Field Study 1

The School Environment

SPARK Your Interest

This Episode 1 provides an opportunity for students to examine and reflect on a school
environment that promotes learning and development.

TARGET Your Intended Learning Outcome

 At the end of this Episode, I must be able to determine the characteristics of a school
environment that is safe, secure, and is supportive of learning (PPST 2.1.1)

REVISIT the Learning Essential

1. A physical environment conductive for learning is one that has consistent practices that:
 Keep the school safe, clean, orderly and free from distraction;
 Maintain facilities that provide challenging activities; and
 Address the physical, social and psychological needs of the students.

2. Display boards can be powerful in communicating information about the learning environment.
They help in building and establishing the school culture. These boards become one way for
everyone to learn about the vision-mission, goals, and values that the school upholds.

3. As a basic part of the school’s visual environment, display board have four general purposes:

 Decorative- they offer visual stimulation and appeal to aesthetic. They set the social and
psychological atmosphere of the school.
 Motivational- they encourage students to perform better and have greater confidence. An
example would be the display students’ outputs that show that each output is recognized and
valued. The bulletin boards help celebrate the learners’ growth and progress
 Informational- they are used as strategy to readily disseminate information.
 Instructional- they move students to respond and participate through interactive displays. They
get students to think about and communicate their learning.

4. The set of criteria for evaluating bulletin board display includes effective communication,
attractiveness, balance, unity, interactivity, legibility, correctness, and durability
OBSERVE, ANALYZE, REFLECT

Activity1.1 Exploring the School Campus

Resource Teacher: Jayson P. Meneses School: Holy Child of Mary College, Inc

Grade/Year Level: Grade 4,5,6 Subject Area: General Date: August 27, 2021

To realize the Intended Learning Outcome, Work my way through these steps:

1. Visit a school. Look into facilities and support learning areas in the campus, then in the
classroom.
2. Observe and use the checklist as you move around the school premises.
3. Analyze your gathered data about the school environment.
4. Reflect on the characteristics of a school environment that promotes learning.
5. Present your idea of a good school environment through any of these
a.) Descriptive Paragraph c.) Sketch or drawing
b.) Photo essay d.) Poem, song or rap

OBSERVE

As you move around the campus, observations forms are provided for you to document your
observation. It is advised that you read the entire worksheet before proceeding to the school site. A
good understanding of the activities and tasks to be accomplished in the activity sheet will yield better
learning result.

SCHOOL, FACILITIES OBSERVATION CHECKLIST

Familiarize yourself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the column to indicate
their availability. Give a brief description of those that are available, and say how each will contribute to
the students’ learning and development

Facilities Description Will it contribute to

the students’
learning and
development? why?
It’s a wide office, it has its own comfort The principal is the
Office of the Principal room and it’s an air-condition room. This leader of the school
office has lockers where they put their and sets the tone for
documents and have a big table they use the school. So, it’s
when they’re doing meetings. It has it’s important to give her
sliding door and a big window mirror to the a pleasant and
side and you can clearly see in that side the comfortable room.
lobby of the school. So that she can do
her role/job greatly.
The library has an iron door, they have It can help the
 Library probably 6 tables with chairs inside and one students to find
librarian desk near the entrance. some information
about their school
works or
homework’s

Facilities Description Will it contribute to the

students’ learning and
development? Why?

N/A
Counseling Room

The school have a huge cafeteria, a lot of Canteen/cafeteria plays

Canteen/Cafeteria iron blue chairs and blue tables. There’s a an important educational
sink in the left side area and there’s a big and modelling role for
gate on the left side. healthy eating habits.

The school have 2 beds in clinic and they To ensure that everyone
Medical Clinic have a stock of some medicines you can see in the school is safe and
it inside the registrar office. clinic provide first aid
they provide primary
care to sick student or
school personnel.
It is located at the first floor of the school It enhances the quality of
Audio Visual/Learning near left stairs. The Audio-visual room has teaching and learning
Resource Center one flat screen tv, speakers and mic. It is an activities of students.
air-conditioning room and has a chair that
can turn to table.
N/A
Science Laboratory

The basketball court can consider as a During physical

Gymnasium gymnasium because lots of school activity education, students learn
and events are happening there. In the the skills necessary to
middle corner you can see the stage. establish a fitness
routine that they will
carry with them into
adulthood.
 N/A
Auditorium

The school have a flower basket around the Good surroundings can
Outdoor/Garden basketball court. There’s a lot of suntans help to relax and calm
flowers in there. the mind of students.

Facilities Description Will it contribute to the

students’ learning and
development? Why?

N/A
Home Economics Room

The school have an industrial area It can help students to

Industrial Workshop located at the 3rd floor there’s a lot of learn new skills and
Area industrial equipment’s in that room. learn industrial works
and crafts.

N/A
PTA Office

It’s located at the right side of the It will contribute to the

Comfort Room for Boys basketball court near cafeteria. It has 1 students learning
toilet cubicle and 3 feeing bowl for boys. because they know
how to have a personal
hygiene for their self.

It’s located at the left side of the stage; It will contribute to the
Comfort Room for Girls it has 4 cubicles inside and 1 faucet. students learning
because they know
how to have a personal
hygiene for their self.

N/A
Others
(Please specify)
 An Observational Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the space provided.

Guide Question Classroom Observational Report

The school is located at St. Niño Masantol Pampanga near the St. Niño
1. Describe the chapel and masantol market. The neighborhood is fine the people are
community or kind but there’s a lot of noise because the front of the school is a road
neighborhood there’s a lot of vehicles that passing. But when you are inside the school
where the school is you only hear a little noise from there.
found.
The signature color of the school is blue and yellow; therefore, you can
2. Describe the school see a lot of yellow and blue inside and outside of the physical structure
campus. What of the school. The condition of the school buildings is good.
colors do you see?
What is the
condition of the
buildings?
It’s comfortable inside the principal’s office, the teacher’s office is quite
3. Pass by the offices. small I think teachers need more space for their things. The registrar
What impression office is fine because there’s only 2 people inside so the space is okay
do you have of for them.
these offices?

The school has a wide corridor and their rooms is quite big their chairs
4. Walk through the are metal armchairs every room has 2 blackboards and has 1 table for
school halls, the the teacher and every room has a cctv footage and also their hallways
library, the and stairs. They have a huge basketball court but it has a water because
cafeteria. Look of floods.
around and find out
the other facilities
that the school has.
Resource Teacher: Jayson P. Menese_ School: Holy Child of Mary College

Grade/Year Level: Grade 4, 5, 6_____ Subject Area: General__ Date: August 27,2021

1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are the visual posted on the walls? What heroes,
religious figure, lessons, visual aids, announcement, do you see posted?
2. Examine how the teacher’s table located? How are the tables and chairs/desks arranged?
3. What learning materials/equipment are present?
4. Observe the students. How many are occupying one room?
5. Is the room well-lit and well ventilated
 An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Be guided by these tasks as you do your observation. Then accomplish the matrix to record your data.

CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX

Classroom Facilities Description

(Location, Number, arrangement, Condition)

There’s an Abcde cards display at the top of the blackboard, the mission
1. Wall Display and vision of the school is posted at the left side of the room and at the
right top of the room the heroes in the Philippines.

There’s one teachers table and it is located at the back left side corner of
2. Teacher’s Table the room.

There are blue metal armchairs, there’s 12 armchairs. 4 rows, 3 armchairs

3. Learner’s Desks per row.

There’s only one blackboard per room in elementary department.

4. Blackboard

Blackboard, books, chalks, charts

5. Learning Materials/
Visual Aids
Write your observation report here.

Name of the School Observed: Holy Child of Mary College, Inc. __________________
Location of the School: St. Niño Masantol, Pampanga__________________________
Date of Visit: August 27,2021______________________________________________

Analyze
How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact the learning of the students going to
school? What are your conclusions?

Students who study in a positive learning environment have been shown to be more motivated,
engaged, and have a higher overall learning ability. The quality of school facilities affects students in two
ways. Firstly, a lack of facilities limits the ability of a student to achieve various learning and extra
curricula activities. Secondly, a lack of facilities has a negative impact on a teachers' job satisfaction,
which undermines their motivation to teach.

How does this relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development/how does this relate to
your knowledge of facilitating learning?

It relates in my knowledge about child and adolescent development that made me aware of the
uniqueness and differences of every learner. I always have to keep in mind that children do not learn in
the same rate. In facilitating learning, I have to understand each child’s behavior and personality and
chose what strategies suit them most and use it appropriately.

REFLECT
1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why? Why not?
Yes, the facilities of school are all nice and good and also because HCMC is my alma mater and I
know some people who works there and I’m friends with some students who study there. I also
adopt the environment and I’m used to it.
 2. What kind of school campus is conductive to learning?
A school campus is conducive to learning if it is fully fenced.
If it is away from the noise outside like noise from cars or from construction sites.
If it has enough space for the learners to do their activities.
If the school campus is non-threatening, rather should make the learners feel that they are
accepted, they are not alone and nothing is to fear about.
If the classrooms are well- lighted and well-ventilated and has the proper sanitation.

3. What kind of classroom is classroom is conductive to learning?

A conducive classroom environment is one in which teachers establish a learning environment
where students feel physically, psychologically, socially, and culturally secure. Conducive school
environment helps in creating a favorable atmosphere to ensure an effective teaching and
learning process to take place.

4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?

By Developing a classroom environment conducive to learning is a process that entails staging
the physical space, getting the students to cooperate, creating a communal environment, and
finally maintaining a positive classroom climate and culture.

5. Write your additional learning and insight here.

Some schools are conducive to learning but some are not, it is a big challenge for a teacher to
make a way on how to make her/his own class conducive.

OBSERVE, ANALYZE, REFLECT

Activity 1.2 Observing bulletin board displays

Resource Teacher: Jayson P. Meneses_ School: Holy Child of Mary College Inc._

Grade/Year Level: Grade 4, 5, 6 Subject Area: General_ Date: August 27,2021_

The display board, or what we more commonly refer to as bulletin board, is one of the most
readily available more versatile learning resources.

To achieve the Intended Learning Outcomes, work your way through these steps: 1. Examine for
bulletin board display. Include samples of those formal at the entrance, lobby, hallway and classroom 2.
Pick one and evaluate the display. 3. Propose enhancement to make the display more effective.
OBSERVE

As you look around and examine the board displays, use observation guide and forms provided for you
to document your observations.

An Observation Guide for BOARD DISPLAY

Read the following carefully before you observe.

1. Go around the school and examine the board display. How many boards display do you see?

2. Where are the display boards found? Are they in places where target viewers can see them?

3. What is the display about? What key message do they convey? What image and colors do you
see? How are the pieces of information and images arranged?

4. What materials were used in making the display? Are borders used?

5. Do you notice some errors? (Misspelled words, grammar inconsistencies and the like)

6. Are the message clear and easily understood?

7. Think about what got your attention. Why did it get your attention?

8. Take a photo of the display boards (if allowed).

Based on the question on the observation guide, write your observation report:

Observation REPORT
(You may paste picture of the board displays here.)

There are two board display, it is located at the lobby of the school which is a perfect spot for the
viewers or visitors they can clearly view it when entering the school premises. The board display is
about the safety protocols of school it is important because we are in pandemic and the other board
display is about the mission and vision and the organizational chart of the school. There are images of
wearing a mask, alcohol, thermal scanner, washing hands and other safety protocol images. The other
board has an image of the chart and the mission and vision tarpaulin. It has a curtain boarder design of
dark and light blue color and material they used is cartolina and tarpaulins. The messages is clear and
easy to understand the design and content caught my attention because its pleasing in the eyes and the
contents are useful.
From among the board display that you saw, pick the one that you got most interested in.

Evaluate it using the evaluation form below.

BOARD DISPLAYS EVALUATION FORM

Topic of the Board Display Safety Protocols
Location of the Board Display in School: School Lobby right side of wall_

Check the column that indicates your rating. Write comments to back up your ratings.

4-Outstanding 3-Very Satisfactory 2-Satistactory 1-Needs Improvement

NI S VS O
Criteria 1 2 3 4 Comments

Effective It is effective and it conveys information that is

Communication useful.
It conveys the message
quickly and clearly
Attractiveness It’s good in the eyes, its catchy
Colors and
arrangement catch and
hold interest.
Balance Its okay the objects are well arranged.
Objects are arranged,
so stability is perceived.

Unity They are all accurate.

Repeated shapes or
color use of borders
hold display together
Interactive Its interactive in a way that visitors of school can
The style and approach clearly view it when they enter the school premises.
entice learners to be
involved and engaged
Legibility In this case the fonts posted in the board are small
Letters and illustration and not readable when your far in distance.
can be seen from a
good distance
Correctness Definitely there’s no misspelled words, error and the
It is free from grammar grammar is fine.
errors, misspelled
words, ambiguity
Durability It is well secure because the bulletin board has a
It is well-constructed; sliding glass window.
items are securely
attached
Bulletin Board Evaluated By: Nicole M. Usi

Location: Holy Child of Mary College at the Lobby of the school

Brief Description of the Bulletin Board. Wide and big board with a protective glass sliding window

EVALUATION

Strengths Weakness
The layout is simple but catchy. The fonts of the display are not
Description of the Bulletin Board that readable.
layout

The contents are informational N/A

Evaluation of educational content and helpful, it shares awareness
and other aspects about the virus.

Recommendations or Suggestion for Improvement

Bigger fonts and more design I think so it can be catchier to eyes and add more educational information
although students can’t see it because they are not allowed to go outside and enter the school premises.

Signature of Evaluator over Printed Name:

Based on your suggestion, make your board display lay-out. You may present your output through any
of these:

 A hand-made drawing or layout

 An electronic (computer) drawing/illustration or layout
 A collage

My Board Display Lay-out

ANALYZE

What do you think was the purpose of the board?

Since its back to school this month I want this layout of bulletin board, I think this can motivate students
when they saw it in their first day of the school year. The display reminds them that they are the future
of the world and they are one who’s responsible for their actions.

Did the board display deign reflect the likes/interests of its target audience? Why? Why not?

I think yes, in this display the students are the target object. I think all students like to be the future of
the world because they are the hope of future. They can make the world even better.

Was the language used clear and simple for the target audience to understand? Why? Why not?

Yes, the words are simple and readable, and the language was use is English so that everyone can
understand the meaning of the display.

Was the board display effective? Why? Why not?

It is, because it conveys motivational message for the students and the display are meaningful.

What suggestion can you make?

I suggest that school must use these contents to post in their bulletin board because as a student I know
we need a motivational word to continue and be more responsible as a student.
Based on your suggestion, purpose an enhanced version of the display board. Use the form below.

My Proposed Board Display

Theme: Back to School 2021-2022

Board Title: Back to school, ready to grow.

Rationale: to welcome the students and make them motivated in their first day of school
(Purpose)

Objectives: to motivate the targets and give more information

Best features of my proposal bulletin enhancement: all features

Content Resources (Name each needed resource and give each a brief description)

Materials for aesthetic enhancement: color papers, cartolina, glue sticks, printed images
Reflect

1. Name at least five skills that a teacher should have to be able to come up with effective
board display. Elaborate on why each skill is needed.
Creativity. Instructional content can be dry and boring in a classroom setting. Creative
teachers try to present concepts and content in an interesting way.
Visual skills. Teachers are somewhat like interior designers; they must be able to
visualize the presentation and impact they want to create, then apply those to the
display.
Organizational skills. This goes along with #2, but organization includes comparing and
contrasting, grouping, and arranging content in a meaningful way.
Communication. Teachers know that words combined with visual content can often
communicate more than words alone. As well, the teacher must be a good
communicator.
Minimalistic views. Good teachers know they must minimize content to the basic
building blocks they want to teach. Rather than a display aimed at students who
understand the most, the best, or the easiest, the display would be geared to include
students who understand the least, the poorest, and the hardest.

2. Which of the skills you named in # 1 do you already have? Recall your past experiences
in making board display. How do you practice these skills?
All of the skill that I write I guess because when I was in high school, I’m one of the
students who volunteers and helps in designing the bulletin board in our classroom, I
remember were changing the theme every time that there’s an event in school like
nutrition month, buwan ng wika, Halloween and Christmas themes.

3. Which skills do you need to develop? What concrete steps will you take on how you can
improve on or acquire these skills.
I think more on minimalistic view and creativity. There are lots of ways or techniques
that I am not aware of or that I haven’t try yet because I don’t know how to do it. That’s
way there’s a need for me to be expose to a lot of bulletin board displays so that I can
apply it on my own bulletin board.
LINK Theory to Practice

Directions: Read the items given below and encircle the correct answer.

1. With the PPST as guide, an Ideal learning environment should have the following
characteristics, EXCEPT____________.

A. The learning environment promotes fairness

B. Is safe and conductive for learning
C. Builds many professional linkages
D. Establishes and maintains consistent standard of learner’s behavior

2. Which facilities are present in a health-promoting school environment?

I. Canteen that sells all kind of food including junk food
II. Comfort rooms common for boys and girls
III. Sanitary drinking fountains
IV. Safe playground

A. II, III and IV C. I and II

B. I, II, III and IV D. III and IV

3. Which physical school environment supports learning?

A. Availability of flexible classroom furniture

B. Presence of spacious classroom
C. Prominence of bulletin boards in every building
D. Tail school buildings
 4. Examine the bulletin board display. This
bulletin board fulfills which primary
purpose?

A. Instructional-interactive
B. Informational
C. Motivational
D. Decorative

5. Examine the bulletin board display. This

bulletin board fulfills which primary
purpose?

A. Instructional-interactive
B. Informational
C. Motivational
D. Decorative

6. Examines the bulletin board display. This

bulletin board fulfills which primary
purpose?
A. Instructional-interactive
B. Informational
C. Motivational
D. Decorative
SHOW Your Learning Artifacts
My Personal Illustration of an Effective
School Environment

The effective school must possess these kinds of aspects. These involve stimulating and secure
learning environment on which the child is free from any harm of murder or accident.
Professional leadership must also take place because the learners always depend to what the
teacher instructs. Focus on teaching and learning are some points that should have to take into
consideration, too. There should have a purposeful teaching, shared vision and goals, high
expectations of all learners, accountability and learning communities.

My Personal illustration of an effective school environment is an environment that is structurally

built in strong, clean external and in internal, free from noise of the outside world so that the
students will feel peaceful and concentrated. On the classroom part, one that is conducive in
learning is a classroom that has many charts, posters, sayings and inspirational quotes as
motivation and additional information to children. Also, those that have models like the Globe,
projects and a whole lot more of projects.
EVALUATE Performance Task

Evaluate Your Work Task Field Study 1, Episode 1 – The School as a Learning Environment

Learning Outcome: Determine the characteristics of a school environment that provides social,
psychological, and physical environment supportive of learning.

Name of FS Student: Usi, Nicole M._________________________ Date Submitted: _________

Year & Section: 4-B ______________________ Course: BSED (English major)

Excellent Very Satisfactory Satisfactory

Learning Episode 4 3 2 Need Improvem
Accomplished All observation 1 or 2 observation 3 observation 4 or more observation
Observation question/tasks question/task not questions/task not questions/tasks not
completely answered/accomplished answered/accomplished answered/accomplish
Sheet answered/accomplish
ed
All questions were All questions were answered Questions were not Four or more observa
Analysis answered completely; completely; answer are answered completely; question were not ans
answer are with clearly connected to answer are not connected answers are not conn
depth and are theories; grammar and to theories; one to three theories; more than fo
thoroughly grounded spelling are free from error grammatical spelling grammatical spelling e
an theories; grammar errors
and spelling are free
from error
Profound and clear; Clear but lacks depth; Not so clear and shallow; Unclear and shallow;
Reflection supported by what supported by what were somewhat supported by supported by what we
were observed and observed and analyzed what were observed and observed and analyze
analyze analyzed
Portfolio is reflected Portfolio is reflected on in Portfolio is not reflected Portfolio is not reflect
Learning Artifacts on in the context of the context of the learning on in the context of the the context of the lea
the learning outcomes: complete, well learning outcomes: outcomes: complete,
outcomes: complete, organized, very relevant to complete, not organized, organized, not relevan
well organized, highly the learning outcome relevant to the learning
relevant to the outcome
learning outcome

Submitted before the Submitted on the Submitted a day after Submitted 2 days o
Submission deadline deadline the deadline more after the dea

COMMENT/S Over-all Score Rating:(Based on

Transmutation)

TRANSMUTATION OF SCORE TO GRADE/RATING

Score 20 19- 17 16 15 14 13-12 11 10 9-8
18

Grad 1. 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.5
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99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72