MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

SOUTHERN DE ORO PHILIPPINES COLLEGE

Julio Pacana St., Licuan, Cagayan de Oro City
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

A Course Module
For

Principles
of Teaching
1

RONALD L. AMPONG
Professor
1
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
A COURSE MODULE

Course Code & Title PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING 1 EDU 102

Course Description This course introduces prospective teachers to the
nature of teaching. It deals specifically with the principles
of effective instruction and the concomitant processes
involved; instructional planning and demonstration
teaching. The course is a blend of theoretical information
and selected matching actual experiences.
Session Schedule ProfEd 7:00-10:00 AM / 10:00-11:00 A.M / 5:00-7:00 PM
Mode of Delivery Flexible/Blended Learning
Online using Messenger, Google Classroom and
Zoom/Meet
Modular using Modules provided by SPC which is made
by the Instructor

Course Requirement: Term Examination:

Each student should take the examination every end of the
quarter with the following schedules:
Midterm October 7-9, 2020
Finals December 17-19, 2020

Assignments:
Each student will visit to the G-classroom for the
update of their performance tasks. The performance tasks /
and / or assignment/s is/are done weekly.

Project:
Each students shall make a Lesson Plan (Detailed,
Semi-Detailed, Brief and Lesson Log) styles. Moreover, a
5-7 minutes Teaching Demonstration with instructional
materials (IMs) shall be accomplished. Finally, fill up the
Self Rating Form on the Teaching Demonstration.

Grading System Below is the Standard Grading System of SPC:

1. 40% Term Exam
2. 40% Performance Tasks: Portfolio, Project, Quizzes, etc.
3. 20% Attendance and Assignment

Assessment Tools Rubric for Each Task

References A. Book Sources

Agno, Lynda N. (2010). Principles of teaching 1 a modular

approach. Quezon City, C and E Publishing, Inc.

Aquino, Avelina M.(2011). Principles of teaching 1. Malabon

City. Jimczyville Publications

Corpuz, Brinda. B, and Salandanan, Gloria G. (2015).

Principles of teaching 1. 3rd ed. Quezon City:
Lorimar Publishing, Inc.

2
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Aquino, G.V.(2003). Effective teaching. 3rd ed.

Mandaluyong City: National Bookstore

Arends, R.I. et .al. (2002). Exploring teaching. 2d. ed. New

York: McGraw Hill

Barry, K. & King L. (2003). Beginning Teaching and

Beyond. 3rd ed. Sydney, NSW: Social Science Press

Boiser, D.C. (2000). Strategies for teaching, a Modular

Approach. Quezon City: Rexbookstore, Inc.

B. Internet Sources:

“Literature Review,” Accessed 14 June 2020.

Writingcenter.ashford.edu.https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/sites
/default/files/inlinefiles/Sample%20Literture%20Review_0.pdf

“Garder’s Multiple Intelligences.” Accessed August 3, 2020.

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/danggats-2284599-
multiple-intelligence-dispositions/

https://www.verywellmind.com/gardners-theory-of-multiple-
intelligences-2795161

https://medium.com/love2learnidaho/do-you-know-the-5-
elements-of-a-learning-style-7721c10e358c

Course Module Principles of Teaching

Confidentiality Clause Unauthorized distribution and duplication are punishable
by law.

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved:

RONALD L. AMPONG ARCELITA M. MALINGIN, PhD FE S. TOLIBAS, PhD

Instructor Dean, Teacher Education Academic Coordinator
Program

3
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

A Course Module

PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING 1

MODULE 1: A. The Elements of Teaching: The Learner, The Teacher & The Environment
B. The Principle of Learning
C. Guiding Principles in Formulating Objectives
D. Taxonomy of Objectives
E. Standards and Competencies in the K to 12 Curriculum
F. Guiding Principles in the Selection and Organization of Content

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. explain the elements of teaching such as: 1. learner; 2. teacher; 3. Learning and
environment;
2. identify the professional and personal attributes of a teacher;
3. critically evaluate an ideal learning environment (physical and psychological) ;
4. discuss the principles and laws of learning;
5. state the guiding principles in formulating learning objectives;
6. identify the standards and competencies in K to 12 Curriculum; and
7. explain the guiding principles in the selection of content.

4
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

LESSON The Learners’ Fundamental

1 Equipment: Cognitive and Appetitive

Think of This

The Learners

The learner is an embodied spirit. He/she is a union of a sentient body and a rational soul.
His/her body experiences sensations and feels pleasures and pains. His/her soul is the principle of
spiritual acts, the source of intellectual abstraction, self-reflection, and free rational volition. Body
and soul exist in mutual dependence.

Fundamental Equipment of the Learners

1. Cognitive Faculties. Cognitive means involving conscious intellectual activity such as

thinking, reasoning and remembering. Cognitive faculties include the following: (1) five
senses; (2) instinct; (3) imagination; (4) memory; and (5) intellect.

➢ By his/her senses, the learner is able to see, hear, feel, taste and smell whatever is to be
learned.

➢ By the power of imagination, the learner is able to form representations of material objects
which are not actually present to the senses.

➢ By his/her power to memory he is able to retain, recall and recognize past mental acts.

➢ By his/her intellect, he/she can form concepts or ideas, makes judgements, and reason out.

2. Appetitive Faculty refers to the learner feeling, emotion and rational will.

Factors That Contribute to the Differences among Learners:

1. Ability. The learners’ native ability dictates the prospects of success in any purposeful
activity. Learners proficiency I memorization, imagination, reasoning, etc.

2. Aptitude. This refers to the learner’s innate talents and gifts.

3. Interests. Learners’ interest in learning no longer a task but a pleasure. Interest are not
inherited. They are develop

4. Family and Cultural Background. Students who come from different socioeconomic
manifest a wide range of behavior due to differences in upbringing practices.

5. Attitudes and Values. A positive attitude will enhance the maximum and optimum use of
the learner’s cognitive and affective faculties for learning.

5
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Think Across

By means of concept map, present your understanding of the fundamental equipment of the
learners. Write your anwer in the box.

Complete the words below.

1. As future educator, I realized that -

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

2. I have the interest to –

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

3. Imagination among learners is –

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

6
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

In the space provided below. Give two (3) learnings you got from the lesson.

Answer the following questions below.

1. Do imperfections in the functioning of sense organs affect the learning of an individual? Yes
or No, why?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

2. How do feelings and emotions affect the learner in terms of learning?

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

3. Do you believe that every child is a “potential genius”?

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

7
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

LESSON Multiple Intelligences and

2 Learning Styles

Think of This

Multiple Intelligences Theory by Howard Gardner

The theory of multiple intelligences is Howard Gardner's theory that proposes that people
are not born with all of the intelligence they will ever have. This theory challenged the traditional
notion that there is one single type of intelligence, sometimes known as “g” for general intelligence
that only focuses on cognitive abilities. To
broaden this notion of intelligence, Gardner
introduced nine different types of
intelligences namely: Logical/Mathematical,
Linguistic, Musical, Spatial, Bodily-
Kinesthetic, Naturalist, Interpersonal,
Intrapersonal, and existential. Gardner notes
that the linguistic and logical-mathematical
modalities are most typed valued in school
and society.

Multiple Intelligences Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence Existential Intelligence Logical-

Mathematical Intelligence Spatial Intelligence Bodily-Kinaesthetic Intelligence Naturalist
Intelligence Intrapersonal Intelligence Interpersonal Intelligence Musical Intelligence

Intelligences / Sensitive to Inclination to Ability to

Disposition
Verbal-Linguistic sounds, speaking, writing, Speak effectively or write
Intelligence meanings, listening, and reading effectively. Good match
structures, and Careers would be: teacher,
“Word Smart” styles of religious leader, politician,
language poet, journalist, novelist,
copywriter, editor.
Logical- Patterns, Finding patterns, Work effectively with
Mathematical numbers and making calculations, numbers and reason
Intelligence numerical data, forming and testing effectively. Good match
causes and hypotheses, using the careers would be:
“Number Smart” effects, objective scientific method, Accountant, statistician,
and quantitative deductive and inductive economist, engineer,
reasoning reasoning scientist, computer
programmer.
Spatial colours, shapes, Representing ideas Create visually and
Intelligence visual puzzles, visually, creating mental visualize accurately Good
symmetry, lines, images, noticing visual match careers would be:
“Picture Smart” images details, drawing and Artist, photographer,
sketching engineer, decorator, tour
guide, scout, ranger

8
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Bodily- Bodily- Touch, Activities requiring Use the hands to fix or

Kinaesthetic movement, strength, speed, create and use the body
Intelligence physical self, flexibility, hand-eye expressively. Good match
athleticism coordination, and careers would be:
“Body Smart” balance. Mechanic, surgeon,
carpenter, sculptor, mason,
dancer, athlete, and actor.
Musical Tone, beat, Listening, singing, Create music and analyze
Intelligence tempo, melody playing an instrument the music. Good match
pitch, sound careers would be: Song
“Music Smart” writer, composer,
musician, conductor and
music critic
Interpersonal Body language, Noticing and Work with people and help
Intelligence moods, voice, responding to other people identify and
feelings people’s feelings and overcome problems. Good
“People Smart” personalities match Careers would be:
Administrators, managers,
consultants, teachers,
therapists, psychologists
Intrapersonal One’s own Setting goals, assessing Meditate, reflect, exhibit
Intelligence strengths, personal abilities and self-discipline, maintain
weaknesses, liabilities, monitoring composure, and get the
“Self-Smart” goals, and desires one’s own thinking. most out of oneself. Good
match Careers would be:
Artist, counsellor,
philosopher, theorist,
inventor, psychologist.
Naturalist Natural objects, Identifying and Analyze ecological and
Intelligence plants, animals, classifying living things natural situations and data
naturally and natural objects learn from living things and
“Nature Smart” occurring work in natural settings.
patterns, Good match careers would
ecological issues. be: Ecologist, rangers,
zoologist, botanist,
veterinarian & hunter.
Existential Sensitivity to: Inclination to: Ability to: Reflect on the
Intelligence “big picture” of tackle deep questions meaning of human
existence; why about human existence, existence Good match
are we here such as the meaning of careers would be:
life why do we die, and Philosophers, theologians
how did we get here.

Leaning Styles by Dunn and Dunn

This model was created out of a

desire to empower and educate teachers
and parents to analyze and motivate their
children and students, to optimize their
education to their unique learning
preferences. The creators recognized that
children learn differently, and some
children need to be taught differently. This
model doesn’t prescribe a fixed style for
each learner, but rather lays out a comprehensive set of elements that can influence a learner.

There are five elements to the Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles model: (1) Environmental;
(2) Emotional; (3) Sociological; (4) Physiological; (5) Psychological. Each element has specific
factors that accompany the element, which a parent or educator can use to gain a deeper

9
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

understanding of the young minds they are nurturing and guiding, and optimize the learning
environment for those individual learners.

Environmental Elements

The first category in the Dunn and Dunn learning styles model is Environmental Elements.
This refers to where students like to learn, and the physical environment that is most conducive to
learning. Specific Environmental Elements Include:

1. Sound. If your child needs quiet, ensure that there is some quiet space at home or in the
classroom, or try out headphones to minimize noise. If your child welcomes sound, try
playing ambient or classical music when learning.

2. Light. If your child likes bright lights, try removing window treatments, or using full-
spectrum bulbs. If your child thrives with lower lights, consider installing dimmer switches
or lower wattage bulbs in learning areas.

3. Seating. If your child likes to learn in an informal environment, let them study where they
are comfortable. If your child prefers a formal environment, keep studying focused at a desk
or table.

4. Temperature. The temperature may affect your child’s ability to concentrate on the subject
at hand. Whether they think better in cooler or warmer environments, help make the space
conducive to what is most comfortable for learning.

Emotional Elements

Learning can be emotional, and emotions definitely affect how students learn. Emotional
elements of a learning style include support, motivation, and/or structure. These play a part in the
complex and highly personal identity of a learning style. Specific emotional elements include:
Motivation, Responsibility, Task Persistence, and Structure.

1. Motivation. Some students are driven internally by a desire to succeed academically. Others
are not. Pairing students from both groups together may be a good way to encourage peer-to-
peer learning and teaching.

2. Responsibility. Does your student move to the beat of their own drum, or are they compliant
and willing to cooperate with instruction? If your child doesn’t like to do something just
because someone asks them to, try speaking to them as an equal. Explain to them why the
task you are requesting is important. Connecting the task to their personal interests may
reinstate their feelings of autonomy and willingness to participate.

3. Task Persistence. Looking to help your child “stick with it” and finish what they start? Try
breaking down tasks into smaller short-term assignments, or encourage working with other
children who have more task persistence. Using praise during the process of working on a
task, as well as when it is completed may be good motivation.

4. Structure. Structure refers to a child’s preference for specific instruction. If your child is
uninterested in instructions before diving into a task — he or she may flourish when you
provide objectives, timelines, and creative opportunities instead of specific directions.

If your child needs specific instructions, ensure they understand the task, expectations, and
resources available.

10
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Sociological Elements

How we interact with others plays a role in our learning styles. Working independently or
working in a team, whether under supervision of an instructor or without it, may play a role in how
we learn. Learning styles may also vary depending on the specific subjects being learned.

1. Independence. Working alone or in a group may say more about your child than just how
social they are. Some children learn by bouncing ideas off of others. Others prefer to work
alone, or independently but close to other peers.

2. Authority. Some children feel more comfortable when an authority figure, teacher or
parent is present in their learning. Other children prefer independence and autonomy.
Understand your child’s needs and be available accordingly.

Physiological Elements

Learning happens with the body — so how the body can be best utilized to be a conductor
of learning, is what the physiological elements address.

1. Mobility. Some students need to move to learn. How long can your child sit still? Some
children need more frequent breaks, or learn better when they have the freedom to move
around. Some children can sit still and be engaged, especially when they are interested in
a task. Even if your child sits comfortably when engaged in learning, a stretch break is
always nice.

2. Intake. Some children concentrate better when fidgeting or chewing. Talk to your child’s
teacher about allowing healthy snacks or an approved fidget gadget at your child’s
workspace.

3. Time of day. Your child may learn best at a certain time of day. Experiment with
introducing new material at different times of the day, and see how your child does with
retaining the new knowledge.

Psychological Elements

Each learner will process information differently.

1. Analytical. Some students can grasp concepts more effectively when they are presented in
a pattern of steps that lead up to a larger concept. Some students learn more easily when
the educator leads with the higher concept first and follows up with the details.

2. Impulse and Reflection. When assigned a task, a child that favors an impulsive learning
style will dive right into the task, and learn while doing. A child that favors a reflective
learning style will take time and create a mental model before diving in.

11
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Think Across

Answer the following questions below.

1. What is the difference between multiple intelligences of Gardner and traditional concept of
intelligence?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

2. As future educator, why awareness of MI and LS is important?

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Rubric in Easy Writing

Indicator Outstanding Very Good Good Satisfactory Needs

Improvement
1. Content 10 8 6 4 2
2. Message 10 8 6 4 2
3. Mechanics 5 4 3 2 1
4. Plus factor / Impact 5 4 3 2 1
Score Earned

Complete the statement below in the “Worth Remembering Note,” Write your answer in the
space provided

WRN: I learned that…

First,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Second,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Lastly,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
______

12
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

LESSON The Teacher: Professional and

3 Personal Attributes

Think of This

The Professional Teacher

Teacher is a person who facilitate learners to gain knowledge, skills, and values that
enhance development. A person who has the knowledge, skills, attitude, and special trainings in
teaching, explaining, and educating. (R.A. 9155).

Professional Teacher is a person who characterized by or conforming to the technical

or ethical standards of a profession. A person who exhibits courtesy, conscientiousness, and
generally manners that are acceptable resulting improvement of the organization he belongs.

“Teachers are duly licensed professionals who possesses dignity and reputation with high
moral values as well as technical and professional competence in the practice of their noble
profession, they strictly adhere to observe, and practice this set of ethical and moral principles,
standards, and values” (Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers).

A Teacher and the Profession According to the Philippine Constitution

A professional teacher should possesses the following in accordance to the Code of Ethics
of Professional Teachers Article IV, sections 1-5 as mandated by R. A.. No. 7836. Otherwise known
as the Philippines Professionalization Act of 1994 and Paragraph (a), section 6. P.D. No. 223. as
amended, the Board for Professional Teachers hereby adopt the Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers:

1. Every teacher shall actively insure that teaching is the noblest profession, and shall
manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching as a noble calling.

2. Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality education, shall make
the best preparations for the career of teaching, and shall be at his best at all times and in
the practice of his profession.

3. Every teacher shall participate in the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program of
the Professional Regulation Commission, and shall pursue such other studies as will
improve his efficiency, enhance the prestige of the profession, and strengthen his
competence, virtues, and productivity in order to be nationally and internationally
competitive.

4. Every teacher shall help, if duly authorized, to seek support from the school, but shall not
make improper misrepresentations through personal advertisements and other questionable
means.

13
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

5. Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in a manner that makes it dignified means
for earning a descent living.

Professional Attributes of a Teacher

A professional teacher possesses the following attributes:

➢ Control of the knowledge base of teaching and learning and use of this knowledge to guide
the science and art of his/her teaching practice.

➢ Repertoire of best teaching practice and can use these to instruct their children in the
classroom and to work with adults in the school setting.

➢ Dispositions and skills to approach all aspects of his/her work in a reflective, collegial, and
problem-solving manner

➢ View of learning to teach as a life-long process and dispositions and skills for working
towards improving his/her own teaching as well as improving schools (Arends, 1994)

The last attributes cited by Arends highlights continuing professional development (CPD)
or continuing professional education (CPE).

Personal Attributes

Personality is the sum of one’s personal characteristics. It is one’s identity. Personalities

may be described as authoritarian, weak, dynamic, or “magnetic”.

Some outstanding personal qualities that never fail to win their flock are worth mentioning:

1. Passion. Passion for teaching is a compelling force that emerges from teachers’ love for
children.

2. Humor. This makes them as magnetic. This builds rapport as a clean joke will always
bring laughter to the class which promotes the spirit of togetherness. This also helps for
emerging the two worlds – Youth (Happy and carefree) and Maturity (responsible one)

3. Values and Attitudes. Teachers are models of values that exhibited implicitly and
explicitly. This connotes standards, code of ethics and strong beliefs among teachers. A
teacher must be open-minded. This is the basic in promoting respect and trust between
teachers and students. This characteristic helps in searching new information and evidence
as this promotes solving problem in a democratic way. On which, this creates a free
exchange of suggestions that develops a respectful attitude towards the teacher and its
learner.

4. Patience. In teaching, patience refers to a teacher’s uncomplaining nature, self-control and

persistence. Patient teachers can forego momentous frustrations and disappointments. They
endure students’ limitation and difficulties.

5. Enthusiasm. It is synonymous to eagerness and excitements. Teachers should have full

energy and be dynamic in teaching. With enthusiastic teachers, students look forward to
any activity they can participate in with them.

14
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

6. Commitment. Is a solemn promise to perform the duties and responsibilities mandated by

the laws and code of ethics of the profession. Committed teachers are caring and dedicated.
They are ready to carry on no matter the pride.

What are the characteristics of an effective Teacher Dedication to the teaching job is the
true essence of professionalism. Today we lament over the fast disappearing breed of teachers with
a missionary spirit. Here are some research findings on effective teachers compiled by Stronge
(2012). Discuss their implications to teacher pre-service education:

1. Teachers with major or minor in content area are associated with higher student
achievement especially in the area of science and mathematics.
2. Caring teachers who know their students create relationship that enhance the learning
process.
3. Effective teachers practice gender, racial and ethnic fairness.
4. Effective teacher consistently behave in a friendly and personal manner while maintaining
appropriate teacher-student role structure.
5. High levels of motivation in teachers relate to high levels of achievement in students.
6. Effective teachers display positive attitudes about life and teaching.
7. Teachers whose students have high achievement rates continually mention reflection on
their work as an important part of improving their teaching.

Think Across

Make an acrostic of the word TEACHER. Write your answer in the space provided.

T- _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
E-__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
A-__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
C-__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
H-__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
E-__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
R-__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

15
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Answer the question. Who is the teacher whom you considered to be a hero? Describe her/him
as detailed as you can. Then paste, his/her picture in the box.
Begin Here:

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
PHOTO HERE
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Give two (2) inspirational quotation about the teacher. Write your answer below.

16
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Make your own Philosophy as teacher. Write your answer in the space provided below.

Y
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ P
________________________________________________________________
H
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ I

________________________________________________________________ L
________________________________________________________________
O
________________________________________________________________
S
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ O

________________________________________________________________ P
________________________________________________________________
H
________________________________________________________________
Y

Complete the statement below in the “Worth Remembering Note,” Write your answer in the
space provided

WRN: I learned that…

First,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Second,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Lastly,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
______

17
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

LESSON
The Leaning Environment:
4 Physical & Psychological

Think of This

Positive Learning Environment

The learning environment consists of physical environment (physical setting) as well as

psychological atmosphere or the socio-emotional climate (emotional climate)

1. Physical Environment. The physical environment includes the physical condition of the
classroom, the arrangement of furniture, seating arrangement, the classroom temperature
and lightning.

2. Psychological Climate. Researchers agree that in addition to conducive physical

environment, the favorable school climate includes:
➢ Safety (example: rules and norms; physical safety; emotional safety);
➢ Relationships (example: respect for diversity; school connectedness/engagement; social
support-students; leadership); and
➢ Teaching and learning (example: social, emotional, ethical and civic learning; support for
learning; professional relationships)

Strategies for Creating a Positive Emotional Climate

As future educator, take note of the strategies for creating a positive emotional climate:

1. Greet students personally

2. Make frequent eye contact
3. Negotiate rules and routines with students
4. Acknowledge positive behaviors
5. Use positive language
6. Interact with students outside the classroom
7. Minimize embarrassment
8. Use humor
9. Use bibliotherapy
10. Use class meetings

Facilitative Leaning Environment

by Pine and Horne (1990)

1. Encourage people to be active- A psychological classroom environment which is supportive

of learning engages the learners in the learning process.

2. Promotes and facilitates the individual’s discovery of the personal meaning of idea –
Meaning is not imposed by teacher .This is personally arrived at by the learners considering
the uniqueness of their experiences.

18
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

3. Emphasizes the uniquely personal and subjective nature of learning – Every learner is
unique.

4. Difference is good and desirable – There is respect for diversity. To be different does not
mean to be deficient.

5. Consistently recognizes people’s right to make mistakes – Learners feel at ease and learn
best when mistakes are welcome because they are recognized as part and parcel of the learning
process.

6. Tolerates ambiguity – This leads to openness to ideas and prevents teacher an learners alike
to be judgmental.

7. Evaluation is a cooperative process with emphasis on self-evaluation – This makes

evaluation less threatening. The learner is not alone when he evaluates learning, he is with a
group. His/her progress is seen against his/her targets not against the performance of his/her
classmate.

8. Encourages openness of self rather than concealment of self – People feel at ease and so
aren’t afraid to be transparent.

9. People are encouraged to trust in themselves as well as in external sources – There is a

strong social support and it is not difficult to trust others.

10. People feel they are respected – Everyone is convinced of the inner worth/dignity of each
individual and so it is easy to respect everyone

11. People feel they are respected – There is a sense of belongingness.

12. Permits confrontation – Since learners feel at ease and feel they are accepted, they are not
afraid to confront themselves.

13. A conducive learning environment is necessary in the full development of the cognitive
and appetitive faculties of the learner – His senses, instincts, imagination, memory, feelings,
emotions and will

19
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Think Across

Opinion Matters. Complete the sentences below.

1. A child conducive classroom for me is -

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

2. As future educator, I should develop a classroom by –

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

My Poem. Compose a poem that describes a conducive classroom. Your poem must be 4
stanza, each stanza should compose of 4 lines only. Write your poem in the space provided
below.

20
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Read the article on 2009 Philippines: Child Friendly School Evaluation, with this link:
unicef.org/evaldatabase/index_58798.html. Then, answer the questions that follow:

1. What is the highlight of the article?

2. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
3. As a future educator, what have you realized

(1)__________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________ (2)__________________________________
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
____________________________________ _____________________________________

_____________________________________
_____________________________________
(3)__________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
____________________________________

Draw and/ or paste your most ideal classroom below. Describe your ideal classroom in 5
sentences.

_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
21
_____________________
______________
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

LESSON Principles of Learning

5
.

Think of This

Principles of Learning
by from Horne and Pine (1990)

1. Learning is an experience which occurs inside the learner and is activated by the learner.
The process of learning is primarily controlled by the learner and not by the teacher or (group
leader).

Remember people forget most of the content taught to them and retain only the content which
they use in their work or content which is relevant to them personally. Then it must be wise to
engage learners in an activity that is connected to their life experiences.

2. Learning is the discovery of the personal meaning and relevance of ideas. Students
more readily internalize and implement concepts and ideas which are relevant to their
needs and problems. Learning is a process which requires exploration of ideas in
relation to self and community so that people can determine what their needs are, what
goals they would like to formulate, etc.

Remember it is necessary that teacher relates lessons to the needs, interests, and
problems of the learners.

3. Learning (behavioral change) is a consequences of experience. People become

responsible when they have really assumed responsibility, they become independent
when they have experienced independent behavior, they become able when they have
experienced success, they begin to feel important when they are important to
somebody, they feel liked when someone likes them.

Remember if experience is the best teacher, then teacher should make use of
experiential learning. EL makes use of direct as well as vicarious experiences. We
have not experience everything in order to learn, we learn from other people’s
experiences, too, good as well as not so good experiences.

4. Learning is cooperative and collaborative process. People enjoy functioning

independently but they also enjoy interdependently.

Remember teacher should make use of more of cooperative and collaborative

approaches. This way, students are taught to live together and learn independently.

5. Learning is an evolutionary process. Behavioral change requires time and patience.

Remember change takes time. Let us not expect results overnight.

6. Learning is sometimes a painful process. Behavioral change often calls for giving up
the old and comfortable ways of believing, thinking, and valuing.

22
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Remember it may be good to make our students realize that learning is a difficult task.
It is accompanied by sacrifice, inconvenience and discomfort but it leads to inner joy
and happiness.

7. One of the richest resources for learning is the learner himself. In a day and age
when so much emphasis is being placed upon instructional media, books, and speakers
as resources for learning, we tend to overlook perhaps the richest source of all – the
learner himself.

Remember as teacher, you must draw these learner’s ideas, feelings, and experiences.
You midwife the birth of ideas

8. The Process of Learning is Emotional as Well as Intellectual. Learning is affected

by the total state of the individual. People are feeling beings as well as thinking beings
and when their feelings and thoughts are in harmony, learning is maximized. To create
the optimal conditions in a group for learning to occur, people must come before
purpose. Regardless of the purpose of a group, it cannot be effectively accomplished
when other things get in the way.

Remember as teachers, let us appeal to our students’ intellect as well as to their

emotions.

9. The process of problem solving and learning are highly unique and individual.
Each person has his own unique styles of learning and solving problems.

Remember it pays to allow students to learn in accordance with their learning styles
and multiple intelligences.

Laws of Learning

It is worth including other principles and laws of learning by Thorndike (1932)

1. Law of Effect

➢ Learning is strengthened when accompanied by a pleasant or satisfying feeling.

➢ Learning is weakened when associated with an unpleasant feeling.
➢ Learning takes places properly when it results in satisfaction and the learner derives
pleasure out of it.

2. The Law of Exercise

➢ Things most often repeated are best remembered.

➢ Students do not learn complex tasks in a single session.

3. The law of Readiness

➢ Individuals learn best when they are physically, mentally, and emotionally ready
to learn, and they do not learn well if they see no reason for learning.

23
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Additional Laws (Principles)

1. The Law of Primacy

➢ Things learned first create a strong impression.
➢ What is taught must be right the first time.
2. The Law of Recency
➢ Things most recently learned are best remembered.

3. The law of Intensity

➢ The more intense the material taught, the more it is likely learned

4. The law of Freedom

➢ Things freely learned are best learned.

➢ The greater the freedom enjoyed by the students in the class, the greater the
intellectual and moral advancement enjoyed by them.

Think Across

Illustrate each principle in a collage form. Put it in the box below. See the rubric for the
criteria.

24
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Rubric on Collage / Poster Making

Total
Criteria Still a Goal On Standard Above Standard Points
(1-7) (8-14) (9-17) (17)
1. Organization ✓ Output is ✓ Shows some ✓ Has a very
* relevance to unrecognize organization of well
the theme d/ not related work. organized
to the theme work.
(1-2) (3-4) (5-7) (7)
2.Appropriateness ✓ Pictures ✓ Pictures are ✓ Pictures
of used are appropriate used are
pictures used inappropriat and related to very
e. the theme. appropriate.
(1-2) (3-4) (5-7) (7)
3. Creativity ✓ Lacks ✓ Demonstrates ✓ Demonstrate
imaginative moderate imaginative
thinking imaginative thinking.
output skills. ✓ Output
✓ Produced ✓ Output produced
has no produced has has
innovative some innovative &
and unique innovative and unique
qualities unique qualities.
qualities.
(1-2) (3-4) (5-7) (7)
1. Neatness/ ✓ Lacks ✓ Shows ✓
Shows a
Tidiness neatness neatness in very neat
her work output.
✓ Observes
cleanliness
& orderliness
at all times.
4. Over-all (1-2) (3-4) (5-7) (7)
Appearance ✓ Work has ✓ Shows an ✓ Shows a
unattractive attractive work very
appearance. attractive
work.
Adopted from: Ampong, Ronald, Differentiated Approach in Enhancing the Reading Proficiency
Level

Make six-word stories on what you have learned, SWS is a story within a limited
number of character. Example: “It’s not working, let me go.”

1 2 3 4 5 6

25
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

LESSON Guiding Principles Learning

6 Objectives
.

Think of This

In teaching goals are essential it serves as the compass in teaching, without goals
there is no teaching at all. As educator, learners should be aware of the objective or goal of
the day.

Guiding Principles in Determining and Formulating Learning Objectives

1. “Begin with the end mind,” In the context of teaching, this means that we must begin our lesson
with clearly defined lesson objective.

2. Share lesson objective with students. Like a seminar that begins with a statement purpose, our
lesson ought to begin with a statement and clarification of our lesson objective.\

3. Lesson objectives must be in the two or three domain – knowledge (cognitive), skill
(psychomotor) and values (affective). Our lesson maybe dominantly cognitive psychomotor or
affective. Dominantly cognitive - meant primarily for knowledge acquisition and dominantly
psychomotor - intended for the acquisition and honoring of skills. Affective domain - mainly
focused on attitude and value formation.

4. Work on significant and relevant lesson objectives. With our lesson objective becoming our
students’ objective too, our students will be self-propelled as we teach.

5. Lesson objective must be aligned with the aims of education as embodied in the Philippine
Constitutions and on the vision- mission statements of the educational institution of which you
are a part. The aims of education as enshrined in our fundamental law of the land, in the
Education Act of 1982.

6. Aim at the development of critical and creative thinking. This is said more than done. We need
not go into a laborious research to be convinced that the development of critical and creative
thinking is wanting in classroom.

7. For accountability of learning, lesson objectives must be SMART. When our lesson objective
is SMART it is quite easy to find out at the end of our lesson if we attained our objective or
not.

Taxonomy of Objectives

With educational taxonomy, learning is classified into three domains namely:

(1) cognitive, (2) affective, and (3) psychomotor or behavioral.

1. Cognitive Domain

26
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain. Benjamin Bloom (1956) led his group in
coming up with the list of instructional objectives in the cognitive domain. Arranged from lowest
to the highest level, they are as follows:

✓ Knowledge or recall -knowledge of terminology and conventions, trends and sequences,

classifications and categories, criteria and methodologies, principles, theories, and structures;

✓ Comprehension - relate to translation, interpretation, and extrapolation;

✓ Application - use of abstraction in particular situations;

✓ Analysis - objectives relate to breaking a whole into parts

✓ Synthesis - putting parts together in a new form such as a unique communication, a plan of
operation, and a set of abstract relations;

✓ Evaluation - judging in terms of internal evidence or logical consistency and external evidence
or consistency with facts developed elsewhere;

Anderson’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain In the 1990’s, Anderson, Bloom’s former

student, together with a team of cognitive psychologists revisited Bloom’s taxonomy in the light of
the 21st century skills. This led to Anderson’s taxonomy in 2001.

Definitions of Anderson’s Revised Taxonomy

Definition Verbs
Remembering: Can the student recall or Define, duplicate, list memorize, recall,
remember the information? repeat, reproduce, state
Understanding: Can the student explain ideas Classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify,
or concept? locate, recognize, report, select, translate,
paraphrase
Applying: Can the student use the information Choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ,
in a new way? illustrate interpret, operate, schedule, sketch,
solve, use, write
Analyzing: Can the student distinguish Appraise, compare, contrast, criticize,
between the different parts? differentiate, discriminate, distinguish,
examine, experiment, question, test
Evaluating: Can the student justify a stand or Appraise, argue, defend, judge, select,
decision? support, value, evaluate

Evaluating: Can the student create new Assemble, construct, create, design, develop,
product or point of view? formulate, write

2. Affective Domain

Krathwol’s Taxonomy of Affective Domain. Krathwol’s affective learning is

demonstrated by behaviors indicating attitudes of awareness, interest, and values of concern, and
responsibility, ability to listen and respond in interactions with others, and ability to demonstrate
those attitudinal characteristics or values which are appropriate to the test situation and the field of
study.

Krathwol’s Taxonomy of Objectives Usually the Waterloo of teachers, is the formulation

of objectives in the affective domain.

27
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Below is the Krathwol’s Taxonomy of Objectives in the Affective Domain:

Level What it is Learning Verbs Sample

Outcome Objectives
Receiving refers to the Learning Differentiates, Listens
learners sensitivity Outcomes in accepts, listens attentively,
to the existence of this area range (for) to responds shows
certain ideas, from the simple to Asks, sensitivity to
material or awareness that a chooses, social
phenomena and the thing exists to identifies, problems.
willingness to selective locates, points
particular attention on the to, sits erect, etc.
phenomena of part of the
stimuli such as learner.
classroom activities
etc.
Responding is not only being Answers, assists, Examples of
aware of the complies, objectives in
stimulus but discusses, helps, the responding
reacting and performs, level are e.g. to
responding to the practices, contribute to
stimulus. presents, heads, group
reports, writes, discussions by
etc. asking
questions,
listen
attentively
during group
presentation ,
…
Valuing is concerned with This ranges in Desire to
the worth or value a degree from the improve group
student attaches to a simpler skills Assumes
particular object, acceptance of a responsibility
phenomenon, or value to the for the
behavior. more complex effective
level of functioning of
commitment the group

Organization is to relate the value to discuss, to To organize a

to those already theorize, to meeting
held and bring into a formulate, to concerning a
harmonious and balance, to neighborhood’
internally consistent examine s housing
value system or integration
philosophy. plan

Characterization at this level, the displays self-

person has held a reliance in
value system that working
has controlled his independently,
behavior for cooperates in
sufficiently long group
time that a activities,
characteristic “life maintains good
style” has been health habits
developed.

28
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

3. Psychomotor Domain

Anita Harlow’s Taxonomy of the Psychomotor Domain. Anita Harlow (1972) did
something parallel to what Bloom and Krathwohl did for learning objectives in the psychomotor
domain.

Level Description Examples

Reflex earning in response to some stimuli Flexion, extension, stretch, postural
movement adjustments
actions elicited
without
Basic inherent movement patterns which Pushing, pulling, manipulating, e.g. to
fundamental are formed by combining of reflex run a 100-yard dash
movenme6
Perpetual refers to interpretation of various Coordinated movements such as
Abilities stimuli that enable one to make jumping rope, punting, or catching
adjustments to the environment.
Visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or
tactile discrimination. Suggests
cognitive as well as psychomotor
behavior.
Physical require endurance, strength, vigor, Examples are: all activities which
Activities and agility which produces a sound, require a) strenuous effort for long
efficiently functioning body periods of time; b) muscular exertion;
c) a quick wide range of motion at the
hip joints; and d) a quick, precise
movements.
Skilled the result of the acquisition of Skilled examples are: all skilled
Movements degree of efficiency when activities obvious in sports, recreation,
performing a complex task and dance
Non-discursive is communications through bodily Examples include: body postures,
Communication movements ranging from posture to gestures, and facial expressions
gestures, creative movement facial efficiently executed in skilled dance
expressions, act a part in a play movement and choreographics.
through sophisticated
choreographics. (Harlow 1972)

Precision – the highest level of the psychomotor taxonomy – students can perform a skill
accurately, efficiently and effortlessly. Automaticity – the ability to perform a skill with
unconscious effort, has developed, which then frees the student to concentrate on other elements of
the activity or game.

K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum Legal Basis

Republic Act No. 10533 “An Act Enhancing the Philippine Basic Education System by
Strengthening Its Curriculum and Increasing the Number of Years for Basic Education,
Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes” Approved: May 15, 2013 Effective: June
8, 2013

Guiding Principles and Features of K to 12 Curriculum

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ENHANCED BASIC

EDUCATION ACT OF 2013 10.2. Standards and Principles:

a) The curriculum shall be learner-centered, inclusive and developmentally appropriate;

b) The curriculum shall be relevant, responsive and research-based;
c) The curriculum shall be gender- and culture-sensitive;
d) The curriculum shall be contextualized and global;

29
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

e) The curriculum shall use pedagogical approaches that are constructivist, inquiry-based,
reflective, collaborative and integrative;
f) The curriculum shall adhere to the principles and framework of Mother Tongue-Based
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) which starts from where the learners are and from what
they already know proceeding from the known to the unknown; instructional materials and
capable teachers to implement the MTB-MLE curriculum shall be available.
g) The curriculum shall use the spiral progression approach to ensure mastery of knowledge and
skills after each level; and
h) The curriculum shall be flexible enough to enable and allow schools to localize, indigenize
and enhance the same based on their respective educational and social contexts.

Standards and Competencies in the K to 12 Curriculum

The Curriculum Guide of the K to 12 Curriculum contains content and performance

standards and competencies, not objectives. It makes use of standards-based instruction. What are
and performance standards? What are competencies? How do they relate to lesson objectives?

Content Standards define what students should know and be able to do. These are
benchmarks which identify the expected understandings and skills for a content standard at
different grade levels.

Performance Standards (or indicators) describe how well students need to achieve in
order to meet content standards. They are the levels of proficiency which the students are to
demonstrate what they know and what they are able to do.

Competencies are more specific versions of the standards. They are specific tasks
performed with mastery. They also refer to the ability to perform activities within an occupation or
function to the standards expected by drawing from one's knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

How do standards and competencies relate to objectives? Your lesson objectives are drawn
from the content and performance standards and competencies from the Curriculum Guide (CG).

Content Standard The learner understands the nature and elements of oral
communication in context.

Performance Standard The learner designs and performs effective controlled oral
communication activities based on context.

Competencies Explains why there is a breakdown of communication.

EN11/12OC-Ia-5

Uses various strategies in order to avoid communication

breakdown. EN11/12OC-Ia-6

Demonstrates sensitivity to the socio-cultural dimension of

communication situation which focus on: a. culture; b.
gender; c. age; d. social status; e. religion. EN11/12OC-Ia-
7

30
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Think Across

The educational taxonomy of learning is classified into (3) three domains:

1) Cognitive; 2) Affective; and 3) Psychomotor. Choose a topic from the K to 12
Curriculum Guide (CG). Formulate 3 SMART objectives in the 3 domains.

Guide Questions:

1. Are the terms behavioral?

__________________________________________________________________

2. Are the objectives, SMART?

__________________________________________________________________

3. Are they relevant and significant?

__________________________________________________________________

31
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Answer the questions below.

1. Why is SMART objectives important?

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

2. Describe the 3 domains.

32
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Visit to the link below on K to 12 Curriculum Guide. Choose a subject, and fill up
the table below. Then, write your observations in the last column.

Content Standard

Performance
Standard

Competencies

Complete the statement below in the “Worth Remembering Note,” Write your
answer in the space provided

WRN: I learned that…

First,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Second,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Lastly,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
______

33
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

LESSON Guiding Principles in the Selection

6 and Organization of Content
.

Think of This

What knowledge is truly essential and enduring? What is worth teaching and learning? Our
leaders in the basic education level came up with the Philippine Elementary Learning Competencies
(PELCs) and Philippine Secondary Learning Competencies (PSLCs) in 2001. The "intended"
content of what we teach is laid down in such document.

In the K to 12 Curriculum, standards and competencies are also spelled out. This means
that we are not entirely free in the selection of our content. They are a "given." But how they are
organized and presented in the classroom, ultimately depends on you. Here are some principles to
guide you.

Guiding Principles in the Selection and Organization of Content

1) One guiding principle related to subject matter content is to observe the following
qualities in the selection and organization of content:
a) Validity – This means teaching the content that we ought to teach according to national
standards explicit in the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum; it also means teaching the
content in order to realize the goals and objectives of the course as laid down in the basic
education curriculum.

b) Significance – What we teach should respond to the needs and interests of the learners,
hence meaningful and significant.

c) Balance – Content includes not only facts but also concepts and values. The use of the
three-level approach ensures a balance of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective lesson
content.

d) Self-sufficiency – Content fully covers the essentials. Learning content is not "mile-wide-
and-inch-deep." The essentials are sufficiently covered and are treated in depth. This is a
case of "less is more."

e) Interest – Teacher considers the interest of the learners, their developmental stages and
cultural and ethnic background.

f) Content Utility – Will this content be of use to the learners? It is not meant only to be
memorized for test and grade purposes. What is learned has a function even after
examinations are over.

g) Feasibility – The content is feasible in the sense that the essential content can be covered
in the amount of time available for instruction. A guaranteed and a viable curriculum is the
first in the school- related factors that has the greatest impact on student achievement.
(Marzano, 2003)

34
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

2.) At the base of the structure of cognitive subject matter content is facts. We cant do away
with facts but be sure to go beyond facts by constructing an increasingly richer and more
sophisticated knowledge base and by working out a process of conceptual understanding.

Here are a few ways cited by cognitive psychologists (Ormrod, 2000) by which you can help
your students:

a) Providing opportunities for experimentation – our so-called experiments in the science

classes are more of this sort - following a cook book recipe where students are made to
follow step-by-step procedure to end up confirming a law that has already been
experimented on and discovered by great scientists ahead of us instead of the students
coming up with their own procedure and end discovering something new.

b) Presenting the ideas of others – While it is beneficial for you to encourage your students
to discover principles for themselves, it will not jeopardize your students if you present
the ideas of others who worked hard over the years to explain phenomena.

c) Emphasizing conceptual understanding – Many a time, our teaching is devoted only to

memorization of isolated facts for purposes of examinations and grade. When we teach
facts only, the tendency is we are able to cover more for your students to commit to
memory and for you to cover in a test but our teaching ends up skin-deep or superficial,
thus meaningless. If we emphasize conceptual understanding, the emphasis goes beyond
facts. We integrate and correlate facts, concepts, and values in a meaningful manner. The
many facts become integrated into a less number of concepts, yet more meaningful and
consequently easier to recall. When we stress on conceptual teaching, we are occupied
with less, but we are able to teach more substantially. It is a case of "less is more!" This is
precisely the emphasis of the Basic Education Curriculum.

Here are some specific strategies that can help you develop conceptual understanding in
your students: (Ormrod, 2000)

➢ Organize units around a few core ideas and themes. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
➢ Explore each topic in depth – for example, by considering many examples, examining
cause-effect relationships, and discovering how specific details relate to more general
principles.
➢ Explain how new ideas relate to students own experiences and to things they have
previously learned. Computers in Health Care
➢ Show students – through the things we say, the assignments we give, and the criteria we
use to evaluate learning – that conceptual understanding of subject matter is far more
important than knowledge of isolated facts.
➢ Ask students to teach to others what they have learned – a task that encourages them to
focus on main ideas and pull them together in a way that makes sense.
➢ Promote dialogue – when we encourage our students to talk about what they learn, they
are given the opportunity to reflect, elaborate on, clarify further and master what they
have learned.
➢ Use authentic activities – incorporate your lessons into "real world" activities. Instead of
simply asking students to work on some items on subtraction, simulate a "sari-sari" store
and apply subtraction skills.

3.) Subject matter content is an integration of cognitive, skill, and affective elements.
While our subject matter content comes in three domains, these three domains should not
be treated as though there was a clear dividing line among them. When our point of emphasis
is the cognitive aspect, it does not mean that we exclude skills. In the first place, our teaching
of facts, concepts, principles, theories and laws necessitate the skill of seeing the relationships
among these in order to see meaning.

35
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Likewise, when our subject matter is focused on the thinking and manipulative skills, our lesson
content also has cognitive content. More so with the teaching of values, for values have definitely
a cognitive basis. If the values taught are imbibed by the students, these are expressed in their daily
behavior (skill). The cognitive lesson may be used as a vehicle in the teaching of skills and values.

In short, subject matter content is an integration of facts, concepts, principles, hypothesis,

theories, and laws, thinking skills, manipulative skills, values and attitudes.

a) The Structure of Subject Matter Content.

Our subject matter content includes cognitive, skill, and affective components. The
cognitive component is concerned with facts, concepts, principles, hypothesis, theories, and
laws. The skill component refers to thinking skills as well as manipulative skills while the
affective component is the realm of values and attitudes.

(1) Cognitive (Ormrod, 2000)

(a) Fact – an idea or action that can be verified
Example: Names and dates of important activities, population of the Philippines.

Facts are the basic unit of cognitive subject matter content. From facts, we go higher
to concepts, principles, hypotheses, theories and laws. It is, therefore, necessary that
the facts that we begin with are updated and accurate.

(b) Concept – a categorization of events, places, people, ideas

Example: The concept furniture includes objects as chairs, tables, beds, and desks. The
concept swim encompasses different actions like breast stroke, crawl, and butterfly that
involve propelling oneself through water

(c) Principle – relationship(s) between and among facts and concepts. These are arrived at
when similar research studies yield similar results time after time.
Example: The number of children in the family is related to the average scores on
nationally standardized achievement tests for those children.

(d) Hypothesis – educated guesses about relationships (principles)

Example: For lower division undergraduate students, study habits is a better predictor
of success in a college course than is a measure of intelligence or reading
comprehension.

(e) Theories – set of facts, concepts and principles that describe possible underlying
unobservable mechanisms that regulate human learning, development, and behavior.
They explain why these principles are true. Examples: Piagets theory on cognitive
development, Kohlbergs theory on moral development.

Learners seem to acquire general belief system – personal theories– about how the
world operates. By the time they go to school, children have their own personal theories
about things and happenings in the world. These personal beliefs may not necessarily be
accurate beliefs. Even the author of this book thought that every time she swallowed a
santol seed, the seed would germinate in her stomach and its branches and leaves would
grow out of her ears, nose and mouth. Therefore, much is demanded of you as a teacher in
order to promote effective construction of knowledge and eliminate misconceptions.

(f) Laws are firmly established, thoroughly tested principle or theory. Examples:
Thorndikes law of effect, law on the conservation of matter and energy, the law of
supply and demand and the law of gravity.

36
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

(2) Skills

(a) Manipulative Skills – There are courses that are dominantly skill-oriented like Computer,
Home Economics and Technology, Physical Education, Music and the like, in the Biology
and Physical sciences manipulative skills such as focusing the microscope, mounting
specimens on the slide, operating simple machines and other scientific gadgets, mixing
chemicals are also taught.

(b) Thinking Skills – These refer to the skills beyond the recall and comprehension. They are
skills concerned with the application of what was learned, (in problem- solving or in real
life) synthesis, evaluation and critical and creative thinking.
➢ Divergent thinking – this includes fluent thinking, original thinking, flexible thinking,
and elaborative thinking.

➢ Fluent thinking – is characterized by the generation of lots of ideas. Thought flow is

rapid. It is thinking of the most possible ideas.

➢ Flexible thinking – is characterized by a variety of thoughts in the kinds of ideas

generated. Different ideas from those usually presented flow from flexible thinkers.
Unscrambling the letters

➢ Original thinking – is thinking that differs from what’s gone before. Thought
production is away from the obvious and is different from the norm.

➢ Elaborative thinking – embellishes on previous ideas or plans. (Torres, 1994) It uses

prior knowledge to expand and add upon things and ideas.

➢ Convergent thinking – it is narrowing down from many possible thoughts to end up

on a single best thought or an answer to a problem.

➢ Problem solving – it is made easier when the problem is well-defined. "The proper
definition of a problem is already half the solution." It is doubly difficult when the
problem is ill-defined. When it is ill-defined, then the first thing to teach our students
is to better define the problem. Here are some techniques (Ormrod, 2000). Break large
problems into well-defined ones- Distinguish information needed- Identify
techniques to find needed information

➢ Metaphoric thinking – This type of thinking uses analogic thinking, a figure of speech
where a word is used in a manner different from its ordinary designation to suggest
or imply a parallelism or similarity. Example: Teaching is lighting a candle. The
learners mind is a "blank slate." This may also be called analogic thinking.

➢ Critical thinking - It involves evaluating information or arguments in terms of their

accuracy and worth. (Beyer, 1985) It takes a variety of forms – verbal reasoning,
argument analysis, hypothesis testing, and decision making.

➢ Creative thinking - This type of thinking involves "producing something that is both
original and worthwhile. (Sternberg, 2003) It is original thinking, one type of
divergent thinking. It is the process of bringing something new into birth. It is seeing
new relationships and the use of imagination and inventiveness. Creative thinking
develops 1.) awareness; 2.) curiosity; 3.) imagination; 4.) fluency; 5.)flexibility;
6.) originality; 7.) elaboration; and 8.) perseverance.

37
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

(3.) Attitudes and Values

In the three-level approach to teaching, values are at the apex of the triangle. It is because
it is in the teaching of values that the teaching of facts, skills and concepts become connected to
the life of the students, thus acquiring meaning. Without the value- level of teaching, we contribute
to the development of persons who have big heads but tiny hearts. We contribute to the formation
of "intellectual giants" but emotional dwarfs.

According to Aquino (1990) values can be taught, because like any subject matter, they too have a
cognitive dimension, in addition to the affective and behavioral dimension. The cognitive
dimension – When we teach the value of honesty we ask the following questions: What is meant
by honesty? Why do I have to be honest? The affective dimension – You have to feel something
towards honesty. You have to be moved towards honesty as preferable to dishonesty. The
behavioral dimension – You lead an honest life.

Ways of Teaching Values

(a) By deutero-learning – Your student learns by being exposed to the situation, by acquainting
himself with a setting, by following models, pursuing inspirations and copying behavior.
YOUR CRITICAL ROLE AS MODELS IN AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED.
(b) By positively reinforcing good behavior.
(c) By teaching the cognitive component of values in the classroom.

Think Across

Paste a scanned sample of Lesson Plan inside the box. Then, write your observations
from OBJECTIVE/S to ASSIGNMENT.

38
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Write Observations:

39
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Imagine that you are a highly regarded teacher. You are tasked by your
principal to write a critical review of a book published in your region or
hometown. It may be any book that you wish to review as long as it promotes
selection and organization of the content.

Remember:
1. Your review must be two to four pages long, doubled-spaced, and with
a proper title and format of a critical paper.
2. It must also be entertaining for both young adults and adults, for it will
be printed on both magazines and school journals. After writing, you will
exchange work with your colleague.

3. Both of you will give constructive criticism about each other’s work.
4. See the rubric below for the criteria.

Rubric on Critical Analysis Essay

Areas Needs Satisfactory Very Good Outstanding

Improvement
(2) (3) (4) (5)
Introduction Background details Introduction Introduction creates There is a well-
and are a random, adequately explains interest. Thesis states developed introduction
Conclusion unclear collection of the background, but the position. with an attention
(Background information. Thesis may lack detail. Conclusion effectively grabber that grabs the
History/Thesis is vague and Thesis states the summarizes the topic. reader’s interest and
Statement) unclear. Conclusion topic, but key continues to engage
is not effective and elements are the reader up until the
does not summarize missing thesis statement.
main points. Conclusion should
effectively wraps up
and re stresses the
importance of the
thesis.
Main Points Less than three Three or more main Three or more main Well developed main
(Body ideas/main points points are present, points relate to the points/topic sentences
Paragraphs) are explained and/or but lack details in thesis, but some may that relate directly to
they are poorly describing the event. lack details. The the thesis. Supporting
developed. The Little descriptive analysis shows events examples are concrete
story tells; it doesn’t language is used. from the author’s point and detailed. The
show of view, but could use analysis is developed
more descriptive with an effective points
language.
Organization Writing is not Organization is Logical progression of Logical Progression of
(Structure organized. The clear. Transitions ideas. Transitions are ideas with a clear
And transitions between are present at times, present throughout the structure that
Transitions) ideas are unclear or but there is very little essay, but lacks enhances the thesis.
non existent. variety. variety. Transitions are
effective and vary
throughout the
paragraph, not just in
the topic.
Style Writing is confusing Writing is clear, but Writing is clear and Writing is smooth,
(Sentence and hard to follow. could use a little sentences have varied skillful, and coherent.
Flow, Variety, Contains fragments more sentence structure, Diction is Sentences are strong
Diction) and/or run-on variety to make the consistent. and expressive with
sentences. writing more varied structure.
interesting. Diction is consistent
and words are well
chosen.
Mechanics Distracting errors in There are only a few Punctuation, spelling, Punctuation, spelling,
(Spelling, punctuation, (3- 4) errors in and capitalization are and capitalization are
Punctuation, spelling, and punctuation, generally correct with all correct. No errors.
Capitalization) capitalization. spelling, and few errors (1-2)
capitalization.
Total Point
Adapted from: http://swaskiewicz.blogs.ccps.us/files/2015/12/RubricforcriticalanalysisEssay.pdff

40
MODULE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING – PROF RONALD L AMPONG

Complete the statement below in the “Worth Remembering Note,” Write your
answer in the space provided

WRN: I learned that…

First,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Second,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Lastly,
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
______

TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING

1. Answer all activities in our classroom.

2. If you have questions and clarifications, you may call or text me with
this mobile number: 09268104185. My consultation hours Monday,
Wednesday and Friday ONLY (5:00-5:30)

3. CONGRATULATIONS! For accomplishing Prelim and Midterm

coverage…

4. At your service! Prof Ronald L Ampong

41