LESSON OBSERVATION REPORT Observer: Subject: Number of students:
Teacher: School: Males:
Females:
Date Class: Number of students SEN:
Type of lesson [ ] Frontal [ ] Spaced learning [ ] Group work [ ] Flipped classroom [ ] Dialogue [ ] Lab (specify)_______________[ ] Other (specify)_____________________________________________ Activity [ ] introduction to new subjects [ ]consolidation of subject [ ] Problem solving [ ] Practic exercise [ ]Written exercise [ ] Other (specify)___________________________________________________ Material used [ ] Text books / booklets [ ] lesson programme [ ] websites [ ] Board [ ] LIM [ ] audio-video [ ] Computer [ ] Other (specify)__________________________________________________________________________: The teacher [ ] accurately sticks to the lesson programme [ ] Refers to the lesson programme but integrate other material [ ] Sticks to the lesson programme only at the exercizes
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LESSON: ACTION. THE TEACHER:
Yes
No
Comments/Notes.
He/She waits to get the students attention He/She summarize the previous lesson
He/she focuses on the learning targets and reinforces them He/She checks if there are any problems/difficulties in under standing all concepts If asked he/she clarifies any doubts to the students
Is the logical path made by the teacher clear?. How has the previous lesson been summarized? How was the subject scanned? How the connections between the parts were explained ? _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ THE LESSON Always Often Sometimes Never Notes/comments Teacher’s action The presentation and the use of the board are clear He/she summarises (advanced organizer) what said in the lesson at the beginning and at the end He/she modulates conveniently the use of his/her voice to keep the interest of the students He/she stays in control of the class
He/she uses the correct educational methods to achieve the learning targets The examples proposed while explaining were effective He/she uses the correct technical terms
He/She links the separate concepts to facilitate the comprehension He/she often ask questions to evaluate the students comprehension He/she helps the students with difficulties
He/she proposes group works to the students The lesson’s time management is efficent Part of the lesson has been changed in relation with the original plan The students work gets evaluated He/She moves around in the classroom and through the desks
He/She personalize the students learnings according to their needs
Further observations on the lesson’s presentation_____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ GROUP ACTIVITIES Always Often Sometimes Never Notes/Commments Action The target and the working procedures are clear enough
The work group timetable has been indicated
The time dedicated by the work group is appropriate
The work group resources are appropriate
The desks arrangement promotes the communication within the groups The arrangement of the groups is effective
The number of the group’s members is appropriate to the task The students accept the group’s work rules The work progress of the groups is manageable The learning achievement at the end of the lesson is perceptible within the students The teacher supervises the work group’s progress The all class is involved and motivated by the group work The students that understood the concepts help the ones that didn’t The students create a coopeartive environement
The teacher takes action to mediate the conflicts between the groups The difficulties raised through the group’s work progress are settled by the teacher
What working material / resource has been used for the groups work?__________________________________________ What are the characteristics of the groups that are more efficient in carrying out the activity?___________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the work group’s final products?_________________________________________________ Following what criteria the groups have been composed?________________________________________ Does the teacher act as a facilitator? How?___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
End of the lesson Always
Action
Often
Sometimes
Never
Notes/comments
The plenary debate is carried out cleary in relation with the learning targets
The group works have been fully explained in a way understandable for all The lesson’s conclusions have been summarized by the teacher in a simple and clear way
The works results are considered just one step towards a new challange
Comments about the students evaluation run by the teacher
