FS2 LEARNING EPISODE 4

MATCHING PROBLEMATIC LEARNING SITUATION WITH

PROBABLE ACTION

Name: RUIZ, MARICRIS B. Course, Year & Section: BSED-Sci 4B

Subject Name: Field Study 2 Professor: Ms. Lilibeth Alido

PRACTICE AND ASSIST

What five problems have you identified form the words that you have encircled? Make a statement.
Write in the space below.

The problem I identified are:

1. Students
2. Bullying
3. Absenteeism
4. Module
5. Poverty

Suppose, the problem you have spotted is: COMPREHENSION

How can you assist a mentor, after knowing that the learners have difficulty in comprehension?
Explain: conducting a tutorial to the students having difficulty in comprehension could be helpful in tracking
the students’ progress by yourself. This would also encourage the student to learn since it is you who is there
thus could also enhance his/her self-esteem in the area that he/she is weak. Moreover, conducting a tutorial is
really an advantageous action for you can teach the step by step process to your student by yourself. As a
teacher you know on what area your student is having a hard time so if it is you yourself who will conduct the
tutor then you know where you will focus in developing to that student and student can ask question directly to
the teacher on where they are having difficulty.

The Problem is: The Action is:

Difficulty in Conduct a tutorial

comprehension in

Can you also choose B: show a video lesson as a SOLUTION for the same PROBLEM?
Explain: aside from conducting tutorial, video lessons that are engaging and interactive could also help students
with difficulty in comprehension. When students find interest to the video lessons that he/she is watching, then
this could help and improve them in the area that they are weak. Students who are visual learners could really
enjoy in this area but of course showing videos also need an assistance since the student cannot ask question to
the video.
The Problem is: The Action is:

Difficulty in Show video lessons

comprehension of

What about letter C as a solution to the same PROBLEM? Why? You could also make learning task by
yourself to the students with difficulty in comprehension of the subject. The advantage of this method is you
make a learning tasks that you know he/she is having the most difficulty. Yet, this kind of method really need
some dedication or else you cannot make the best type of learning tasks.
The Problem is: The Action is:

Difficulty in Make learning tasks to

comprehension of improve comprehension

Interestingly, isn’t it? Now, you can assist your mentor by identifying observed problems in the class and
suggest actions to be done.

NOTICE
What have you noticed of the problem identified above? Can there be more than one solution to the
problem?
Exactly, there are more than one solution to every problem. Explain: this only implies that a single problem
has many exploratory option or solution. By this we can observe which solution gives the best result. By
practicing those option, we can also determine on where are in that option we can improve to have the best
improvement to among students having problems or even the teachers who are encountering difficulty in their
teaching career.

A creative and innovative teacher can find one more than one solution or answer to the same problem. Each
solution matches with the problem. The more solutions identified to choose from, the better for an action
researcher.

ANALYZE
Let us try to look into the following scenario in the daily life of a teacher. This scenario might also be
similar to the class you have observed and noticed.
Scenario A: Miss Fely is a grade four teacher in a typical elementary school. She has forty learners in her
class. One half of them cannot classify animals into vertebrates and invertebrates. She has
been repeating the same science lesson for two weeks, yet no progress was observed. This
situation has been bothering Miss Fely.

 Can you identify, Miss Fely’s problem? One half of Ms. Fely’s students cannot classify animals into
vertebrates and invertebrates thus repeating the science lesson for two weeks.

 Can you find a solution to her problem? YES, Give two suggestions.
a. Show illustration of different animals identified as vertebrates and invertebrates.
b. Give video lessons for vertebrates and invertebrates animals.

 What solution can solve Miss Fely’s problem? The two suggestions can solve the problems.
How? this kind of problem requires illustration to be able to visualize and identified the animals that are
vertebrates and invertebrates thus giving them these kind of solution to the problem could help them
improve in that area.
Are they matched with the problem? Definitely yes.
Scenario B: Sir Ryan teaches in a disadvantaged urban community. Most of his learners come from
families that are disrupted, either with single parents or with guardians who stand only as
parents. They are deprived of the necessary food, clothing, and shelter.
 Can you identify the most problematic teaching-learning problem/s in the class of Sir Ryan?
a. Sir Ryan’s learners are in a disrupted type of family thus putting the learners in not so healthy
environment.
b. Sir Ryan’s learners were also deprived of necessary food, clothing and shelter.

 Can you propose a solution to solve one of the problem that you have identified?
 Ask help from the higher authorities on what possible help they can offer to these kind of family
where my learners belong.
 Do some solicitation and buy that solicited money with the necessary needs for my learners.
 Invite professionals into that area and do some check-up and other health related help they can offer.
 Conduct counseling to the disrupted families where my learners belong.

The teacher is not only limited within the four walled classroom. Problematic students usually got
their problems from their family’s environment thus a teacher who is also community-oriented could
offer some help to these kind of family to develop a healthy environment to the learners.

REFLECT
After reading the two scenarios given above, how would identifying problematic situations and finding
solutions to these problems help you to become a better teacher?
Explain: being able to identify problems and propose options to those problems requires crucial analysis and
being able to implement those solutions to the problems really shows how great a teacher you are. Not all
people cares about their learners and you who got that courage is very inspiring move that could even inspired
more educators to be like you who cares more about its learners and environment.
WRITE ACTION RESEARCH PROMPTS
Using any one example of problems in the activity, answer the AR prompts that follow
OBSERVE
What problematic situation prevails in the classroom?
 Absenteeism among learners.
REFLECT
What changes do you want to achieved?
 Improve the attendance among my learners.
PLAN
What strategies will you use to improve the situation?
 Apply reinforcement to my class. Give merit to those who are present and demerit to those who are
absent.
 Constant check of the attendance. Record the attendance and give warming to those students with
plenty of absent.
 Message the parents of the learners with many absent.
 Conduct survey on the reason why students tend to be absent in my class.
ACT
What would be the title of your Action Research should you conduct the study?

Add solutions/ actions

CHECK FOR MASTERY

Here are some problematic situations in the teaching-learning environment as observed and experienced by the
teachers. Match the problems listed in Column A with corresponding probable solutions in Column B. You may
use the letter once, more than once or not at all.
Problematic Situations Probable Solutions/ Actions
F, B, G 1. Connectivity for On-line learning A. Rearrange classroom setting
A, E 2. Disruptive Classroom behavior B. Maximize use of varied instructional materials
D, B 3. Poor interest and motivation C. Regular parent-teacher’s circles
C 4. Parental non-involvement D. Use of rewards
C, B 5. At risk-students E. Group studies and study buddies
F. Use of flexible learning
G. Silent reading exercises

WORK ON MY ARTIFACTS
Your artifact will be an Abstract of a completed Action Research
Title of Action Research:
Improving Mathematics Performance among Grade 11 Students Though Jigsaw Technique

Author/s:
Pede I. Casing, MAEd

Abstract:
This action research aimed to improve the mathematics performance of 56 Grade 11 students of
Buug National High School students. Thirty-one or 55% scored the average and poor level of
mathematical skills in the Diagnostic Test. The researcher addressed in improving mathematics
performance using the Jigsaw technique. The results of the study showed that the number of students
who were within a poor level was reduced in the Evaluation Test. There is a significant difference (p =
0.030) in the Mathematics performance of Evaluation Test results between the lecture method and the
Jigsaw technique. The findings stressed that the results of the Evaluation Test of control and treatment
groups have significant differences. It is proposed that teachers should design activities through the
Jigsaw technique to promote mathematics understanding by having students practice, solve, manipulate,
reason, and perform. Jigsaw technique may help students make connections across mathematical skills
and concepts, and other disciplines. Following the Jigsaw technique activity, students should have time
to discuss how they perform in solving mathematical activities. With careful planning, implementation,
and evaluation mathematical activities can be achieved successfully by most students.

Identify the Problem in the Study

Mathematics Performance of the Grade 11 Students

Identify the Action Taken in the Study

Implementing the Jigsaw Technique