Field Study 1- The Learners Development and Environment EPISODE 1

FIELD STUDY1: The learner’s Development and Environment

EPISODE 1

SCHOOL AS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

At the end of this activity, you will be competent in determining a school environment that provides social, psychological, and physical environment supportive of learning.

CATIMBANG, SARAH MAY C B.S.Education-34 Victorino Mapa (VMAPA) High School

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FIELD STUDY1: The learner’s Development and Environment SCHOOL FACILITIES CHECKLIST Familiarize youself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the column to indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are available on the last column. FACILITIES AVAILABLE NOT DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE Office of the Pricipal

The Principal’s Office is well manage, clean and orderliness The library is well manage, the library books are in proper order in the cabinet rack. The Counseling Room is in good condition with proper ventilation The school Canteen is always clean and managened well. The medical clinic is well manage by efficient nurse and school doctor it is also spacious but orderly and clean

Library Counseling Room Canteen/Caferetia Medical Clinic

Audio Visual/Media Center Reading Center Speech Laboratory Science Laboratory Gymnasium

Their Gymnasium is neat and well facilitate by the p.e teacher’s. Their Auditorium Hall is maintaining clean and nwell ventilated facility. Their home economics have spacious room with different furniture’s Their T.L.E room is well condition room with some computer rooms which benefit the student most. Their PTCA Office room is in proper order and has a clean facility. Which properly maintain by the PTA president. Their comfort room is clean and complete facilities, enough water and electricity. Their comfort room is clean and complete facilities, enough water and electricity.

Auditorium Home Economics Room Industrial Workshop Area PTA Office

Comfort Room for Boys Comfort Room for Girls

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FIELD STUDY1: The learner’s Development and Environment

OBSERVATION FOR THE SCHOOL VISIT The school is located in good surrounding even thou it also one of the oldest school in Manila now a days. Victorino Mapa High School is also one of the pilot school which known for upholding the culture of excellence for their students. The school has two main building; the new building for the freshmen and sophomores student whiles the old building use by the junior and senior students. While I am in the school premises, I observe that there school facilities is well maintain and in orderliness. The walls are painted in colorful murals of beautiful scenery. Their garden school surrounding has colorful ornament plants and herbs, which properly maintained by gardeners. The Principal’s Office is clean and has a good ambiance for their special visitors. While walking in the school corridors, I observe the students who by stand waiting for their next classes. Their library is clean and has a proper arrangement of books in the cabinet rack with a Dewey decimal system of arranging the books. After I observe the library I also go to their canteen and cafeteria where I saw the students eating, drinking, and chatting with their friends, and etc. in some part of their canteen some garbage where not properly dispose by the indolence students. But as a whole I observe that their canteen is properly maintained by the school nutritionist and helpers to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the canteen. In their Guidance Office, the school guidance counselors do her job properly in guiding their students if there are problems that been encounter, this room is also have a good ambiance and orderliness.

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FIELD STUDY1: The learner’s Development and Environment CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX CLASSROOM FACILITIES

DESCRIPTION (Location, Number, arrangement, condition)

1.) Wall Display

Some of there corridors have murals of beautiful scenery, while entering the science room I observe the pictures of different body system; namely digestive, circulatory, excretory, etc. there walls have different charts of body parts with functions and a table of elements, it arrange in proper arrangement and it is in good condition.

2.) Teacher’s Table

The teacher’s table is located in front of the student in the classroom, as the teacher arrives the room she clean first her table and maintain the orderliness of her things. There are two(2) tables in the classroom the two tables are in front. These tables are in proper arrangement and in good condition.

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Learner’s Desk

There is forty five (45) learner’s table which located in the middle of the classroom facing the teacher’s table. The chairs are group in five rows with nine desks in each row. I observe that chairs there are many writing in the desk, vandal post and drawing which makes look like a messy desk.

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Blackboard

There is three classroom blackboard is slightly clean because there are some chalk mess. But their blackboard can use magnet for posting charts, pictures and organizers which benefit both teacher and student most.

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Learning Visual Aids

Materials/ The teacher has visual aids to help her student assessment. There are many visual aids in the cabinet of the teacher there are also television and dvd to watch special videos that is related to their topic.

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FIELD STUDY1: The learner’s Development and Environment MY ANALYSIS >> >> How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact on the learning of the student going to school? What are your conclusions? The school campus and the classroom has a huge impact on student learning assessment because the school are the place to learn and discover the things that they must know for them to have a better future, because the teachers are the one who will guide there students in proper manner and right conduct to be a good citizen of our country. That is why the school is the one most important department in the country because the children are our future. ^_^

>> How this does relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development/ how does this related to your knowledge of facilitating learning? The school environment is related to the student’s performance in school. Because if the school is child friendly surrounding the student will motivate to study hard and perform well in school, if this will happen the child is on the right tract for better future. Education is the key to get out the bandage of ignorance and the way to success in life. The teacher must also be enthusiast in her job to teach her student fairly and facilitate them in their study.

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FIELD STUDY1: The learner’s Development and Environment MY REFLECTIONS 1.)

Wo uld you like to teach in the school environment you just observe? Why? Why not? Yes, because V.Mapa High School is a good performing schools in division city schools of Manila. Other than that, the school facilities is well maintained, the orderliness and the ambiance of the classroom is adorable, the classrooms are in good condition which motivates both learner and teacher assessment of learning.

2.) What kind of school campus is conducive to learning? A school campus which said to be conducive to learning is the school campus with a good facilities, well maintain libraries where the student assess different kind of books to discover things by the themselves, classrooms where the student learn something to their teacher which help them to internalize what they have learned. The classroom is the one most important facility in a school because it is the place where the learners learn to the teacher for them to value and also teacher learns from their student. A school must also have a good ambiance for child friendly school to motivate the learner effectively.

3.) What kind of classroom is conducive to learning? A classroom which is said to be conducive to learning is a classroom with complete books and charts which molds the students learning process. By using mock learning devices in learning the different body systems in a biology class. The classroom which has effective teacher to teach their student in what they must learn.

4.) In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3? If I have a chance to accomplish my answer in number three. I will sure that my students must learn something on me that will help them in there daily life. They must internalize each lesson by conducting enjoyable activities that will enhance their learning process, I will also use colorful and catchy graphic organizer, charts, mock, and visual aids to catch their attention.

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FIELD STUDY1: The learner’s Development and Environment

MY PERSONAL ILLUSTRATION OF AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT The environment that a student is thrust into is an aggressive aspect of the learning process. A student is expected to learn in and from their school environment. This environment is an important part of a student’s life, as they are an active participant in this environment for most of their life. this environment is more difficult to adjust to than it is a positive stimulation to learning. In order for schools to change the failing rates for students, the environment needs to be critically assessed. Students are not simply not learning and this perpetuates a lack of achievement that will only hinder the academic and personal growth of each student. This dilemma is marked y the importance of an academically rich environment in school. To achieve such an environment, teachers and students must be able to vigorously synchronize learning goals. Students must be fully prepared to receive information while also having support with how to manage this information. Because not every student learns identically, attention needs to be paid to each student and their unique way of learning. The students should also have understanding of their learning style and how to implement this style within the classroom. A student’s shortcomings should be sensitively challenged and their talented attributes should have the ability to steadily progress and shine throughout the brain-based learning process. Overall, understanding that a student’s surroundings manipulate the learning process will help schools to prevent any inhabitants from affecting brain-based learning to ensue 7