CHAPTER III

Diversity of
Learners
LESSON 1 Learner's Gender, Needs, Strengths, Interests, and
Experiences

Observation
A. Interview the following internal school stakeholders on how they

promote a gender sensitive school/classroom. Write their responses on

the lines provided below.

School principal

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Department head

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Cooperating teacher

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Guidance counselor

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B. Discuss how the following steps create a progressive, student-centered

classroom.

1. Create ongoing projects.

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2. Integrate technology.

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3. Replace homework with engaging in-class activities.

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4. Eliminate rules and consequences.

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 5. Involve students in evaluation.

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C. List down 10 strengths and weaknesses of the students from the class

you have observed.

Student Name Strengths Weaknesses

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10.

Other comments and observations:

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Processing

Read carefully and answer the following questions.

1. Based on your interviews with internal school stakeholders on how to

promote a gender-sensitive school/classroom, which of the answers is

the best? Why?

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2. How will you determine the strengths and weaknesses of your

students?

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3. Which among the steps on creating progressive, student-centered

classroom is the best step? Why?

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4. How are you going to use the learners' needs and interests in creating

a more effective instruction?

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Reflection

Complete the following:

1. I realized that

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2. I believe that

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3. I feel that

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4. When I become a teacher, I will

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LESSON 2 Learners' Linguistic, Cultural, Socio-economic, and
Religious
Backgrounds

Observation

A. Ask your cooperating teacher for a copy of his or her School Form 1

(School Register). Paste a copy of the School Form 1 in the box below

and answer the following questions.

1. What is the grade and section that you have observed?

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2. How many boys and girls are there?

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3. What is the religion of the majority of the students?

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4. What is the common mother tongue of the students?

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5. Does the class have a student who belongs to an ethnic group?

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B. List down 10 strategies your cooperating teacher can use to address

the individual differences (linguistic, cultural, socio-economic, and

religious backgrounds) of the students.

Strategy

1:________________________________________________________

Strategy 2:

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Strategy 3:

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Strategy 4:

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Strategy 5:

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Strategy 6:

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Strategy 7:

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Strategy 8:

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Strategy 9:

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 Strategy 10:

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C. Ask the cooperating teacher about how he or she gives importance to

differentiated instruction in his or her classes.

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Other comments and observations:

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Processing

Read carefully and answer the following questions.

1. Does the number of boys and girls affect the classroom instruction?

How?
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2. Does the religious background of the students affect the preparation of

the lesson? How?

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3. Does the mother tongue of most of the students affect the medium of

instruction? How?

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4. Do the socio-economic differences of the students affect their learning?

How?

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5. Are contextualization, localization, and indigenization of the curricula

being done to fit the cultural background of the students?

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Reflection

Complete the following:

1. I realized that

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2. I believe that

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3. I feel that

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4. When I become a teacher, I will

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LESSON 3 Learners with Disabilities, Giftedness, and Talents

Observation

A. Interview the following internal school stakeholders on how they deal

with students with disability and gifted learners.

How do you deal with learners with disability and

Internal Stakeholders giftedness?
Name of the School
Principal:

Name of the Classroom

Adviser:

Name of the Guidance

Counselor:

B. Sit in a class with exceptional learners. Observe how the teacher uses
different strategies in teaching exceptional learners. List down five
observations.
Observation 1:

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Observation 2:
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Observation 3:
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Observation 4:
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Observation 5:
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C. Watch the film, Every Child is Special. After watching the movie, write a
reflection about the film.

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(Title)

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Other comments and observations:

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Processing

Read carefully and answer the following questions.

1. How do the answers of the school principal, classroom adviser, and

guidance counselor on dealing with exceptional learners differ from
each other?
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2. Based on your five observations on how a teacher uses a strategy in

teaching learners with disability and giftedness, which strategy is the
best? Why?
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3. What have you realized after watching the film Every Child is Special?
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4. Write a slogan to promote inclusive learning in the Philippines.

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Reflection

Complete the following:

1. I realized that
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2. I believe that
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3. I feel that
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4. When I become a teacher, I will

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LESSON 4 Learners in Difficult Circumstances

Observation
A. Interview the students on the difficulties they encounter while enrolled

in school. List down 10 difficulties on the lines provided.

1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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10.

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B. Interview the cooperating teacher. Ask how he or she considers the

different difficult circumstances faced by the students in preparing

lessons and strategies.

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C. Create a poster-slogan promoting a diverse and responsive classroom.

Processing

A. Read carefully and answer the following questions.

1. Based on this lesson, what is the most heroic task of the teacher?

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2. Among the different difficult circumstances given by the students,

which is the most complicated? Why?

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 B. In your own opinion, what is the best strategy to use when teaching a

student with chronic disorder?

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Reflection

Complete the following:

1. I realized that

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2. I believe that

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3. I feel that

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4. When I become a teacher, I will

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 LESSON 5: Learners from Indigenous Groups

Observation

A. Based on the class that you have observed, list down 10 students who
belong to IP groups. Fill in the information below.
Name Grade and IP Group Province
Section
1

1
0

B. Evaluate the school's programs for IPs by checking ( ) the box that

corresponds to what you have observed in class.

DepEd Mandates Yes No

1 Ensures the provision of universal and equitable access of all
IPs to quality and relevant basic education services towards
functional literacy for all.
2 Adopts appropriate basic education pedagogy, content, and
assessment through the integration of IKSPs in all learning
areas and process.
3 Provides adequate and culturally appropriate learning
resources and environment to IP learners.
4 Strengthens the hiring, deployment, and continuous
 development of teachers and learning facilitators in the
implementation of the IP Education Program.
5 Establishes and strengthens appropriate multi-level units
responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring IP
education interventions,
6 Expands and strengthens institutional and civil society linkages
to ensure proper coordination, knowledge-sharing, and
sustainability of the IP Education Program.
7 Implements stronger affirmative action to eradicate all forms of
discrimination against IPs in the Philippine educational system.

C. Interview the cooperating teacher. List down five culturally-responsive

teaching strategies he or she are using for students from Indigenous
Groups.

Teaching Strategy 1:
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Teaching Strategy 2:
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Teaching Strategy 3:
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Teaching Strategy 4:
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Teaching Strategy 5:
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Other comments and observations:

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Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions.
1. Why is it necessary to create the IPED Curriculum Framework?
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2. What school program would you recommend to the school

administrators to address the needs of IPs?
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3. Based on the list you made in the previous activity, most of the
students belong to what particular indigenous group? Why do you think
so?
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Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
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2. I believe that
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3. I feel that
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4. When I become a teacher, I will

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