EPISODE 2
LEARNERS’ DEVELOPMENT MATRIX

Development Domain	High school (Grade 7 age @ 11-12 yrs old)
Physical Gross motor skills Fine motor skills Self-help skills	·                     High school students are quite behaving than grade school they can stay longer seating and just listening to the teacher. ·                     They can write clearly and draw properly. ·                     They also have the ability to help themselves independently; when the act tends to be higher that’s the tome they’ll ask for guidance.
Social Interaction w/ Teachers Interaction w/ Classmates/friends	·                     They interact with their teachers politely and nicely and with all due respect. ·                     The children interact with one another in a manner..
Emotional Moods & temperament, expression of feelings Emotional independence	·                     The students are very vocal about their emotions & feelings. They voice it out to others and to the teachers when they feel happy, sad or even angry. ·                     They are Grade 7 students already; they are more capable of handling their own personal independence , but it always need a guidance of teachers.
Cognitive Communication skills Thinking skills Problem-solving	·                     In communicating skills although they are not yet fully developed, you can see them potential and you can see the efforts they exerting when discussing in front even though shyness attacks them. ·                     Their thinking skills are sharp, improving each day as additional knowledge inhibits their heads. ·                     Their Problem-Solving skills are practiced when they ask to perform mathematical operations and board works which will surely help them to sharpen their minds.

MY ANALYSIS

Level	Salient Characteristics Observed	Implications to the Teaching-Learning Process
High School Age of learners observed: 11- 12 yrs old.	·                     High school students are much disciplined they listen very well to the instructions given by their teacher. ·                     High school students are more independent , the teacher do not have to tell them one-by-one what to do because they know already.	·                     Therefore, teachers should pay attention to what he/she is saying or dictating because the students will set him/her as the role model. ·                     Therefore, teachers should give proper guidance and instructions what the class should be doing.

MY REFLECTIONS

1.    While you were observing the learners, did you recall your own experiences when you were their age? What similarities or differences do you have with the learners you observed?

·                     Yes. As I observed the learners I recall in my elementary and highschool days. In my own experience, our similarities just like them are that I always listen to the teachers discussions and cooperate when there is an activity. On the other hand, our differences are that I have this attitude that if I already understand the lesson I will not listen anymore to my teacher but instead I will do talking with my seatmates. Unlike the students I observed up to the last minute of the class they still listen very eagerly to their teacher.

2.            Think of a teacher you cannot forget for positive or negative reasons. How did she/he help or not help you with your needs (physical, emotional, social, cognitive)? How did it affect you?

·                     The teacher I cannot forget is Maam. Mary Catera one of the terror teacher in my Alma Mater. She is known to be very strict, but very excellent in teaching; she’s also known to give so many handwritten outlines as a requirement for her to pass her subject. I remembered she is fond of recitations and she calls us in random, that’s why before attending class all of us make it sure that we reviewed the past lessons and make advanced reading on the next lesson because we don’t want her to get mad to us because we are too scared about what might happen. But as time pass by, I discovered that beyond her strict face and strong personality is a very loving and caring heart for her students. And now as I think of her, I also wanted to give credit to her because that helped me a lot academically and emotionally. The efforts I exerted, patience and perseverance helped me a lot for what knowledge I have now.

3.            Which is your favorite theory of development? How can this guide you as a future teacher?

·                     My favorite theory of development is the social theory wherein we observed how the child interacts to the people around his/her. This can guide me as a future teacher is by letting known that each child has his/her own approach to be given.