The Concept Of Classroom Observations

By Megan Landry


Classroom observations were invented long time ago after inception of schools. Since the students had things to gauge their performance such as tests and examinations, these inspections for teachers were invented for a similar purpose. This is different because an administrator joins the rest of the students during an on going lesson so as to observe the way this particular teacher conducts his or her lessons.

The aim of this entire plan is to give the teacher a critical feedback that will help in improving the management of classes and also add to him or her some important ways to use in a teaching process. Moreover, it can be the best tool in evaluation of job performance of this particular individual. It is a normal routine in every school or college.

The entire process can be both formal and informal. This implies that the observer can come on an official or unofficial ground. In both cases the teacher is aware of the observation or not. During this whole process, an observer has the liberty to take notes and even record the entire session depending on the availability of these instruments.

Official and unofficial arrangements are best used for a given purpose. This is about creating the right impression of what is truly going on and not just mere cooperation in order to impress the observer. This happens where some teachers have known of the intended scrutiny for some days now. This is where the unofficial arrangement comes into play so as to dispel such things.

At the end of it all, a teacher comes to understand the need for these two. One cannot live on the falsehood for long. With studies, a teacher has to always give in his or her best as it is the only way of building these students to better careers and performance in future. For this matter, it is of high advantage to the instructor concerned.

The ground for carrying out regular examinations is basically for two reasons; the aspects of time and space. For time, it is about how the teacher spends the allocated minutes or hours in tackling a given topic. The transcript that is issued later on is always helpful in this aspect since it shows clearly where to create the necessary balance.

The spacing aspect is another function of this exercise. In normal classes, a lot of activity that in unrelated to what the teacher is teaching usually goes on at the back in comparison to the front. An observer sitting that the back is able to see this and his or her report will help a teacher to deal with it and get more ways of involving each and every student in the ongoing lesson.

With constant classroom observations, the level of learning in schools and colleges are bound to improve. A report on this will help to pin point some of the strong and weak points this teacher has and how he or she can use it for the best of the students.




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The Concept Of Classroom Observations

By Megan Landry


Classroom observations were invented long time ago after inception of schools. Since the students had things to gauge their performance such as tests and examinations, these inspections for teachers were invented for a similar purpose. This is different because an administrator joins the rest of the students during an on going lesson so as to observe the way this particular teacher conducts his or her lessons.

The aim of this entire plan is to give the teacher a critical feedback that will help in improving the management of classes and also add to him or her some important ways to use in a teaching process. Moreover, it can be the best tool in evaluation of job performance of this particular individual. It is a normal routine in every school or college.

The entire process can be both formal and informal. This implies that the observer can come on an official or unofficial ground. In both cases the teacher is aware of the observation or not. During this whole process, an observer has the liberty to take notes and even record the entire session depending on the availability of these instruments.

Official and unofficial arrangements are best used for a given purpose. This is about creating the right impression of what is truly going on and not just mere cooperation in order to impress the observer. This happens where some teachers have known of the intended scrutiny for some days now. This is where the unofficial arrangement comes into play so as to dispel such things.

At the end of it all, a teacher comes to understand the need for these two. One cannot live on the falsehood for long. With studies, a teacher has to always give in his or her best as it is the only way of building these students to better careers and performance in future. For this matter, it is of high advantage to the instructor concerned.

The ground for carrying out regular examinations is basically for two reasons; the aspects of time and space. For time, it is about how the teacher spends the allocated minutes or hours in tackling a given topic. The transcript that is issued later on is always helpful in this aspect since it shows clearly where to create the necessary balance.

The spacing aspect is another function of this exercise. In normal classes, a lot of activity that in unrelated to what the teacher is teaching usually goes on at the back in comparison to the front. An observer sitting that the back is able to see this and his or her report will help a teacher to deal with it and get more ways of involving each and every student in the ongoing lesson.

With constant classroom observations, the level of learning in schools and colleges are bound to improve. A report on this will help to pin point some of the strong and weak points this teacher has and how he or she can use it for the best of the students.




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