Field Study 1 - Episode 1

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TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

TAGUIG CITY
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TAGUIG CAMPUS
Km. 14 East Service Road, South Superhighway, Western Bicutan, Taguig City
1630
Basic Arts and Science Department

Bachelor of Technical Vocational Teacher Education
Portfolio in Field Study 1

(Episode 1- The School Environment)
CAPURCOS, Christine Cate Necole P.

BTVTE Major in ICT Computer Hardware
HEHERSON P. RAMOS, EdD

Faculty In-Charge
September 29, 2021

TAGUIG CITY
FIELD STUDY 1
THE LEARNER’S DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
EPISODE 1: SCHOOL AS LEARNIING ENVIRONMENT

Determine the characteristics of a school environment that is safe, secure and is supportive (PPST 2.1.1)
Name of FS Student: Capurcos, Christine Cate Necole P.

Course: Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Teacher Education Major in ICT Computer Hardware 3C
Resource Teacher: Prof. Rachelle E. Esperanza / Prof. Weggievon L. Cudiamat
Cooperating School: New Era University - Main Campus
Target
At the end of the activity, be competent in determining a school environment that

provide social, psychological, and physical environment supportive of learning.
Map
A general observation of the campus and the classroom, do the following tasks:
1. Visit a school. Look 2. Accomplish the

into facilities and checklist as you move
support learning areas around the school
in the campus, then in premises
the classroom
3. Make a reflection on 4. Based on your

the characteristics of a gathered data in the
school environment checklist, describe the
that promotes school environment
learning.
5. Present your idea of a good school environment through any of these:

a. Descriptive paragraph
b. Photo Essay
c. Sketch or Drawing
d. Poem, Song or rap
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Tools
Move around the campus. Have a good understanding of the activities and tasks to be
accomplished in the activity 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 Not Description

Available
/ The Principal’s office is where the Principal
has stayed and accepts people to have
Office of the Principal consultation and meetings. In the Integrated
Schools Building, the principal’s office is
located at the 2nd floor of Building A.
/ Library is where books are gathered. Each
building has libraries. It is fully airconditioned
Library and has ID scanner before you enter. There is
also a building called “Iglesia Ni Cristo Library”
located inside the campus.
/ The counseling room is where students and/or
faculties were brought to be counselled by the
Counseling Room counseling officer. In the guidance office, there
are separated areas that are allocated to
student counseling.
/ The canteen/cafeteria is where the students
buy foods. Each building has one cafeteria and
Canteen / Cafeteria
inside the campus, there are cafés and food
stalls.
/ The medical clinic is where sick students
and/or faculties are brought. Each building has
Medical Clinic
one (1) fully air-conditioned clinic with doctors
and nurses in-charge.
/ There five (5) Audio Visual Rooms each
building. It has projectors, white screen
Audio Visual / Media Center
monitor, podiums, microphones, auditorium
seats, lockers, and it is fully air-conditioned.
/ There are reading centers separated to the
Reading Center library. It has cubicle borders for the student to
read properly and less distractions.
/ The speech laboratory was located at the 4th
Speech Laboratory floor of Professional Schools Building used by
students for their defense, speech contests,
etc.
/ Each building has science laboratories such as
Science Laboratory
chemistry lab, physics lab, astronomy lab, etc.
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that has complete laboratory materials to be

used by the students.
/ The Gymnasium is used for playing ball
games, and pep squad practice. It is located at
Gymnasium the 5th floor of the NEU Main Building. We also
have “Central Recreation and Fitness Center”
located behind the SFM Building.
/ The auditorium is where students are gathered
for events, special announcements, and
awarding ceremonies. The Auditorium in NEU
Auditorium is located at the 3rd floor of the Main Building. It
has auditorium seats, fully air-conditioned,
podiums, microphones, speakers, well lighted,
stage, etc.
/ The Home Economics Room is located at the
Home Economics Room 4th floor of the Integrated Schools Building. It
has complete equipment for cooking, etc.
/ The Industrial Workshop Area is located at the
ground floor of the New Era University Main
Building. It has a huge detachable wall room
Industrial Workshop Area
that contains different tools, materials,
machineries, and equipment used for industrial
works.
/ The PTA office is where the President of the
Parent-Teacher Association are having
PTA Office meetings before the classroom meetings to be
disseminated to other members. It has office
tables and chairs for the executives.
/ The comfort room is used for eliminating
excess fluids and doing hygiene things. The
Comfort Room for Boys Boys CR has urinals, toilet cubicle,
handwashing area, mirror, cleaning materials,
and toilet papers.
/ The comfort room is used for eliminating
excess fluids and doing hygiene things. The
Comfort Room for Girls Girls CR has toilet cubicle, handwashing area,
mirror, cleaning materials, powder area, and
toilet papers.
/ The computer laboratory is where the school
computers are located. In NEU, there are 7
computer laboratories in the main building, 5 in
the Integrated schools building, 10 in the
Computer Laboratory School for Ministers, 5 in the School of
Management, and 3 in the Professional
Schools Building. There are Windows Room
and Mac Room. The usage of those computer
depends on the topic of the professor.
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OBSERVATION REPORT
Name of School Observed: New Era University

Location of the School: No. 9 Central Avenue, New Era, Diliman, Quezon City
Date of Visit: 23 September 2021
The things that I have observed is that there are a lot of innovations and renovations happened
after the year I graduated at the university. The INC library, Central Recreation and Fitness Center, School
for Management Building, the Embrace Café NEU Branch (wherein before is just a small stall beside our
building), etc. The facilities and of the school are complete ever since but they have improved every structure
as well. Before, we used the UP-Gymnasium Pool for our swimming class, but now, we have our own.
I have seen that ever since I entered my previous school, I haven’t seen any electrical wires
outside the buildings. As well as the streetlights have no wires. I learned that the main building and the
International schools building has underground cabling, and the other building uses solar panels. The school
also have generators in each building. Therefore, when there is an electricity shortage, classes aren’t
interrupted.
Regarding with the student transportation, they have added up school busses and services from
Central and dormitories up to the campus. The school management maximize the land allocated for the
school. They also have built additional dormitories for stay-in students or the students who are studying at
the School for Ministers. They also have canteens inside the dormitory, and it is placed near the convenient
stores.
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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,
visual aids, announcements, do you see posted?
2. Examine how the furniture is arranged. Where is the teacher’s table located? How are the tables
and chairs / desks arranged?
3. What learning materials / equipment’s are present?
4. Observe the students. How many are occupying one room?
5. Is the room well- ventilated?
CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX
CLASSROOM FACILITIES DESCRIPTION (location, number, arrangement,

condition)
1. Wall displays On the walls beside the boards, there are a framed
mission and vision of the university as well as the
goals and objectives. There also a bulletin board
parallel to the board.
2. Teachers table The teachers table is placed at the center front
right up the mini stage.
3. Learner’s Desk The learner’s desk is aligned five chairs to the left
and right. It was divided to have an aisle at the
center.
4. Blackboard In front of the students, there are a chalkboard and
a white board.
5 Learning Materials / Visual Aids The learning materials has a 40-inch television
used to present PowerPoint Presentation, and
other visual aids such as videos and audios.
6 Lightings The room is well-lighted. It has six (6) 303mm
florescent light installed.
7 Bookshelves There were no bookshelves inside the classroom.
8 Teacher’s stands The podium is detachable. Typically, it is placed at

the left side of the students when facing the board.
9 Fan There were no fans, but each classroom is fully air-
conditioned. There are two (2) aircons installed in
the classroom.
10 Shoe Rack There was no shoe rack inside the classroom.
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OBSERVATION REPORT
Name of School Observed: New Era University

Location of the School: No. 9 Central Avenue, New Era, Diliman, Quezon City
Date of Visit: 23 September 2021
The facilities inside the classrooms of New Era University are minimal yet most used. Each
classroom has chalk board and a whiteboard. They can write anywhere they are comfortable and depends
on the resources they have. Each board has their own erasers that is compatible for their use. If the teacher
or professor forget to bring chalks or markers, we can ask the Vice Principal’s Office to have some chalks
and markers because they have stocks for the teachers.
The teacher table has its own slot in front of the classroom at placed at the center of the stage.
Beside the table is the podium stands where the teacher stands during reporting, discussions, presentation,
etc. Between the chalk board and whiteboard, at the upper part of it, placed the tv that students used during
presentations. Beside the board, placed the framed mission and vision, goals, and objectives.
Parallel with the boards, attached was a bulletin board to be designed by the students. It is where
announcements, achievers, class officers, schedules, etc. was placed and could be viewed. At the center of
the classroom, the armchairs are placed. It is divided into two section to have a center aisle. The room was
well-lighted, and well-ventilated.
The classroom has no bookshelves because each building has library already. They also have no
shoe racks because students are not removing their shoes when entering the classroom premise. But upon
having no bookshelves and shoe rack, there are lockers outside the classrooms. It is allocated for all
students. Students can put their things in there to lessen their load when going home. I have observed that
every facility in the classroom is useful and functional during the face-to-face era.
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Analysis
How do the school and the classroom in particular impact on the learning of the
students going to school? What are your conclusions?
It seems to me that the school and the classroom have played a very important role for
each student. In learning, some students learn when they actually see what the teacher do and tell. Some
students learn when they actually experience what the teacher have taught. These skills are only assessed
when the teacher and the student have physical interaction through face-to-face classes. Now, during the
online classes, there some factors that have negative effects for the students. First, physical factor. They
are no longer walk or run through the corridor to catch up their subject. The student’s body clock was
ruined because of their irregular habits. They only woke up when it’s their class hours, some stay late up at
night, some have no exercise, and some skip meals. Second, metal factor. There are students who are
mentally tired and sick with this set up. They couldn’t digest the information in one synchronous class, etc.
Third, emotional factor. Now that the home is the place where we do everything such as resting and
studying, there were no place for the student clears his/her mind except on its own house. Unlike when
they are going to school, if they are tired of what have had happened to school, there have time to clear
their mind on their way home. Fourth and last, social factor. Today’s generation has the most toxic social
life because everything that happened on their life was posted to the social media. It is not bad to share but
sometimes, even the smallest, or the most important life details were exposed.
I therefore conclude that home is the place where we all rest, and school is the place
where we should assess learning. In Filipino, there are saying that “Ang paaralan ang ikalawang tahanan
ng mga estudyante.” Therefore, home was not the suitable place for studying all stuffs. Students and
teacher should have one place for sharing knowledge, assessment of learning, assessment for learning,
etc.
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Reflection
1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why?
Why not?
• Yes, I would like to teach in my previous school. When I was a child, it is
my dream school. I have studied there before and experienced their
services. They have set of professors that are competitive and focused on
student’s learning and competitiveness. The salary is competitive as well.
2. What kind of school campus is conducive to learning?

• From my standpoint, the most conducive school campus to learning is the
one that has complete facilities because students can experience and
explore the things that they are being studied. Accurate places for different
type of activities.
3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?

• The most favorable classroom set up for me is a classroom that has open
communication. The students will not be afraid of shy to ask for help.
Students and teachers show respect and love with each other. The
physical feature of a classroom should be well-lighted and ventilated,
clean, and occupiable.
4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?

• I could make it through the help of my future students. A healthy
communication with them will help me to build them as well as their
confidence. I could also help my students to grow when they aren’t afraid
of me yet still respect me and my profession as their teacher.
5. Write your additional learning’s and insights here:

• What I have learned upon revisiting my previous school is that an excellent
environment helps the student to think widely and outside their boxes.
• Green places or areas inside the campus such as gardens or place with
trees and plants releases the negativity of the students. It helps them to
refresh their minds.
• Complete and functional facilities help students to explore and learn.
• Teachers really are the support of their students towards success. They
might be billionaires, but they create one.
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MY PERSONAL ILLUSTRATION OF AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
My personal definition of an effective school environment is one that is structurally

sound, clean on the interior and exterior, and devoid of outside noise, allowing children to feel calm and
focused. A school environment that helps the students to concentrate on their studies without any
obstruction and distraction. An environment that is free for expression and away from judgement and
bullying. The school itself should be in good terms, the structure was not only strong by image, but has
strong foundation. The administration should also look students to be a competitive outcome, and not only
look for the school as a business.
On the classroom part, I see that an occupiable classroom with a clean surrounding
and functional facilities will help and benefit students on learning. Fixed armchairs, chalkboard and/or
whiteboards, proper ventilations and lightings, and minimal wall decors for the students to focus on the
class and not on the wall. A functional and updated class bulletin board should be placed in the room for
announcements and recognitions. There should also have lockers for students’ stuffs.
For the student and teacher relationship, for me the most effective is the healthy
communication of the student-teacher. It is effective to both students and teachers for them to know what is
going on. The teacher will know what approach he/she will give to a particular student once the student tells
him/her their situation. The students will also be open to their teacher once they have had built good
communication and bond. Despite of the openness and closeness between the students and teachers, the
boundaries shouldn’t be crossed inside and outside the school premises.
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FACILITY DOCUMENTATIONS:
BUILDINGS
School of Management Main Building
School for Ministers Professionals Schools Building
Integrated Schools Building Iglesia Ni Cristo Library Central Recreation and Fitness Center
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FACILITIES:
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Republic of the Philippines

TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Basic Arts and Science Department

Portfolio in Field Study 1

CAPURCOS, Christine Cate Necole P.

HEHERSON P. RAMOS, EdD

September 29, 2021

EPISODE 1: SCHOOL AS LEARNIING ENVIRONMENT

Name of FS Student: Capurcos, Christine Cate Necole P.

At the end of the activity, be competent in determining a school environment that

1. Visit a school. Look 2. Accomplish the

3. Make a reflection on 4. Based on your

5. Present your idea of a good school environment through any of these:

SCHOOL FACILITIES CHECKLIST

Facilities Available Not Description

that has complete laboratory materials to be

Name of School Observed: New Era University

An Observation Guide for the Classroom Visit

CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX

CLASSROOM FACILITIES DESCRIPTION (location, number, arrangement,

8 Teacher’s stands The podium is detachable. Typically, it is placed at

Name of School Observed: New Era University

2. What kind of school campus is conducive to learning?

3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?

4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?

5. Write your additional learning’s and insights here:

MY PERSONAL ILLUSTRATION OF AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

My personal definition of an effective school environment is one that is structurally

School of Management Main Building

School for Ministers Professionals Schools Building

Credits to New Era University Facebook Page

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