Observation No.

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TOPIC: STUDENT TEACHING: DEFINITION, RATIONALE, READINESS AND
IMPORTANCE
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________Time:_________________________
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What is student teaching?

Do you agree with the consensus among specialist that student teaching is the most
important subject in the teacher education curriculum? Explain your answer.
What are the purposes of student teaching?
In what activities inside and outside of the classroom are you prepared to participate?
What benefits do you expect to derive from practice teaching?
What made you take teaching as a career?
Think back to the teachers you had. Who were outstanding? Why were they
outstanding?
How ready are you for student teaching? Answer the following questions honestly
and cite instances that will support your answer.
Do you like Children?
Can you deal with them patiently?
Can you listen to them attentively?
Can you accept suggestions and criticisms graciously and intelligently without
getting on the defensive?
Can you tactfully disagree with the ideas of others?
Can you accept failures or do you tend to project blame on others?
Can you bear scolding for a mistake without showing a sour face?
Can you rejoice over the success of others and feel their pains in their failures?
Do you feel comfortable with a social group and be ready to cooperate and be
responsible for task assigned to you

Observation No. 2
TOPIC: THE SCHOOL AND THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Offices and Classrooms Observed:
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Date: _____________________________________Time:_________________________
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Go around the school campus. How many building are there? Name them.
What services are offered by the school? Name the officers and their services.
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What facilities are provided by the school? Name them.

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Make a sketch showing the places you have listed above and label them.

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Is the physical atmosphere of the classroom you visited conductive to effective

learning? What has the classroom environment to do with learning.

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Evaluate the following:

Lighting. Is there enough light? Where does it can come from?

Ventilation. Is the room well-ventilated? Is the means of ventilation natural or
artificial?
Board. Are there enough blackboards and bulletin boards?
Decoration. How is the room decorated?
Pictures. What pictures did you find in the room? Are they appropriate for the
grade?
What other features did you find in the room? Please check.
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Library Corner
Science Corner
Book Case
Display Board
Clean-up Corner
Others. Specify, if any

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Make a diagram of the classroom.

Rate the classroom environment from 1 to 10 with 10 as the highest rating.
What suggestions can you give to improve the classroom setting? Write them down,
if any.

Observation No. 3
TOPIC: THE TEACHER
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Teacher Observed: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Subject: _________________________________ Lesson: ________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
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Rate the teacher you observed on the following items using the code below.
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Writing on the Board

Neatness of Board Work

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Other means of Communication

Pronunciation
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Intonation
Fluency
Grammar
Expression

Written Communication

Below Average
Inferior

Oral Communication

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Facial Expression
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Other Professional and Personal Traits

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Teaching Skills
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Emotional Stability
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Patience and Tact
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Kindness and Sympathy
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Enthusiasm
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Resourcefulness
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Firmness
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Flexibility
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Sense of Humor
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Pleasing Personal
Appearance and Manner
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Physical Health
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How do you find the relationship between the teacher and the class? Is there rapport
between them? Support your answer.
What other traits aside from those cited above are importance for a teacher to have a
good personality and be effective?

Observation No. 4
TOPIC: THE PUPILS
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Teacher Observed: ________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
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Make a seat plan of the class. Write the full names of the pupils on the proper
squares.
List down the bright, the average and the slow learners in the class.

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Are there exceptional children in the class? Cite those who may fall under the
following classifications:

Emotionally Disturbed
Extremely Shy
Aggressive
Over-active
Mischievous
Talented (Cite Talent)
Clown
Bully

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Socially disadvantaged
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Emotionally disturbed
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Why do pupils differ from one another? Name the cause of individual differences?
What strategies can a teacher use to meet individual differences among his/her
pupils? Which strategy did the teacher in the class you observed use? Please check.
In a scale of 1 to 10 as the highest, rate the teachers ability in meeting individual
differences among his/her pupils.

Observation No. 5
TOPIC: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
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Define management. Is management of a school as necessary as management of a

business? Who is responsible for the management of a school? Of the classroom?
What does classroom management generally include?
What phases of classroom management were routinized in the class you observed?
In a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 as the highest, rate the teachers skill in classroom
management in the class you observed.
Can you comment or give suggestions on the classroom management in the class you
observed?
Define discipline. Is it synonymous with silence? How is it related to good teaching
and learning?
What forms of misbehavior were present in the class you observed? How did the
teacher overcome such disciplinary problems? How effective were the solutions?
What percent of the class showed disciplinary problems? Good behavior?
What is the relationship between discipline and the development of good behavior
traits?
Explain the role of punishment to discipline.
What are the characteristics of good punishment?
Cite examples of undesirable forms of management.
Cite examples of doubtful forms of punishment.
Cite examples of desirable forms of punishment.

Observation No. 6
TOPIC: OBJECTIVES
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Subject: _________________________________ Lesson: ________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
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Define objectives. Why are objectives important in education? In a lesson?

Show the difference between each of the following classification of objectives and
give an example for each one.
General vs. Specific Objective
Example of General Objective
Example of Specific Objective
Teacher vs. Pupil Objective
Example of Teacher Objective
Example of Pupil Objective
Behavioral Objective
Example of Cognitive Objective
Example of Affective Objective
Example of Psycho-motor Objective

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State the three (3) behavioral objectives in the class you observed.
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Observation No. 7
TOPIC: LESSON PLANNING
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Subject: _________________________________ Lesson: ________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
1. What is a lesson plan? Why is it important for a teacher to have a daily lesson
plan?
2. What are the parts of a lesson plan? Write the importance of each part.
3. What are the kinds of lesson plans? Briefly describe each kind.
4. From your observation, re-construct the lesson plan of the subject taught. (Please
use other sheets of paper)

Observation No. 8
TOPIC: TEACHING STRATEGIES AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Subject: _________________________________ Lesson: ________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
1. What is meant by strategy in teaching? Why is it important?
2. What factors determine the strategy to use in teaching a particular lesson?
3. What are the characteristics of a good method? Do you think the teacher used the
right method for the lesson? Justify your answer.
4. What is meant by instructional materials? Give examples of those commonly
used.
5. What are the values of audio-visual aids? Name three. Can aids like TV or movies
take the place of the teacher? Justify your answer.
6. What teaching aids did the teacher use in the class you observed? What purposes
did each of them serve?
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7. What multi-sensory materials does the school have? Name them.

Observation No. 9
TOPIC: MOTIVATION
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Subject: _________________________________ Lesson: ________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
1. Define motivation. Why is motivation important? How is motivation related to
goals? To interest? To effort?
2. What was your motivation in taking up teaching as a career? Why should pupils
be motivated? Will the motivation for a five-year-old be as effective on the
sixteen-year-old? Defend your answer.
3. What is the importance of motivation in learning?
4. Differentiate intrinsic from extrinsic motivation. Which is better of the two. Why?
5. Cite examples of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
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6. In the class you observed, how was the lesson motivated? Was it effective?

Observation No. 10
TOPIC: THE RECITATION AND THE ART OF QUESTIONING
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Subject: _________________________________ Lesson: ________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
1. What does the word recite mean? Compare and contrast the traditional with the
new type of recitation.
2. What are the purposes of recitation? Which of these purposes were carried out in
the class you observed? Please check.
3. What conditions are necessary for an effective recitation? Which of the conditions
were present in the class you observed? Please check.
4. What is socialized recitation/ how does it differ from the usual recitation? Did the
teacher try to make the recitation socialized? If yes, justify your answer.
5. What questions did the teacher ask in the class you observed? What was his
purpose in asking each of them?

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6. What are the characteristics of a good question? From the lesson your observed,
give an example of a good question. Prove why it is good.
7. What are the techniques of questioning? Cite these which were applied in the
class you observed.
8. What are the techniques in handling student answers? Name three.
9. What are the techniques in handling student questions? Name three.

Observation No. 11
TOPIC: THE ASSIGNMENT
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Subject: _________________________________ Lesson: ________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________

1. What is meant by assignment? What does it mean on educational parlance? What

is its function?
2. Discuss the importance of the assignment and its relation to the lesson?
3. What are the characteristics of a good assignment? Do you think the assignment
given by the teacher in the class you observed a good one? Justify your answer?
4. What are the types of assignment? What type was given to the class you
observed? Please check.
5. When may the assignment be given? Was the assignment observed given at the
right time? Why or why not?

Observation No. 12
TOPIC: CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Name of Observer: ________________________________________________________
Class Observed: __________________________________________________________
Subject: _________________________________ Lesson: ________________________
Date: ____________________________________Time:__________________________
1. Differentiate co-curricular from extra-curricular activity. Give examples of each.
2. Describe briefly the co-curricular and extra-curricular activity you have observed.
CO-CURRICULAR
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3. What are the purposes of co-curricular activities?
4. What are the purposes of extra-curricular activities?
5. Do you think these purposes were achieved in the activities you observed? Justify
your answer.

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EXTRA-CURRICULAR
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