LESSON OBSERVATION (GENERAL)
THE LESSON: PLANNING AND ORGANISING
What were the learning objectives? How do you know? (At the end of the lesson) Were they achieved?
Were timing and the pace of the lesson appropriate?
Were all necessary materials ready?
THE LEARNERS AND LEARNING
What kind of interaction happened during the lesson?
Were the students motivated? How do you know?
Were the students clear about what they should be learning?
Did the teacher check that learning was taking place?
THE TEACHER
Did the teacher manage resources adequately (e.g. whiteboard; other aids)?
Was the teacher’s language / register suitable for this lesson and for the students?
What strategies did the teacher use to encourage learning (e.g. prompts; questions, positive words)?
Could the teacher adapt to the needs of the learners?
OTHER COMMENTS
MOTIVATION
Teacher choose three students in the class in a particular lesson, note where they are sitting and note that your thinking of their motivation might be (by seating / their posture, etc) before the lesson starts. During the lesson, note your observations below. Finally, decide on general motivation level of this student.
Student’s Name
Learning Behaviour
(add comments)
Motivation
Answer to the teacher
Involvement in the lesson
Willingness to ask when uncertain
Tolerance of other students
Others
Answer to the teacher
Involvement in the lesson
Willingness to ask when uncertain
Tolerance of other students
Others
Answer to the teacher
Involvement in the lesson
Willingness to ask when uncertain
Tolerance of other students
Others
THE LEARNER AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(adapted from Ruth Wajnryb)
Make yourself aware of the environment for the learners. Consider factors that are external to the students (e.g. the acoustics, visual attractions of the room, the comfort of the seating, the...