Matching Problematic Learning Situation with
Learning Episode 4
Probable Action
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To have a meaningful and successful accomplishment in this FS episode, be sure to read through the
whole episode before participating and assisting in your FS 2 Resource Teacher’s class. Note all the
information you will need and tasks you will need and tasks you will need to do before working on this episode.
TARGET Your Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this Learning Episode, I must be able to:
➢ Analyze teaching learning problems prevailing in the classroom.
➢ List matching action as a probable solution to the teaching-learning problems.
Clarify Your Task
Matching Problematic Learning Situations with Probable Actions as Solution
Identifying a problem is a tricky task. Action research begins with identifying a problem.
Oftentimes, it is one of the difficult things to be begin with. When was a researcher asked: “Have you
identified a problem for your action research?” Common answer will be: “My problem is that I do not have
a problem.” Ironical, isn’t it?
If you observe and notice closely the teaching-learning environment in the classroom, you will
discover of lot of problematic situations. You must have also observed these problematic situations when
you did your FS 1 course.
But matching these problems with appropriate action is tricker.
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A group of more than six hundred teachers was surveyed and asked what teaching learning
problems confront them. Here are their answers put together in a wordle.
Study the wordle below. Each word represents an issue or a problem which was reported by
teachers in the field. Which of the words do you recognize as a problem? Draw a CIRCLE around
five words that you have also identified as problems in teaching-learning.
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Figure 2. Words that Represent Common Teaching-Learning Problems Identified by Filipino Teachers
(Felimon, Siason, Bilbao, 2021).
Each of the identified problem that you encircled has a corresponding action or solution.
Identified
Action as
Problems
Solution
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PARTICIPATE AND ASSIST
What five problems have you identified from the words that you have encircled? Make a statement. Write in
the space below
The problems I identified are;
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Excellent! Let us see how we can assist and learn at the same time.
Suppose the problem you have sotted is: COMPREHENSION
How can you assist your mentor, knowing that the learners have difficulty in comprehension?
Make a choice for your ACTION.
A. Conduct tutorial lesson.
B. Show video lessons to help enhance comprehension.
C. Make a learning task to develop comprehension.
Suppose you chose letter A. Conduct a Tutorial. So, you have identified the SOLUTION the matches the
PROBLEM which is Difficulty in Comprehension.
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The Problem is:
The Action is:
Difficulty in
Conduct a Tutorial
comprehension
Can you also choose letter B. Show video lesson as a SOLUTION for the same PROBLEM?
Explain ____________________________________________________________
The Problem is:
The Action is:
Difficulty in comprehension Show video lessons
of
What about letter C as a SOLUTION to the same PROBLEM? Why?
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The Problem is:
The Action is:
Make learning tasks to
improvement comprehension
Interesting, isn’t it? Now, you can assist your mentor by identifying observed problems in the class and
suggest actions to be done.
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NOTICE
What have you noticed of the problem identified above? Can there be more than one solution to the
problems? Explain __________________________________________________________
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A creative and innovative teacher can find one or 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 scenarios 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 of half of them cannot classify animal 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? ________________________________________
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• Can you find solution to solve her problem? Give your two suggestions________________
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• What solution can solve Miss Fely’s problem? ___________________________________
How?________________________________________________________________
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Are they matched with problem? ____________________________________________
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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 their guardians who stand only as parents.
They are deprived of the necessary food, clothing, and shelter.
• Can you identify the most probable teaching-learning problems/ in the class of sir Ryan?
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• Can you propose a solution to solve one of the problems that you have identified?
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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:
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Write Action Research Prompts
Using any one example of problems in this activity, answer the AR prompts that follow:
OBSERVED
What problematic situation prevails in the classroom?
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REFLECT
What changes do you want to achieve?
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PLAN
What strategies will you use to improve the situation?
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ACT
What would be the title of your Action Research should you conduct the study?
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Add: Solutions / actions
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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
_______1. Connectivity for On-line learning A. Rearrange classroom setting
_______2. Disruptive Classroom behavior B. Maximize use of varied instructional
materials
_______3. Poor interest and motivation C. Regular parent-teachers circles
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_______4. Parental non-involvement D. Use of rewards
_______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.
I. Title of Action Research: _____________________________________________
II. Author/s: _________________________________________________________
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III. Abstract
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IV. Identify the Problem in the study
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V. Identify the Action Taken in the study
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