room? paradise can be
created.”

5. Is the room well-lit and well-ventilated

-Bell Hooks,
Teaching to
Transgress, NY:
Routledge, 1994
 An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT
CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX
Classroom Facilities Description
(location, number, arrangement, condition)
1. Wall Displays

2. Teacher’s Table

3. Learner’s Desks

4. Blackboard

5. Learning Materials/Visual
Aids
 6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Write your observation report here.

Name of the School Observed__________________________________________________________

Location of the School________________________________________________________________
Date to Visit________________________________________________________________________

ANALYZE
How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact the learning of the students
going to school? What are your conclusions?
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How does this relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development/How does this
relate to your knowledge of facilitating learning?
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REFLECT
1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why?
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2. What kind of school campus is conducive to learning?

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3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?

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4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?

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5. Write your additional learnings and insights here.

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OBSERVE, ANALYZE, REFLECT

Activity 1.2 Observing bulletin board displays
Resource Teacher:________________Teacher’s Signature:_____________School:________
Grade/Year Level:________________Subject Area:____________________Date:_________
To achieve the Intended Learning Outcomes, work your way through these steps: 1. Examine for

An Observation Guide for BOARD DISPLAYS

Read the following carefully before you observe.

1. Go around the school and examine the board displays. How many board displays do you
see?
2. Where are the display boards found? Are they in places where target viewers can see them?
3. What are the displays about? What key messages do they convey? What images and colors
do you see? How are the pieces of information and images arranged?
4. What materials were used in making the displays? Are borders used?
5. Do you notice some errors?
(misspelled words, grammar inconsistencies and the like)
6. Are the messages clear and easily understood?
7. Think about what got your attention. Why did it get your attention?
8. Take a photos of the display boards (if allowed).

bulletin board displays. Include samples of those found at the entrance, lobby, hallways and
classrooms 2. Pick one and evaluate the display. 3 Propose enhancements to make the display
more effective.
Based on the questions on the observation guide, write your observation report:

Observation REPORT
(You may paste pictures of the Board displays here)
From among the board displays that you saw, pick the one that you got most interested in.
Evaluate it using the evaluation form below.
BOARD DISPLAYS EVALUATION FORM
Topic of the Board Display_____________________________
Location of the Board Display in School__________________

Check the column that indicates your rating. Write comments to back up rour
ratings.

4-Outstanding 3- Very Satisfactory 2- Satisfactory 1- Needs Improvement

Criteria NI S VS 0 Comments
1 2 3 4
Effective
Communication
It conveys the
message quickly
and clearly.
Attractiveness
Colors and
arrangement
catch and hold
interest.
Balance
Objects are
arranged, so
stability is
perceived.
Unity
Repeated shapes
or colors or use
of boroers hold
display together.
Interactivity
The style and
approach entice
 learners to be
involved and
engaged.
Legibility
Letters and
illustrations can
be seen from a
good distance.
Correctness
It is free from
grammar errors,
misspeled
words,
ambiguity
Durability
It is well-
constructed,
items are
securely
attached.

Bulletin Board Evaluated by:

Location:

Brief Description of the Bulletin Board:

EVALUATION
 Strengths Weaknesses

Description of the Bulletin

Board layout

Evaluation of educational
content and other aspects

Recommendations or Suggestions for improvement

Signature of Evaluator over Printed Name:

Based on your suggestions, make your board display lay-out. You may present your
output through any of these:
● A hand-made drawing or layout
● An electronic (computer) drawing/illustration or layout
● A collage

My Board Display Lay-out

ANALYZE
What do you think was the purpose of the board display?
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Did the board display design reflect the likes/interests of its target audience? Why? Why not?
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Was the language used clear and simple for the target audience to understand? Why? Why not?
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Was the board display effective? Why? Why not?

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What suggestions can you make?

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Based on your suggestions, propose an enhanced version of the display board. Use the form
below.
My Proposed Board Display
Theme:

Board Title:

Rationale
(Purpose)

Objectives:

Best features of my proposed bulletin enhancement:

Content Resources (Name each needed resource and give each a brief description):

Materials for aesthetic enhancement:

REFLECT
1. Name at least five skills that a teacher should have to be able to come up with effective board
displays. Elaborate on why each skill is needed.
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2. Which of the skills you named in #1 do you alreaday have? Recall your past experiences in
making board displays. How do you practice these skills?
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3. Which skills do you still need to develop? What concrete steps will you take on how you can
improve on or acquire these skills?
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Link Theory to Practice

1. With the PPST as guide, an ideal learning environment should have the
following characteristics, EXCEPT ___________.
A. the learning environment promotes fairness
B. is safe and conducive for learning
C. builds many professional linkages
D. establishes and maintains consistent standards of learner’s behavior

2. Which facilities are present in health-promoting school environment?

I. Canteen that sells all kind of food including junk food
II. Comfort rooms common for boys and girls
III. Sanitary drinking fountains
IV. Safe playground
A. II, III and IV
B. I, II, III and IV
C. I and II
D. III and IV

3. Which physical school environment supports learning?

A. Availability of flexible classroom furniture
B. Presence of spacious classrooms
C. Prominence of bulletin boards in every building
D. Tall school buildings

4. Examine the bulletin board display. This bulletin board fulfills which
primary purpose?
A. Instructional-interactive
B. Informational
C. Motivational
D. Decorative

5. Examine the bulletin board display. This bulletin board fulfills which
primary purpose?
A. Instructional-interactive
B. Informational
C. Motivational
D. Decorative

6. Examine the bulletin board display. This bulletin board fulfills which
primary purpose?
A. Instructional-interactive
B. Informational, decorative
C. Motivational, decorative
D. Instructional, informational
My Personal Illustration of an Effective School Environment
EVALUATE Performance Task
Evaluate your Work Task Field Study 1, Episode 1 – The School as a Learning
Environment
Learning Outcome: Determine the characteristics of a school environment that provides
social, psychological, and physical environment supportive of learning
Name of FS Student:_________________________________Date Submitted:_____________
Year & Section:_____________________________________ Course:___________________
Learning Excellent Very Satisfactory Needs
Episode 4 Satisfactory 2 Improvement
3 1
Accomplished All observation questions/tasks One (1) to two (2) Three (3) observation Four (4) or more
Observation completely answered/accomplished. observation questions/tasks not observation questions/
Sheet questions/ tasks answered/ tasks not
not accomplished. answered/accomplished.
answered/accompli
shed.

Analysis All questions were answered All questions were Questions were not Four (4) or more
completely; answers are with depth answered answered completely; observation questions
and are thoroughly grounded on completely; answers are not clearly were not answered;
theories; grammar and spelling are answers are clearly connected to theories; answers not connected to
free from error. connected to one (1) to three (3) theories; more thn four
theories; grammar grammatical/spelling (4) grammatical/spelling
and spelling are errors. errors.
free from errors.

Reflection Profound and clear; supported by Clear but lacks Not so clear and Uncler and shallow;
what were observed and analyzed. depth; supported shallow; somewhat rarely supported by what
by what were supported by what were observed and
observed and were observed and analyzed.
analyzed. analyzed.

Learning Portfolio is reflected on in the Portfolio is Portfolio is not Portfolio is not reflected
Artifacts context of the learning outcomes; reflected on in the reflected on in the on in the context of the
Complete, well-organized, highly context of the context of the learning learning outcomes; not
relevant to the learning outcome. learning outcomes. outcomes. Complete; complete; not organized;
Complete; well not organized, relevant not relevant.
organized, very to the learning
relevant to the outcome.
learning outcome.

Submission Submitted before the deadline. Submitted on the Submitted a day after Submitted two (2) days
deadline. the deadline. or more after the
deadline.

COMMENT/S Over-all Rating:

Score (Based on
Transmutation)

TRANSMUTATION OF SCORE TO GRADE/RATING

 Score 20 19-18 17 16 15 14 13-12 11 10 9-8 7-below

Grade 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.5 5.00

99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72 71-Below

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Signature of FS Teacher above Printed Name Date