CLASSROOM
OBSERVATION/SUPERVISION
By Ivan Aguilar
CONTENTS
Classroom observation
Individual
Data Providing
Teachers’
collection feedback
differences
DATA COLLECTION
FIELD NOTES
“In anthropology, field notes are written records of
events observed in the field. Depending on the phase
of the investigation, these notes may be open-ended
or very tightly focused.”
OIOS
Observations: facts, events, cold data from the
observation.
Inferences: decisions based on the
facts+something you know.
Opinions:Beliefs and evaluations not necessarily
based on abslute certainty.
Suggestions: Clear guidelines to improve
performance.
OIOS: AN EXAMPLE
Observation: the student said “I are a student.”
Inference: The student did not understand the
grammar presentation.
Opinion: The teacher’s presentation was not clear
enough.
Suggestions: Have you thought about using realia
in your grammar presentation?
OBSERVER DUTIES
1. Recognize inferences and opinions.
2. Support OIOS with verifiable data.
3. Check OIOS against the teacher’s understanding
4. Improve teachers’ performance and consequently
the program’s effectiveness.
TECHNIQUES
Abbreviations (T, Ss, LH, RH, EC)
Selective verbatim.
Pictures and Sketches.
Classroom maps.
SUGGESTED STRUCTURE
Teachers do Students do Inferences/opinions
PROVIDING FEEDBACK
HERON’S CATEGORIES OF INTERVENTIONS
Authoritative Facilitative
Prescriptive: Direct Cathartic: express
Informative: Instruct.
emotions
Supportive: build
Confronting: challenge
behavior confidence
Catalytic: reflect and
discover
SUGGESTED STRUCTURE
Sef-
Warm-up
evaluation
Generating Establishing
alternatives facts
Analyisis
INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS’ DIFFERENCES
differences
Teachers
Individual
Professional
Institutional
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES:LEARNING STYLES
PROFESSIONAL:STAGES IN THE CAREER
PROFESSIONAL: SKILLS AND WILL
INSTITUTIONAL:SKILL AND WILL
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