LIT 004-PRELIM EXAMINATION

1.) Discuss how Modeling and Scaffolding affect in the child's learning progress.

Modeling is presenting a desired behavior or process so that it can be imitated by the learners, while scaffolding is giving support in order to help the performance of a task, whereby this support is faded. These tow processes coincide and both bring a great impact on the child’s learning progress.

Modeling has 2 effects on the learners, either positive or negative. If the teacher ( or we call model ) models the appropriate behavior, then the child will likely to follow and adapt the behavior  but if not. It will result to a negative attitude of the child.

Scaffolding, on the other hand, has the same effects with that of modeling to the learner. When the child is given right amount of assistance, he will learn to accomplish a task. It can make a learner confident, when done appropriately, and eventually the child can accomplish the task independently without any need for assistance. However, if the teacher doesn’t know how to scaffold, it may result to a poor performance of the child.

Therefore, it is important that teachers ( or any adult ) must be careful to model appropriate behaviors since students often learn a great deal simply by observing them. Scaffold in such a way the learner achieves his potential level of learning.

2.) Construct a concept map showing the advantages and disadvantages of the Transmission Approach in teaching literature. Limit each to 4 entries.

 

3.) Create your own motivational strategy showing the use of Student-centered theory to introduce a topic in literature. Discuss how you will implement the strategy. Make your own title and identify the materials to be used.

TOPIC:    Elements of a Short Story

STRATEGY:     Library Inquiry

MATERIALS NEEDED:      school library, notebook, and pen

IMPLEMENTATION:

                I will gain first the attention of the students as well as introducing the topic to them. As soon as everybody is ready to learn, my strategy would start. This is not the typical library search where students would hurt take down notes from different books, bring and take a look at it in the class while the teacher is discussing the lesson. No, let’s have a twist this time!

The class will be grouped according to how many elements of a short story are there. To be exact, we commonly have 8 elements. All groups must go to search their elements in the library. They have to find out its definition, types (if there is any), and where to locate it in the story. Of course, they have to provide their own sample short story because they’re going to teach it to the class! But before that, they will be given 5 minutes to wrap things up. That would be the anticipated changed. Hence, my role as a teacher turns onto a facilitator of the learning process.

                In this strategy, the students are recognized as responsible for their learning. However, it strengthens student motivation; enhances creativity; promotes peer communication, teamwork, discovery and active learning; increase their participation and their performance skills. Putting students first gives credit to their needs, interests, abilities and learning styles but it will never replace the role of a teacher. S/he still acts as the evaluator of the students’ learning.

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LIT 004

                              MY VIEW OF VYGOTSKY's PRINCIPLES

1. Vygotsky emphasized that effective learning happens through participation in social activities, making the scial context of learning crucial. Children learn better when assisted by a knowledgeable adult. This only points that parents, teachers, and other adults in the learners' environment all contribute to the process because they assist, model, motivate, and provide feedback to the learner.

     On the other hand, he opposed Jean Piaget's motion of independent discovery and inborn capability of achild to learn because it is social interaction that makes learning meaningful. But I would rather say it's not enough if we only have the social contribution for learning but it's essential that learner should develop higher order of thinking-one does this himself. For me, the learner himself do the generative learning and the construction of new knowledge. Yet, I do not disregard the society as a factor in so doing this. In spite of that, I support the theory of Vygotsky.

     I would conclude that learning and its development is a collaborative activity participated by the learners' environment and not only his own ability.

2. The Zone of Proximal Development illustrates the difference between what the child can accomplish alone and what he can accomplish with the guidance of another. This serves as an essential information for (soon to be) teachers so that we may know how to scaffold a learner in such a way that the gap between the leraners' current skill levels and the desired skill level is bridged. So then as part of the lesson planning, teachers will be able to identify appropriate pedagogy practices for classroom instruction to make a learner confident of accomplishing a certain task independently.

       Therefore, this Zone of Proximal Development serves as guide for us to give a right amount of assistance that would allow the learner to accomplish a task.

                                                                                                                                                 -CCB

LIT 004

My Philosophy As An Educator

The ideal learner in our rapidly changing world is one empowered for lifelong learning, is an active maker of knowledge and open to learn in any context. Such an active learner is competent in initiating change that can contribute to a bright future and has developed skills capable of serving humanity and of God.

Pragmatist teachers teach to develop learners into becoming innovative and intelligent citizens of a democratic society. This group of teachers teaches learners so they may live life fully now. Such that they may understand how the real world evolves as reflected in the classroom context.

The pragmatists are identified with need-based and relevant curriculum. This is a curriculum that responds to students’ needs and that relates to students’ personal lives and experiences. There is a similarity between this pragmatism and the progressivism philosophy since they both center on the student. However, this would not leave to help students understand and appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and actions (as emphasized by the existentialists).

I believe that molding learners should be wholistic. This includes their personality, life values, complex thinking, and acquired skills. Altogether must be taught to and experienced by our students for meaningful learning.

My task as a teacher is to facilitate the development of the individuals to the optimum and to the maximum by employing experiential and inquiry methods more than what is seemed traditional way of teaching. I believe that one learns by doing. For John Dewey, book learning is no substitute for actual experience. It is learning how and not just what, in order that learners do the work themselves.

Thus, part of my chosen profession is to teach my subject matter with mastery so that every learner will use his basic skills to continue acquiring knowledge, skills and values of honesty, love, and care for others regardless of race, nationality, appearance and economic status. I will strengthen the value formation of every child through “hands-on-minds-on” experiences inside and outside the classroom. Beyond the classroom context is my ability to do collaborative teaching from different disciplines and to build a community of effective educational practice.

The said “change” of this risky new world is indeed a great factor of forming an ideal learner but an effective teacher knows how to effect pedagogy processes meant to develop the body, the mind, and the spirit.

To this, I am an educator of values; a manager of the learning process; and a role model of the learners.

                                                                                                                                                  -CCB