The process through which student teacher takes
into account everything about context, classes, the
relation between teacher-student, and
teaching-learning.
The Purpose of observation
Observation helps to know what is the development
of the class, the methodology and different
behaviors of teachers and students
Why student teacher observation
Subject-Matter knowledge
Specific information to
teach content
Action-System knowledge
Information dealing with
teaching and learning,
regardless of the subject
matter
How to observe
To observe there are different techniques and tools which
will help you to improve or carry out successful
development of it.
Techniques and instruments for observation
Qualitative Approaches
Provide rich and descriptive data about
what happens in the second language
classroom.
Written Ethnography
As descriptive and
objective as possible,
not be judgmental or
evaluative.
Includes information about
the classroom, the quality
and quantity of visual aids,
room temperature, etc.
Audio and Video
Recordings
Permit teachers to see and hear
themselves as their students see and
hear them.
A limited or selected
ethnography or
recording
The attention is focused on the
particular behavior being observed.
Quantitative Approaches
Are designed to examine teacher behavior, or
teacher and students or among students
Seating chart observation
records
The observer records the
occurrencesof the targeted behaviors
Teacher and student talk
It is used to record who is talking to whom
and how frequently
At-task
Movement patterns
The purpose is to chart the
movements of the teacher or
students, or both, during the
lesson.
Teacher expectations
Can be expected to affect student
achievement, attitudes, beliefs, attributions,
expectations, motivations patterns, and
classroom conduct.
Motivation
They are behaviors, however, that influence
the atmosphere of the classroom and, as a
result, the setting in which students learn
the target language
Classroom management
Does not just happen or evolve, and that teacher
behavior can have a direct influence on student
behavior