FS 3

Technology in the Learning

Environment

FIELD STUDY
Episode 1

THE SCHOOLS LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER

Name of FS Student: Paringit, Charlene A.
Course: BSED Math

Year & Section: 3-1

Resource Teacher: Mr. Bernardo

Signature _____________________

Cooperating School: Caruhatan National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in identifying and classifying
resources that facilitate teaching and learning processes.

Your Map
It will be an interesting journey to the world of educational technology. A chance
to visit and observe a learning resource center of a school will start you off.
For this process, explore the world through these steps:
Step 4: Write down a brief reflection of
your experience.
Step 3: Make an inventory of its available
resources and classify them according to their
characteristics and functions.
Step 2: Ask the learning resource center in-charge
about how some equipment or facilities are used.
Step 1: Visit a schools learning resource center. Look
around and see what resources and facilities are available
inside.

Your Tools
After you have observed, classify the resources available in the learning
resource center. Please use the activity form provided for you.

LIST OF AVAILABLE LEARNING RESOURCES

Name of the School Observed: Caruhatan national High School
School Address: Pacencia Street, Don Pedro Village, Marulas, Valenzuela City
Date of Visit: January 03, 2017Year Level: Grade 7 Subject Area: Mathematics
Available Learning
Characteristics and Unique
Teaching Approaches
Resources (enumerate in
Capabilities
where the Resource is
bullet form)
Most Useful
N/A
N/A
1. Print Resources
none

2. Audio Resources
none

N/A

N/A

3. Non-electric Visual
Resources
none

N/A

N/A

4. ICT Resources
none

N/A

N/A

Impression: The teacher that we have observed doesnt use print resources, audio resources, non-electric
visual resources nor ict resources because he is still in to blackboard and chalk kind of teaching.
Despite of that, the way he teaches is the kind of teaching that the students will surely learn.

Name and Signature of Observer: CHARLENE PARINGIT

Name and Signature of Learning Resource Center In-Charge: MR. BERNARDO

Your Analysis
Were the Learning resources/materials arranged properly according to their
functions and characteristics?
To be honest, only book is the learning resource/material our resource teacher is using.
That book serves as his guide on teaching a certain topic. Other than that, no learning
resource/material has been used.
Do the guidelines and procedures facilitate easy access to the materials by
the teachers? Why? Or Why not?
Yes! Because that is only one, which is the book.
What are the strengths of this Learning Resource Center?
Based on my observation, I cant see any strengths but more on things need to improve or
learning materials to be added on their facilities.
What are its weaknesses?
The weakness of Caruhatan National High Schools learning resource center is the lack of
needed learning resources/materials that a teacher can use in his/her class.
What suggestions can you make?
What I can suggest is that the school should provide learning resources/materials that are
really needed for the betterment of learning of the students.

Your Reflections
1. Which of the materials in the learning resources caught your interest the most?
Why?
None, because as Ive said above there is no learning resource/material.
2. Which gadgets/materials are you already confident to use/operate?
None. (In connection with what Ive observed.)
3. Which one do you feel need to learn more about?
I think I need to learn more on making catchy visual aids along with the use of
technologies like power point and projector since it is what the students market
needed right now.
4. Read an article about your answer in number 3. Paste a copy of the article below.

FS 3

Technology in the Learning

Environment

FIELD STUDY
E

Episode 2

BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAYS

Name of FS Student: Charlene A. Paringit
Course: BSED Mathematics

Year & Section:3-1

Resource Teacher: Mr. Bernardo

Signature ___

Cooperating School: Caruhatan National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in appraising the effectiveness of
display boards as learning resources.

Your Map
Display boards, or what we more commonly refer to as bulletin board, is one of
the most readily available and versatile learning resources.

To reach your target, follow these steps:

Step 3: Propose enhancements to make the

display more effective.
Step 2: Pick one and evaluate the display.
Step 1: Look around a school for bulletin board displays.

An Observation Guide for the BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAYS

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.
1. Go around the school and examine the board displays. How many board displays
do you see?
2. Where is the display boards found? Are they in places where target viewers can
see them?
3. What are the displays about? What images and colors do you see? How are the
pieces of information 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. You may choose to take a photo of the display board (if allowed)

Name of the School Observed: Caruhatan National High School

School Address: Pacencia Street, Don Pedro Village, Marulas, Valenzuela City,
Date of Visit: January 05, 2017
Upon roaming in Caruhatan National High School, ive noticed that there is only
limited bulletin boards and you cant easily find those. The bulletin boards that we
have seen are made by the RCY yet there are still bulletin boards made by the Math
From among the board displays that you saw, pick the one that you got most
and Filipino departments. They used an illustration board and other coloring
interested in. Evaluate it using the evaluation form below.
materials. The messages are clearly understood.

BOARD DISPLAYS EVALUATION FORM

Topic of the Board Display: Circles
Location of the Board Display in School: Head Office
Check the column that indicates your rating. Write comments to back p your
ratings.
4- Outstanding
2- Satisfactory
Citeria
Effective
Communicatio
n
Conveys the
message quickly
and clearly
Attractiveness
Colors and
arrangement
catches and
holds interest
Balance
Objects are
arranged so
stability is
perceived
Unity
Repeated shapes
or colors or use
of borders holds
display together
Interactivity
The style and
approach entice
learners to be
involved
Legibility

3-Very Satisfactory
1- Needs Improvement
NI
1

S
2

VS
3

O
4

Comments

Letters and
illustrations can
be seen from a
good distance
Correctness
Free from
grammar errors,
misspelled
words,
ambiguity
Durability
Wellconstructed,
items are
securely
attached

An Evaluation Report of a Bulletin Board

(option 2)

Bulletin Board Evaluated by: Charlene Paringit

Location: Head Office
Brief Description of the Bulletin Board:
Well-prsented
Readable
Concept wise

Evaluation
Strengths
The strengths of their
bulletin board are its
characteristics (outside
appearance) and concept.

Weaknesses
The weakness of their
bulletin board is the
audience that would
appreciate it. Not
everyone would like to
look on their bulletin
board.

Judgements/Evaluation of
educational content and
other aspects:

Their concept is easily to

understand. The message
is also clear.

The way how the

readers/audiences
understand the message
they want to convey.

Recommendations or
Suggestions for
improvement:

Make it more attractive so

that it can catch students
attention.

Observations:

Signature of Evaluator
over Printed Name:

Charlene Paringit

Your Analysis
Did the board display design reflect the likes/interests of its target
audience? Why? or Why not?

Yes, the board display design reflects the likes/interests of its target audience.
Because it is readable and can easily understood by a high school student.
Was the language used clear and simple for the target audience to
understand? Why? or Why not?

Yes. They dont use an English word that a common high school student wont
understand.
What do you think was the purpose of the board display? Was it effective?
Why? or Why not?

The purpose of the board display is to inform and teach. Inform in the sense
of putting their announcements and achievements there. The concepts are
clear and can help a student better understand a certain topic, thats why to
teach.
What suggestions can you make?

My suggestion is to make it interactive the next time around.

Based on your suggestions, purposed an enhanced version of the display board.
Use the form below.

My Purposed Board Display

Theme: Triangle

Name of the School Observed: Caruhatan National High School

School Address: Pacencia Street, Don Pedro Village, Marulas, Valenzuela City,
Date of Visit: January 05, 2017
Year Level: Grade 7 Subject Area: Mathematics
Board Title: Triangular Treats
Objectives:

The bulletin board should be able to catch the

students attention because it is really made
for them.
Best features of my purposed bulletin enhancement:

Readable, well-presented, attractive and concept-wise.

Content Resources (Name each needed resource and give each a

brief description)

Facts: This includes things that are really true about

triangles.
Trivia: Concepts that a student may not yet knew about
triangle.
Math Quotes: This expressed inspirational quotations
about Mathematics.
Materials for aesthetic assessment:
Styrofoam
Push pins
Illustration board
Colored paper
Printed materials
Plastic cover
Based on your suggestions, make your own board display la-out. You may present
your output through any of these:
A hand-made drawing or lay-out
An electronic (computer) drawing/illustration or la-out

 A collage

My Board Display Lay-out

Your Reflections

1. Name at least 5 skills that a teacher should have to be able to come up with
effective board displays. Elaborate on why each skill is needed.

Organizational Skills: Should know how to organize things in the bulletin

board.
Right Choice of Color: Should know a proper color combination in his/her
bulletin board.
Concept Skills: The message he/she wants to convey should clear.
Patient: Can make it on her own.
Open-minded: Should accept positive/negative feedbacks.
2. Which of the skills do you already have? Recall your past experiences in making
board displays. How do you practice these skills?

Open-mindedness: I learned to accept positive feedbacks as well as

negative ones. I didnt practice it, my own experiences just teach me to
be so.
3. Which skills do you still need to develop? Reflect on how you can improve on or
acquire these skills.

Organization Skills and the right choice of colors. Sometimes, I tend to

focus on my favorite color, not on the appropriate color. So the next time that
I will be making a bulletin board, i will be choosing a color that will relate in
my designs and organize those properly.