FIELD STUDY 6 – Learning Episode 2

MY LEARNING ACTIVITIES
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Activity 1 KNOW THY SELF: MY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Use the Survey Instrument found below for yourself and for two teachers in the school.
Read each statement and answer honestly. Select among the choices from Agree Strongly to
Disagree Strongly.

WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

(Based on Sadker & Sadker, 2nd Ed. Bilbao, 2014)
What is your philosophy of education? To find out, read each of the following
statements about the nature of education. Decide whether you agree or disagree with each
statement. Use the following numbers to express your response:
Legend: 4 Agree strongly 2 Disagree
3 Agree 1 disagree strongly
3 1. The student learning should be centered around 3Rs only.
3 2. The school subjects should focus on the great thinkers of the past.
3 3. Many students learn best by engaging in real-world activities than reading.
3 4. The students should be permitted to determine their own curriculum.
4 5. Subject matter is taught effectively when it is broken down into small parts.
1 6. The school subjects should include only essential for all students to know.
4 7. Schools above all, should develop students’ abilities to think deeply, analytically,
and creatively than develop social skill or acquire body of knowledge.
4 8. Teaching should prepare students for analyzing and solving the types of problems
they will face outside the classroom.
3 9. Reality is determined by each individual’s perceptions. There is no objective and
universal reality.
3 10. People are shaped much more by their environment than by the exercise of their
free will.
4 11. Students should not be promoted to the next grade until they have learned and
mastered certain key material.
1 12. An effective education is not aimed at the immediate needs of the students or
society.
4 13. The curriculum of a school should be built around the personal experiences of and
needs of the students.
1 14. Students who do not want to study much should not be required to do so.
3 15. Programmed learning is an effective method of teaching information.

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3 16. Academic rigor is an essential component of education.
3 17. All students, regardless of ability, should study more or less the same curriculum.
3 18. Art classes should focus primarily on individual expression and creativity.
3 19. Effective learning is unstructured and informal.
3 20. Students learn best through reinforcement.
2 21. Effective schools assign a substantial amount of homework.
3 22. Education should focus on timeless questions such as “What is beauty?” or “What
is truth?”
4 23. Since students learn effectively through social interaction, schools should plan for
more social gathering in their curricula.
3 24. The purpose of school is to help students understand themselves and find the
meaning of their existence.
3 25. Frequent objective testing is the best way to determine what students know.
2 26. Countries must become more competitive economically, hence schools must
bolster their academic requirements for competition.
1 27. Students must be taught to appreciate learning primarily for its own sake, rather
than to help them into their careers.
2 28. Schools must place more emphasis on teaching about the concerns of minorities
and women.
4 29. Each person has free will to develop as he or she sees fit.
1 30. Reward students well for learning so they will remember and be able to apply what
they learned, even if they were not able to understand why the information is
worth knowing.
4 31. Philippine schools should attempt to instill traditional Filipino values in students.
3 32. Teacher-guided discovery of profound truths is a key method of teaching students.
4 33. Students should be active participants in the learning process .
3 34. There are no external standards of beauty. Beauty is what an individual decides it
to be.
4 35. We can place a lot of faith in our schools and teachers to determine which
students behaviors are acceptable and which are not.
4 36. Philippine schools should attempt to instill traditional Filipino values in students.
3 37. Philosophy is ultimately a practical subject to study like computer science.
4 38. Teachers must stress to the students the relevance of what they are learning to
their lives outside and inside the classroom.
3 39. It is more important for a student to develop a positive self-concept than to learn
specific concepts.
3 40. Learning is more effective when students are given frequent tests to determine
what they have learned.

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Record your answer on the following matrix below.
Now that you have responded to all 40 items, write the number of the response to each
statement in the matrix below. Add the raw scores in each column to determine your
PHILOSOPHY. Record those for the teachers in T1 and T2.

Essentialism Perennialism Progressivism Existentialism Behaviorism

Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2

1 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 5 4 4 3
6 1 3 3 7 4 2 3 8 4 4 3 9 3 1 3 10 3 4 3
11 4 3 4 12 1 1 3 13 4 4 3 14 1 2 2 15 3 3 3
16 3 4 3 17 3 3 3 18 3 4 3 19 3 4 3 20 3 2 3
21 2 2 3 22 3 3 3 23 4 1 3 24 3 4 4 25 3 4 3
26 2 4 3 27 1 2 3 28 2 2 3 29 4 4 3 30 1 4 3
31 4 4 3 32 3 3 3 33 4 4 3 34 3 4 3 35 4 4 3
36 4 4 3 37 3 3 3 38 4 4 2 39 3 3 3 40 3 3 3
Legend: S – Self; T1 – Teacher 1; T2 – Teacher 2

Based on the information taken, answer the following questions:

Rank your total raw scores for each category. Do the same for Teacher 1 and Teacher 2.

1. What philosophy is more dominant for you? Progressivism

Which is least dominant? Perennialism

2. For Teacher 1, which is the most dominant? Essentialism and Behaviorism

Least dominant Perennialism

3. For Teacher 2, what Philosophy has gained the highest score? Essentialism

This is the most dominant philosophy of the teacher. What has the lowest score?
Existentialism and Progressivism

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Activity 2 APPLICATION OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION IN THE CLASSROOM

Name of Teacher: Claire San Juan Dominant Philosophy: Essentialism

Observations: Write at least 5 observations in narrative form that shows the application of the
dominant philosophy of the Teacher.

1. The teacher indicated the importance of test exams and quizzes as the prior basis of their

assessment and evaluation.

2. The teacher insists that the children should be only sitting in their sits and listening to the

teacher.

3. The students copy whatever is written in the board by the teacher for their lectures.

4. The teacher keeps on reminding the students of how they should always be self-disciplined.

5. The teacher focuses on what the course is intending for the students to learn and promotes

mastery of everything that is being taught in the classroom.

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Activity 2 APPLICATION OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION IN THE CLASSROOM

Name of Teacher: Dureza Lacandazo Dominant Philosophy: Essentialism and Behaviorism

Observations: Write at least 5 observations in narrative form that shows the application of the
dominant philosophy of the Teacher.

1. The teacher has reminded them that they should master the body parts and their function for

their mastery will be the basis of their performance in the subject.

2. The children were required only to sit down and do not talk or stand up if not being called. Their

task is to listen only and speak only if they are called by the teacher.

3. The teacher required the student to behave properly. Always be quiet and sitting up straight

with their hands on their lap.

4. The students had copied the entire lecture from the board including texts and drawings.

5. The children are only to do whatever the teacher had asked them and are not allowed to

perform any action not related to the topic and undesirable behaviors.

6. There are less experiential ways of learning for the students.

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MY REFLECTIONS/INSIGHTS
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1. Have you discovered your dominant Philosophy of Education? How do you feel after knowing it?
Is your Philosophy or firm belief of education reflected in what you are doing as a future
teacher?

My dominant Philosophy of Education is Progressivism

The Practices that I do as a student and future teacher that reflect my philosophy are: (describe
in sentences)
 I always relate and reflect the relevance of what I am studying to the world outside the

classroom which is waiting for me.

 I engage myself in an active participation in the teaching-learning process

 I believe that social interaction plays a great role in my learning.

The practices that I will do, that will reflect my Philosophy of Education will be: (describe in
sentences)
 I will relate the lessons I will teach with my future students to its connection to the real-

world they will face.

 I will create a learning environment which will encourage my future students to be

engaged in active participation.

 I will provide opportunities for social interactions to help them in their learning

processes.

2. In your observations, does an experienced teacher practice what they believe in (philosophy of
education) in actual teaching? If yes, describe the instance/episode. If No, what could be the
reason?

As we have observed, so far, the teacher practiced the dominant philosophy we have seen
from the test. They were both essentialist and we have seen how they were more teacher-centered
since they do not provide so much experiential activities but rather they let their students sit on their
desks and listen to them, they make them copy whatever is written in the board for their lectures,
they emphasize self-discipline, they emphasize the importance of mastery of the topics and the
results of their exams and quizzes as determinants of their progress and mastery of the course.

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INTEGRATING THEORY AND PRACTICE
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Direction: Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. What is the right philosophy that every teacher should follow when teaching?
I. Pragmatism
II. Perennialism
III. Existentialism

a. I only c. I and II
b. II only d. I, II, and III

2. Mr. Balgos teaches science in the Junior High School. He taught the concept that
sunlight is necessary for the plants in the process of photosynthesis. Applying the
philosophy of pragmatism, Mr. Balgos should __________________.

a. Show a PowerPoint presentation of photosynthesis

b. Ask the students to bring plant leaves in school
c. Draw the leaves of the plant and color this green
d. Ask the students to do simple experiment about photosynthesis

3. A philosophy that believes in prior learning or what the learners already know is
__________________.
a. essentialism c. constructivism
b. behaviorism d. naturalism

4. Behaviorism is a philosophy that has been anchored on the theories that relate to
_________________.
I. Trial and error
II. Stimulus and response
III. Brain and thinking
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II
d. I,II and III

5. The teacher’s teaching philosophy is reflected by which of the following?

I. Choice of teaching methods
II. Choice of circle of friends
III. Choice of how to use leisure time
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II
d. I, II and III

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MY LEARNING PORTFOLIO
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Evidences of portfolio here:

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 MY LEARNING RUBRIC (How did I perform in this episode?)
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Field Study 6, Episode 2 – The Teacher’s Philosophy of Education
Focused on: Identifying one’s philosophy of teaching and education
Gathering information on the philosophy of education of experienced teachers
Clarifying how these philosophies are being put into practice.

Name of FS Student: Leovi May Rosete Nanat Date Submitted: July 16, 2019
Year and Section: Fifth Year Course: BEED-ECE (D.P.)

Learning Exemplary Superior Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Episodes (4) (3) (2) (1)
All episodes were done All or nearly all episodes Nearly all episodes Fewer than half of the
with outstanding were done with high were done with episodes were done, or
Learning quality; work exceeds quality acceptable quality most of the objectives
Activities expectations were met but need
improvement
4 3 2 1
All questions were Analysis questions were Analysis questions Analysis questions
answered completely; answered completely were not answered were not answered
Analysis of the in depth answers; completely
Clear connection with
Learning thoroughly grounded on Grammar and spelling
theories Vaguely related to
theories. Exemplary unsatisfactory
Episodes theories
grammar and spelling Grammar and spelling are
superior Grammar and spelling
acceptable
4 3 2 1
Reflection statements Reflection statements are Reflection statements Reflection statements
are profound and clear; clear; but not clearly are shallow; supported are unclear and shallow
Reflections/ supported by supported by experiences by experiences from the and are not supported
Insights experiences from the from the learning episodes learning episodes by experiences from
learning episodes the learning episodes
4 3 2 1
Portfolio is complete, Portfolio is complete, Portfolio is incomplete, Portfolio is incomplete,
clear, well-organized clear, well-organized most supporting lacking and
Learning and all supporting supporting documentations documentations are unorganized supporting
Portfolio documentations are are available and logical organized but are documentations
located in sections and clearly marked lacking
clearly designated locations
4 3 2 1
Submission of Submitted before the Submitted on the deadline Submitted a day after Submitted two days or
Learning deadline the deadline more after the deadline
Episodes 4 3 2 1
COMMENT/S Over-all Rating:
Score (Based on
transmutation)

TRANSMUTATION of SCORE
Score 20 19-18 17 16-15 14 13 12 11-10 9-8 7-below
Grade 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 .5 0 0
99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78-75 70-74 69-below

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