FS 3

Technology in the Learning

Environment

FIELD STUDY
Episode 2

BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAYS

Name of FS Student _____________________________________________________________
Course _________________________________ Year & Section _________________________
Resource Teacher _________________________________ Signature _____________________
Cooperating School _____________________________________________________________

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in appraising the effectiveness of
display boards as learning resources.

Your Map
Display boards, or what we more commonly refer to as bulletin board, is one of
the most readily available and versatile learning resources.
To reach your target, follow these steps:
Step 3: Propose enhancements to make the
display more effective.
Step 2: Pick one and evaluate the display.

Step 1: Look around a school for bulletin board displays.

An Observation Guide for the BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAYS

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.
1. Go around the school and examine the board displays. How many board displays
do you see?
2. Where is the display boards found? Are they in places where target viewers can
see them?
3. What are the displays about? What images and colors do you see? How are the
pieces of information arranged?
4. What materials were used in making the displays? Are borders used?
5. Do you notice some errors? (misspelled words, grammar inconsistencies and the
like)
6. Are the messages clear and easily understood?
7. You may choose to take a photo of the display board (if allowed)

Name of the School Observed

Polo National High School

School Address _______________________________________________________

Date of Visit _________________________________________________________
There are many bulletin boards around the school. Most of them are placed where can
be passed by students and teachers and also near the faculty and principals office.
The bulletin boards contain information about the school and on the different subject
departments.
From among the board displays that you saw, pick the one that you got most
interested in. Evaluate it using the evaluation form below.

BOARD DISPLAYS EVALUATION FORM

Topic of the Board Display ______________________

Location of the Board Display in School ________________________
Check the column that indicates your rating. Write comments to back p your
ratings.
4- Outstanding
2- Satisfactory
Citeria
Effective
Communication
Conveys the
message quickly
and clearly
Attractiveness
Colors and
arrangement
catches and holds
interest
Balance
Objects are
arranged so
stability is
perceived
Unity
Repeated shapes
or colors or use
of borders holds
display together
Interactivity
The style and
approach entice
learners to be
involved
Legibility
Letters and
illustrations can
be seen from a
good distance
Correctness
Free from

3-Very Satisfactory
1- Needs Improvement
NI
1

S
2

VS
2

O
4

Comments

grammar errors,
misspelled
words, ambiguity
Durability
Well-constructed,
items are
securely attached

An Evaluation Report of a Bulletin Board

(option 2)
Bulletin Board Evaluated by:
Location: In front of the Registrars Office near the Principals Office
Brief Description of the Bulletin Board:
The bulletin board is for the mathematics department.

Evaluation
Observations:

Judgements/Evaluation of
educational content and
other aspects:

Recommendations or
Suggestions for
improvement:

Strengths
Well designed. Attractive
and neatly done.

Weaknesses
Not interactive for the
students.

There is no educational
content. It is more about
the faculty and the
mathematics
departments activities.

Add something that will

catch the students
attention and they could

learn like trivia.

Signature of Evaluator
over Printed Name:

Your Analysis
Did the board display design reflect the likes/interests of its target
audience? Why? or Why not?
Yes. I think its target audience are the teachers. It gives the necessary things the teachers
should know about the math department.
Was the language used clear and simple for the target audience to
understand? Why? or Why not?
Yes, it is stated clearly and can be understand by its audience.
What do you think was the purpose of the board display? Was it effective?
Why? or Why not?
Its purpose is to inform and show the activities in the math department. It is effective
because it is clearly stated and can understand by the audience.
What suggestions can you make?
It should be interactive for the students and for them to be attracted to read what is in the
bulletin boards.

Based on your suggestions, purposed an enhanced version of the display board.

Use the form below.

My Purposed Board Display

Theme:
Name of the School Observed:
______________________________________________
School Address: _________________________________ Date of Visit:
_____________
Year Level:_________________________ Subject Area:
__________________________
Board Title: Graphs of Functions
Objectives:
For the student to be familiar and know graphs of different functions.

Best features of my purposed bulletin enhancement:

The student can manipulate the coordinate plane in the center
and answer some given examples in the board.

Content Resources (Name each needed resource and give each a

brief description)
Graphs- graphs of different functions/equations.
Quotes for the attraction and interest of the students.

Materials for aesthetic assessment:

Illustration board, Printed graphs, colored paper, strings and
pins

Based on your suggestions, make your own board display la-out. You may present
your output through any of these:

A hand-made drawing or lay-out

An electronic (computer) drawing/illustration or la-out
A collage

My Board Display Lay-out

Your Reflections
1. Name at least 5 skills that a teacher should have to be able to come up with
effective board displays. Elaborate on why each skill is needed.
Creativity, it is needed for the bulletin board to be attractive for the students and
be well presented.
Resourceful, so the bulletin will not be costly but still well presented.
Knowledgeable, so the content would be of use for the student.
2. Which of the skills do you already have? Recall your past experiences in making
board displays. How do you practice these skills?
Being creative and resourceful, by having good designs and also recycling some
materials.
3. Which skills do you still need to develop? Reflect on how you can improve on or
acquire these skills.
I think is being creative, I need to improve it more to have good designs and
ideas.