Exper

iencing the Teaching- Learning Process

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Episode
PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING
Name of FS Student: Ruschelle L. Cossid
Course: BSED ENGLISH

Year & Section: 2nd Year

Resource Teacher: Mrs. Rowena Magdayao Date: July 8, 2014

Cooperating School Digos City National High School

My Target

While I observe three different classes, I will be able to identify

applications of the principles of learning in the teaching-learning
process.

My Tool
As I observer a class, I will use the Observation Sheet for a more
focused observation.

OBSERVATION Teaching
SHEET
Behaviour of the Teacher/
Principles of Learning
Learning Behaviour of the Learner
as Proof
Name of Resource Teachers Observed: Mrs. Rowena
Magdayaoof the Application of
Learning
School Address: Rizal Avenue, Digos City
Date:
July 10, 2014
Sample
1. Learning is an experience which
Grade/ Year Level: Grade 9
Subject Area: English
occurs inside the learner and is 1. Teacher lets the learners do the
activated by the learner.
learning activity E.g. Pupil writes letter
A instead of Teacher writing for them.
2. The teacher give some sentences or
2. Learning is the discovery of the topic then she told the students to
personal meaning and relevance of write their own ideas or thoughts about
ideas.
the topic. The students wrote their
personal understanding about the topic
and what they wrote must be relevant
to the idea that they mean to express.
3. As I observed the classroom, the
3. Learning is a consequence of teacher let her students wrote their
experience.
own understanding of their chosen line
in the song. They wrote how they feel
about the line and what are their
experiences that they can relate to the
line and after that, they can relate to
the line and after that, they wrote their
learning/lessons
of
the
said
experiences.

4. Learning is a cooperative
collaborative process.

and 4.
The teacher grouped them into 6
groups and after that the teacher gave
them their topic that they were going
to discuss and after that the students
now share their own ideas about their
topic. The learners are very cooperative
in their discussing, they asked, they
share, and they suggest ideas that you
can see in their faces that theyre really
paying attention to their tasks and with
that learning happens.

5. Learning is an evolutionary process.

5. Learning is like a step-by-step

process. A learner doesnt directly learn
abstract ideas if he/she doesnt have a
foundation of all his/her learning. A
learner must first know those concrete
things/learning before proceeding to
the abstract. As I observed the
classroom, the learners are first taught
what are the things that they think or
what comes to their mind if the teacher
will say Brochure, then after that the
teacher discusses what a brochure
means then gives different types of
brochures then after learning what a
brochure is all about, the learners are
now assigned to make their own
brochure.

6. Learning is sometimes a painful 6. As I observed the classroom, the

process.
teacher asks some questions. The
teacher called someone to answer and
the boy the answer the question
confidently but his answer is wrong. All
of his classmates are laughing at him
and they even say negative about the
boy. Hearing those from his classmates,
the boy sit down and I can see in his
face that he was hurt but he just hide it
with his big smile pretending that he is
okay. When the teacher noticed that
the class is getting noisy, she ordered
the students to quiet and stop bashing
their classmate because everyone is
not
perfect.
Everyone
commits
mistakes.

7. One of the richest resources for the 7. The teacher asked the class about
learning is the learner himself.
what can they say about poetry. One
student raised his hand and answered
the question that he almost consumes
6 minutes just answering one question.
Who can blame him? I think he is just
smart and also in the other hand, she
doesnt interrupt the boys long answer
because she know that the boy was
trying to express all his ideas about
poetry, he thought of all his prior
knowledge about the topic and the boy
expressed it all on his own words so the
student is getting all he answered from
himself, his prior knowledge about the
topic.
8. The process of learning is emotional 8. When the teacher asked question to
as well as intellectual.
one of her students about something to

do with her life, the students about

something to do with her life, the
student got emotional when sharing
her sad past experiences and while she
is talking, all attention is on her so
everybody is really listening. Hearing
those words from the student, the
teacher asked everyone what learning
they get from the students sharing,
then after that most of the students
raised their hands to share what
theyve learn. In this case, learning is
not only emotional but also intellectual.
9. The processes of problem solving 9. The teacher gave them a topic and
and learning are highly unique and with that topic, students need to
individual.
construct a paragraph about it. It will
be the learners choice of how will
he/she wrote a descriptive, narrative,
persuasive, informative, expository,
etc. paragraph? It depends on the
learner how he/she will write or what
styles will he/she use to make his/her
output impressive and good.

My Analysis
1. What is the impact of the Resource Teachers observance of these
principles on the teaching- learning process and on the learner?
The impact of the Resource teachers observance of the principles of
teaching-learning process is the learners are more engage in classroom
activities and it develops their capabilities not just cognitive but also
affective and psychomotor. It makes the learners learn effectively by
applying all these different principles of teaching.
2. Which learning principle was applied most?

The learning principle that is applied most is the learning is

cooperative and collaborative process, because the teacher always
grouped the class for the students to feel free to share their ideas and
with that they will discuss the topic that was given to them and
afterwards, there will be a exchanging of thoughts and ideas and then
after the discussion, they will now come up an answer in case they will
present their output.
3. Which learning principles was applied least or not at all applied?
The learning principle that is least applied is the Learning is sometimes a
painful process, because the teacher doesnt discourage a certain student if
he/she answered wrong, thus she still appreciate it and say at least you try
but not all times, so the child doesnt really get hurt. After it, the teacher
then corrects the wrong answer of the student.
4. Do you agree with these principles of learning? Or have you discovered
that they are not always correct?
I agree with all the principles of learning because as what I had observed, the
principles that are applied by the teacher in her teaching are effective and I
can see that the students are learning as well as theyre involvement in the
classroom increased. I can see that they are motivated and interested of
their lesson and that is because of the strategy and technique applied by the
teacher in using the different kinds of principles of learning.

My Reflection
My reflections on my observations of my Resource Teachers
observance of these principles. Did my Resource Teachers adhere to these
principles?
Based on what I had observed, the Resource teacher really adheres to
the different learning principles. Even though some principles are not clearly
shown on the way she teach, still I can see that her teaching is effective
because of the principles of learning that she applied together with the
strategies and methods she used. She grouped the students, she let her
students do tasks individually and after that present it to the class, she let
the students answer her questions based on their prior knowledge,
experiences and their own meaning/words and also she just not teach the
students intellectually but also emotionally. Seeing how these things are
applied, I can say that the Resource teacher definitely shown to me what a
real and true teacher is and with that I can see that the learners are learning
effectively and productively in the class.

5. Lessons I have learned from my observations on the classroom application

of the principles of learning.
I have learned that applying these principles of learning is really
important in making the classroom or the teaching-learning process to be
effective and productive. I learned that students learned when they are
engaged in a collaborative task, if they answered based on their past
experiences and also if they are taught not just intellectually but emotionally.
All of these learning principles are really a great help to improve and
increase the learning of the students.

My Portfolio

Principles of Learning in My Own

Words
1. Learning is gradual. It is a step-by-step process.
2. No two individuals learn in the same way.

3. Learning is not only thinking but also feeling.

4. Learning is a lifelong process.
5. Learning is sometimes a complicated process.
6. Learning involves interactions.
7. Learning is a product of a good teaching.

8. Learning involves rewards and punishments.

9. Learning has different styles.