FS The Learners Development

and Environment

1
Field Study
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND
Episode 5
LEARNERS INTERACTION
(focusing on different levels of abilities)

Name of FS Student: Jaymel Briones

Course: BSED Math 2-1
Resource Teacher: Ms. Abigail Abanto
Cooperating School: Caruhatan National High School

Your Target

At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in determining,

understanding and accepting the learners diverse backgrounds; and in relating
the learners background to their performance in the classroom.

Your Map

To reach your target, do the following tasks:

1. Observe two or more learners of

different abilities but from the same
grade or level
4.Write a narrative
Report and a brief
Reflection on your
Experience

3.Observe them as
They participate in a
Classroom
activity 2.Find out some information
About their background

Your Tools

Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation Guide for Individual Differences

Read the following carefully before you begin to observe. Then write your
observation report on the space provided.

1. Observe the class to see the differences in abilities of the learners.

2. Try to identify the students who seem to be performing well and those
that seem to be behind.

3. Validate your observations by asking the teacher about the background

(family, socio-economic, presence of some learning disabilities, etc.)Of
these children.

4. Observe the behavior of both the high achieving and low-achieving

learners. Note their dispositions, pace in accomplishing tasks,
interaction with teacher, and interaction with others.
5. Observe the teachers method in addressing the individual learning
needs of the students in his/her class.

OBSERVATION REPORT
Name of the School Observed: Caruhatan National High School
School Address: Arti Subd., karuhatan, Valenzuela City
Date of Visit: January 13, 2017

The class has a differences in their abilities to learn. They are like a
weather who easily changing their mind. They are usually distracted and
near to lack of interest.

The learners who performing well are the learners who can cope in
the discussion even though the teacher was using different styles and
approach while the learners are not performing well they are the learners
who easily not interested and giving up

According to the interviewed gathered to the teacher about the

background of her student I found out the most of the student are
always absence in her class and having a math subject is difficult to
them.

The behavior of a learner of high achieving are the one who always
actively participating in the class and always ask the teacher to answers
for certain question during the discussion, while the behavior of a
learner of low achieving are the one who merely participating and often
times are not.

During the discussion the teacher usually ask her students if

they can follow and understand the discussion well because that is the
only way that a teacher s know if her class is following her.
Your Analysis

1. Did your observation match the information given by the teacher? Were
you able to correctly identify who among the students performed well and
who did not? What behavior helped you identify them? (Volunteering to
answer responding to teachers directions, etc.)

Yes, the information given by the teacher matched my own

observation of the students. Being a teacher you can easily identify
who are really performing well and who did not. The only thing that
we can help them by giving an approach that are suitable to their
understanding.

2. Describe the differences in ability levels of the students in the class. Is

there a wide gap between the students who are performing well and
those that are not?

In think there is no wide gap between the learners who are

performing well and those that are not because they have their own
ability to gain knowledge and understanding for every topics. May be
the methods or approach is not fit to them.

3. Describe the methods used by the teacher in handling the students

differences in abilities. How did the students respond to the teacher?

The teacher using the student-centered approach in the class.

And sometimes she uses a traditional way on how she deliver her
topic. And usually there no new things that make a student excited
 to learn. And that is why the students are getting tired or being not
interested because they know already what teacher usually do.

Your Reflections

1. Recall the time when you were in the elementary or high school. Recall
the high and low achievers in your class. How did your teacher deal with
differences in abilities? Was your teacher effective?

When I was in Grade 3, in our province and the classes hours is

whole day. I have a classmate who really hard in solving subtraction
in 3 digit because he interchanging it the rules in addition and also
another classmate of mind was really good in math. In one seeing
only he can answer it immediately without hesitation. Our teachers
that time was focusing only to our classmate who really good in her
subject but some of us is not. She show a little focus to the few but
not usually.

2. With the principle of individual differences in mind, what methods and

strategies will you remember in the future to ensure that you will be able
to meet the needs of both the high and low achievers in your class?
 I will assure that all my students treated equally in both high
and low achievers in my class when regards in learning. And I will
put an extra attention for the low achiever to cope immediately. I
will impose a method and strategies that will cater their need to
learn more and help them to become more productive and effective
learners.