Pedagogical Contents
In my case, I observed the grades 3 and 4 bilingual classes and the section 5G in the College of Education over at UPI. As far as has been observed, there is no novelty in their methods of teaching compared to what is practised in the Philippines. All teachers across all classes and the subjects observed have displayed the usual demonstration teaching method. However, especially in the elementary classes, some teachers integrate and or employ game-like discussions that really pique the interest of the learners.
As far as learning materials go, compared to what is normal in the Philippines, teachers in UPI still rely mostly on the provided textbooks as their primary sources of information for the delivery of the lesson. Nothing new or noteworthy has been integrated in their lessons. Instructional materials (IM’s) as well are lacklustre in comparison to that of which is normal in the Philippines (such as overly-decorated or colourful IM’s hand-crafted out of arts materials). Technology too has not been used much, if at all, during the sessions observed. These were usually limited to audio-visual materials played from the laptops of the teachers.
Similarly to learning sources and instructional materials, assessments utilised by the teachers at UPI do not, if not barely, exceed the norms of the Philippines education setting. Assessments were limited to pen and paper tasks, and significant performance tasks were relative.