FS 1

FIELD STUDY

The Learners
Development
and Environent

Episode 1
SCHOOL AS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Name of FS Student: Kyla Marie P. Pastoral
Course: BSED Mathematics

Year & Section: 2-1

Resource Teacher: Mr. Arnel L. Poja

Signature _____________________

Cooperating School: Caruhatan National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in determining a school
environment that provides social, psychological, and physical environment supportive of
learning.

YourMap
A general observation of the campus and the classroom is an exciting way to start
your observation.
Your mission is to do the following tasks:
3. Visit a school. Look into
facilities and support
learning areas in the
campus, then in the
4. Present your idea of a good
school environment
through any of these:
Your
Tools Paragraph
a)
Descriptive
b) Photo Essay c) Sketch or
Drawing d) Poem, song, or

2. Accomplish the
checklist as you move
around the school
premises.
5. Make a reflection on
the characteristics of a
school environment
that promotes learning.

1. Based on your
gathered data in
the checklist,
describe the
school

As you move around the campus, activity forms are provided for you to document
your observations. 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 sheets will yield better learning results.

SCHOOL FACILITIES 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 on the last column.
Facilities

Available

Office of the Principal

Library

Counseling Room

Canteen/Cafeteria
Medical Clinic

Audio Visual/Media Center

Reading Center
Speech Laboratory
Science Laboratory

Gymnasium

Auditorium
Home Economics
Industrial Workshop Area
PTA Office
Comfort Room for Boys
Comfort Room for Girls
Service Bureau
Publication Office
Registrars Office

Not
Available

Description
This office is well-organized, airconditioned and good ambience.
Clean and have enough books for the
students.
Ventilated and this place is nice to share
the problems of each students.
Clean, organized and wide enough.
Have one bed and one table, ventilated
and enough medicine.

Clean, and the equipments is enough for

the experiment of the students.
Wide enough to occupy of all the students
of this school.

Clean
Smells good and have 3 cubicle in every
comfort room.

Small but clean and organized every

Faculty Room

Head Offices
SSC Office
Computer Laboratory

papers.
Well-organized, clean, smells good and
ventilated.
Every head teacher has electric fan.
Small
Air-conditioned, have enough equipments
to be use.

Others(Please Specify)

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the
space provided.
1. Describe the community or neighbourhood where the school is found.
2. Describe the school campus. What colors do you see? What is the condition of the
buildings?
3. Pass by the offices. What impression do you have of these offices?
4. Walk through the school halls, the library, the cafeteria. Look around and find out
the other facilities that the school has.

Name of the School Observed: Caruhatan National High School

School Address: Pacencia, Lungsod ng Valenzuela, Kalakhang Maynila
Date of Visit: January 04, 2016
Caruhatan National High School (CNHS) is surrounded by houses, some stores and few
factories. And in the back of the school theres a school for elementary students.

The school campus is nice; the colour of the school is dirty white. There are two
buildings, old and new, and theres a under construction building for senior high school or Grade
11 and Grade 12. Each building is in good condition but some rooms are not in good conditions.
The offices of the school is in the second floor, easy to find because if you enter the gate
you will see the principals office and the other offices are located in the same building and same
floor.
The school halls are dirty because of the under construction building. Their library is
well-organized of their books, chairs and tables. And their canteen is good, clean and orderliness.
Their facilities are good to be use.

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.

1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are posted on the walls? What heroes,
religious figures, lessons, visual aids, announcements, do you see posted?
2. Examine how the furniture is arranged. Where is the teachers table located? How
are the tables and chairs/desks arranged?
3. What learning materials/equipment is present?
4. Observe the students. How many are occupying one room?
5. Is the room well lighted and well ventilated?

CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX

Description
Classroom Facilities
1. Wall Displays

2. Teachers Table
3. Learners Desks
4. Blackboard
5. Learning Materials/Visual Aids

6.
7.
8.
9.

Write your observation report here.

(location, number, arrangement, condition)

The wall displays are organized, the
officers of a section, the top students, and
some inspirational quote.
The teacher table is not available in every
room.
The learners desk is well-organized but
some of the chairs are not okay to be used.
The blackboard is located at the front; it is
okay to be used. It is in a good condition.
They are using a traditional method,
teachers use a chalk and manila paper
only.

Name of the School Observed: Caruhatan National High School

School Address: Pacencia, Lungsod ng Valenzuela, Kalakhang Maynila
Date of Visit: January 08, 2016
When I entered the first room that I observed, I feel some excitement but nervous.
But my excitement is faded when I see the room is not cleaned and the students are
outside of their classroom. The chairs are not organized and their walls are dirty. The
teacher greets her students and after that she commanded to clean the room first before
they start their discussion. In their discussion the students are actively participated, they
raised their hands if their teacher is asking of something. Because of what I observed, I
get some strategies to be use.

Your Analysis
How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact on the learning of the
students
going
to
school?
What
are
your
conclusions?
The school campus and classroom have an impact in a student, if the surroundings of the
school and classroom are in a good condition and well-ventilated the students are
motivated to go to school. But if the classroom and school campus is not okay maybe
some students may lose their interest to go school.
How does this relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development? How does
this
relate
to
your
knowledge
of
facilitating
learning?
In child and adolescent development, the students are developing their minds and beside
of that their environment has a big part to the development of every student. And in the

facilitating learning, the factors that will affect the learning of the students like
environmental factors, teacher factors, etc.

Your Reflections
1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why? Why
not?
No, because some equipment are not available and it is not ventilated. But the
faculty members are friendly and approachable and their staffs are friendly too.
2. What
kind
of
school
campus
is
conducive
to
learning?
A school campus is conducive to learning if the school is safe to the students; the
surroundings are good and have some part of the school that a student can relax,
peaceful environment.
3. What
kind
of
classroom
is
conducive
to
learning?
A classroom is conducive to learning if the classroom is well-ventilated, clean and
smells good, the chairs is organized, and the teacher table is available in every
room.
4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?
I will set some rules about the classroom environment to have a nice and very
organized room to have a smooth discussion because the environment is okay and
the students can motivate to listen on my discussion.
5. Write
your
additional
learnings
and
insights
here.
As a future teacher, I need to find alternative ways on how my students motivated
to listen on my discussion even if it is not ventilated. And give what my students
needs.

My Personal Illustration of an Effective School Environment

The school environment has a big part on the developing of the students.
The school environment should safe in every aspect. The students motivated if
their school or classroom is clean, orderliness and well-ventilated. The equipments
that they need should complete and in a good condition so that every students will
not have a difficulty about using or finding those equipments. School environment
influence more positive results in every students like being part of this school,

loving his/her teacher as his/her parent to and also the people around him/her.
Teach them the proper discipline to act inside or outside the school. Caring for
them and student should believe that they will be a successful person in the future.