Basic Expectations from Teacher Education Students
• intentional punctuality and consistent class attendance;
• timeliness in the submission of coursework and requirements;
• regular monitoring of his/her own academic standing;
• acquisition of a personal copy of the book or print copy of the reference;
• give sincere attention and listen to the person speaking in front;
• active participation in all classroom activities (e.g. reporting, oral recitation, group activities)
The JMC Culture of Excellence and the Future Teacher
• It is the student-teacher’s responsibility to come to class prepared therefore, s/he is also prepared in any oral or written quiz.
• Written outputs and other outcome-based requirements should reflect due diligence and effort hence, substandard and late outputs are unacceptable.
• Topic presentations must be in accordance with prescribed guidelines such as; sufficient before-class time preparation, effective powerpoint slides, use
of the English language, and oral fluency.
• Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Academic Honesty
All Teacher Education students are expected to be academically honest. Cheating, lying and any dishonest behavior will not be tolerated. Any student
found guilty of cheating in examination (in any form) or plagiarism in submitted course requirements will automatically get a FAILED mark in the course.
Plagiarism refers to the use of books, notes or other intellectual property without giving proper attribution to its author, or representing the work of another
person as one’s own. Cheating refers to securing help in a test, copying tests, assignments, reports or term papers; collaborating with other students during an
examination or preparing academic work; signing another student’s name on an attendance sheet; or otherwise, practicing scholastic dishonesty.
Policy on Absences
A student who incurs six (6) cumulative unexcused absences shall be dropped from the roll. Similarly, three (3) consecutive unexcused absences shall
result to being dropped from the roll. The student must present, upon returning to class, an authentic medical certificate (if admitted) indicating the doctor’s
license and contact number; or a letter (for simple sickness or family emergency) duly signed by the parent or guardian stating the reason of the absence.
Presenting a falsified medical certificate or forged excuse letter is considered academic dishonesty. Moreover, it is the responsibility of the student-teacher to
cope with the lessons covered during his/her absence; however, NO SPECIAL QUIZZES shall be given. It is also the student’s responsibility to consult with the
teacher, program head or dean should her/his case be of special nature.
Rules on Use of Electronic Gadgets in Class
The use of cellphone during class is utterly impolite and becomes a source of distraction. Students are strictly prohibited to use their cellphones once the
class begins or the moment the instructor arrives in the room. All phones must be put in silent mode. In case the student is expecting an important message or
call, he/she should ask permission from the instructor before going out of the classroom to use the phone to answer.
Laptop computers are allowed in class for relevant presentation purposes only.
Policy on Examinations
• All gadgets, bags, books, and notebooks must be set aside. Any student who is caught using any electronic gadget, his/her exam will be graded zero.
• Nothing but pen, permit, answer sheet, and test questionnaire must be on the student’s desk during exams.
• Borrowing of anything from classmates is not allowed; the student must bring his/her own exam materials.
• Any unnecessary noise such as talking, whistling, humming, stomping, tapping, and clicking of pen is highly discouraged.
• No student is allowed to go out of the room once the exam has started.
• Special exams shall be administered after one (1) week of the regular exam schedule.
• The highest possible rating which can be acquired in a special exam is 80%.
• There shall be no special exam for the Final exam.
• Failure to take any exam shall be scored ZERO.
• Strictly “NO PERMIT, NO EXAM”
Grading System
• Each periodic grade has components with a corresponding weight. Please refer to the table below.
Component Weight
Assignment 5%
Projects (Research/Requirements/ etc.) 15%
Participation/ Performance 20%
Quizzes 20%
Periodic Examinations 40%_
Total 100%
• Every student must know how to compute their grades following the Base-20 Grading System. Computations of grades shall observe the following
formula:
For each component: { [ ( Raw Score ÷ Number of items ) x 80] + 20} x weight of component = Computed Weight
Example: { [ ( 45 ÷ 50) x 80] + 20} x 0.4 (exam) = 36.8
• Example grade computation (for Prelim)
{ [ ( 21 ÷ 30) x 80] + 20} x 0.05 (assignments) = 3.8
{ [ ( 21 ÷ 30) x 80] + 20} x 0.15 (projects) = 11.4
{ [ ( 21 ÷ 30) x 80] + 20} x 0.20 (participation) = 15.2
{ [ ( 34 ÷ 50) x 80] + 20} x 0.20 (quizzes) = 14.9
{ [ ( 54 ÷ 80) x 80] + 20} x 0.40 (exam) = 29.6
74.9 – Prelim Grade
• There are four (4) grading periods in the semester namely: Prelim, Midterm, Semi-Final, and Pre-Final.
• The Final Grade (FG) shall be the average grade of the four (4) grading periods.
