COURSE GUIDE

Course: Educ 121 - Facilitating Learner-

Semester: 2nd School Year: 2021-2022
Centered Teaching
Class Schedule: MW 7:30-9:30 AM; 9:30- Instructor: Arceli A. Azura
11:30 AM; 12:00-2:00 PM; 2:00-4:00 PM
Course Description
This course explores the fundamental principles, processes and practices anchored on learner-
centeredness and other educational psychologies as these apply to facilitate various teaching-learning delivery
modes to enhance learning.

Course Outline
SCHEDULE TOPIC

* Introduction to the course/discussion about the syllabus, College and Program

Week 1 VMGO
UNIT I. INTRODUCTION
Module 1. Metacognition
Module 2. Learner-Centered Psychological Principles
Lesson 1 – Cognitive and Metacognitive Factors
Week 2 Lesson 2 – Motivational and Affective Factors
Lesson 3 – Developmental and Social Factors
Lesson 4 – Individual Differences Factors
UNIT II. THE LEARNER
Module 3. Review of Theories Related to the Learners’ Development
Lesson 1 – Freud’s Components of the Personality and Psycho-Sexual Stages of
Week 3
Development
Lesson 2 – Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development
Lesson 3 – Piaget’s Cognitive Stages of Development

Lesson 4 – Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

Week 4 Lesson 5 – Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory
Lesson 6 – Bronfenbrenner’s Bio-Ecological Theory
Module 4. Student Diversity
Week 5 Lesson 1 – Individual Differences
Lesson 2 – Learning/Thinking Styles and Multiple Intelligences
UNIT III. THE LEARNING PROCESS
Module 5. Behaviorist Perspective
Lesson 1 – Behaviorism
Week 6 Lesson 2 – Neo-Behaviorism
Module 6. Cognitive Perspective
Lesson 1 – Gestalt Psychology
Lesson 2 – Information Processing

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 Lesson 3 – Gagne’s Conditions of Learning
Week 7 Lesson 4 – Ausubel’s Meaningful Verbal Learning/Subsumption Theory
Lesson 5 – Bruner’s Constructivist Theory
Module 6. Cognitive Processes
Lesson 1 – Constructivism: Knowledge Construction/Concept Learning
Week 8
Lesson 2 – Transfer of Learning
Lesson 3 – The Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Week 9 Lesson 4 – Sternberg’s Successful intelligence Theory and WICS Model

Lesson 5 – Problem Solving and Creativity

Week 10  MIDTERM EXAMINATION

UNIT IV. CLASSROOM PROCESSES

Module 7. Motivation
Week 11 Lesson 1 – Meaning and Type of Motivation
Lesson 2 – Theories on Factors Affecting Motivation
Lesson 3 – Students’ Diversity in Motivation
Module 8. Motivation in the Classroom
Lesson 1 – Human Environmental Factors Affecting Motivation
Week 12
Lesson 2 – The Classroom Climate and Social-Emotional Learning
Lesson 3 – The Physical Learning Environment
Lesson 4 – Assessment Strategies that can Increase Motivation and Outcome-based
Week 13
Teaching-Learning
UNIT V. BEST TEACHING PRACTICES
Week 14 Module 9. Research-Based Teaching Practices
UNIT VI. CRAFTING THE LESSON PLAN
Week 15 Module 10. Formulating the Objectives
Module 11. Selecting the Topic
Module 12. Selecting Appropriate Teaching Methods
Week 16
Module 13. Selecting Appropriate Classroom Activities
Module 14. Constructing Evaluative Tests
Week 17
Module 15. Writing the Lesson Plan

Week 18  FINAL EXAMINATION

Course Requirements

1. Outcome-based Activities
2. Quizzes & other tests
3. Major Examinations

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 Course Learning Outcomes Required Output

1. Describe the nature and elements of Lesson Plans

learner-centered teaching approach; Research Reports
2. Expound the different theories of teaching; Written Tests and Exams
3. Illustrate the teaching-learning process in
various teaching methods in a lesson plan;
and,
4. Prepare and utilize instructional materials.

Course Policies Grading System

1. Students must conscientiously observe
prompt and regular attendance in all class Class Standing 60%
sessions. - Written tests (30%)
2. A student will be automatically dropped from - Performance-based Activity (30%)
the subject and given a grade of 5.0 when Major Examination 40%
he/she has been absent for more than 20% TOTAL 100%
of the required number of hours.
3. Students must pass all the quizzes, tests
and major examinations.
4. A special examination may be given only for
meritorious cases like illness/hospitalization
supported by medical certificate or fortuitous
events like typhoons, earthquakes, fires, or
deaths in the immediate family. A written
request has to be submitted and approved
by the Dean before such special
examination be given.

References
1.) Course Syllabus/VMGO handouts
2.) Aquino, Avelina M. (2015). Facilitating Human Learning, 2nd ed. Manila: Rex Bookstore
3.) Aquino, Avelina M. & Narciso, Charlie P. (2016). Principles of Teaching I. Malabon: Jimczyville
Publications
4.) Corpuz, Brenda B. & Salandanan, Gloria G. (2015). Principles of Teaching I, 4th edition.

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 Manila: LORIMAR Publishing, Inc.
5.) Lucas, Maria Rita D. & Corpuz, Brenda B. (2020). Facilitating Learner-Centered Teaching, 5th
ed. Manila: LORIMAR Publishing Inc.
6.) Lucas, Maria Rita D. & Corpuz, Brenda B. (2014). Facilitating Learning: A Metacognitive
Process, 4th ed. Manila: LORIMAR Publishing Inc.
7.) Salandanan, Gloria G. (2012). Teaching and The Teacher, revised edition. Manila: LORIMAR
Publishing Inc.

Consultation Schedule
Tuesday and Thursday Friday
12:00 P.M. – 2:00 NN 8:00 – 5:00 PM

Prepared by: Approved:

ARCELI A. AZURA LAARNI JOY A. BALLOS, MAED-ELT

Course Instructor Head, BEEd Program

ROWENA A. CATUDAY, Ed.D.

Head, BSEd Program

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