Classroom Observation Instruments
Instrument 1: Education 231
Practicum, Guided Observation Form
Project: Sisters
in Science: Intergenerational Partnerships in Science,
Engineering, and Mathematics Education
Temple University
Funding Source: NSF:
Program for Women and Girls (HRD)
Purpose: To
help observing teachers identify
various teaching practices of their cooperating teachers so
that the observing teachers can incorporate the practices
into their lesson components of the Sisters in Science Project
Administered To: Participating
teachers
Topics Covered:
- Course Evaluation: activities, content, instructor,
objectives, student/teacher interaction
- Identity Issues: student participation
levels
- Learning Environment: classroom management
Format/Length: 6
questions total, 4 open- and 2
closed-ended
Education 231 Practicum
Guided Observation form
The purpose of this form is to help identify the various
teaching practices of your cooperating teacher so that you
can incorporate them into your own lessons.
What is the objectives of the lesson?
What are the facts and concepts being addressed during
the lesson? (i.e., the content)
What are the skills being addressed during the lesson?
(.e., the process)
What is the teacher doing? (Check as many as apply)
- ___presenting information
- ___demonstrating
- ___questioning students
- ___giving directions
- ___interacting directly with students
- ___working with a small group
- ___correcting behavior
What are the students doing? (Check as many as apply)
- ___listening
- ___asking questions
- ___answering questions
- ___watching
- ___engaged in authentic experiences
- ___engaged representational experiences
- ___completing worksheets, answering questions from book
(see work)
Are boys and girls participating equally? What evidence
do you have?
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