FIELD STUDY 1 LEARNING EPISODE 4
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND LEARNERS INTERACTION
Name of Student: ________________________
Course and Section:______________________
Academic Year:__________________________
Name of Field Study 1 Teacher: DR. ALVIN S. LOREMIA
My Learning Episode Overview
This episode 4 provides an opportunity for me to observe how differences
in gender, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds affect interaction in school,
and learn about practices that teachers use in dealing with diversity in the
classroom.
My Intended Learning Outcomes
In this episode, I must be able to demonstrate understanding and
acceptance of the learners’ diverse backgrounds and identify best practices in
dealing with diversity in the classroom.
My Performance Criteria
I will be rated along the following:
quality of my observations and documentation
completeness and depth of analysis
depth and clarity of classroom observation-based reflection
completeness , organization, clarity of portfolio
time of submission of portfolio
My Learning Essentials
An effective teacher who celebrates student diversity in her classroom:
Uses strategies to build a caring community in the classroom.
Model respect and acceptance of different cultures and religions.
Bring each student’s home culture and language into the shared culture of
the school
Provides more opportunities for cooperation than competition.
My Map
To realize my Intended Learning Outcomes, I will work my way through
these steps:
My mission is to do the following tasks:
Step 1 Observe a class
Step 2 Describe the characteristics of the learners in terms of age, gender, and
social and cultural diversity.
Step 3 Describe the interaction that transpires inside and outside the classroom.
Step 4 Analyze the impact of individual differences on learners’ interaction.
My Tools (Learning Activities)
Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.
An Observation Guide for the Learners’ Characteristics
Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the
provided space.
1. As you observe the class,describe how the students interact with one another and with
the teacher
2. Observe the learners seated at the back and front part of the room. Do they behave and
interact differently?
3. Describe the relationship among the learners. Do the learners cooperate with each
other?
OBSERVATION REPORT
Name of the school:____________________________________________________
Location of the school:________________________________
Date of Visit:_______________________________________
My Analysis
1. How does the teacher influence the class interaction considering the
individual differences of the students?
2. What factors influence in grouping of learners outside the classroom?
My Reflection /Insight
As future educator, how would you want the learners in your classroom to
interact? How will you make this happen?
Integrating Theory and Practice
Direction: Underline the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which statement on student diversity is CORRECT?
A. Teacher must do his/her best to reduce student diversity in the class.
B. The less the diversity of students in the class, the better for teacher and
students.
C. Teacher should accept and value diversity.
D. Student diversity is purely due to students’ varied cultures.
2. Which student thinking/behavior indicates that he/she values diversity?
A. He/she regards his culture as superior to other’s cultures.
B. He/she regards his culture as inferior to other’s cultures.
C. He/she accepts the fact that all people are unique in their own way.
D. He/she emphasizes on the differences among people and disregards their
commonalities.
3. What is a teaching-learning implication of student diversity?
A. Compare students.
B. Maken use of variety of teaching and assessment methods and activities.
C. Do homogeneous groupings for group activities.
D. Develop different standards for different student groups.
My Learning Portfolio
As a future teacher, what will be your best practices in dealing with diversity in the
classroom?
