Teaching Observation Criteria

If the teacher fails to write the topics or the lesson objectives on the board, I will give her a score of 1 or 2 on Lesson Aim.

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Effective warm-up must activate background knowledge, get students engaged in relevant and communicative context. If all these descriptors are achieved and the teacher ensures learning and desired goals are met, I will give 5 on Warm-up or Circle Time.

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I will give 4 or 5 in presentation if I see engaging personalized context that are appropriate to the level of the students, and at the same time given in a pace that is properly managed and organized.

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I will give a score of 3 in Meaning if the teacher provides all of the following during her lesson: vocabulary or grammar check, concept checking questions (CCQ), connotations or word definitions, giving examples and word families.

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I observed a class with the lesson on Reading the Fable of the Monkey and the Turtle. Aside from reading comprehension and reading activities, the teacher helped students unlocked new vocabulary words using context clues. Students pronounced the words and spelled it later on. If there is an opportunity to correct pronunciation, she wrote down all the words on the board and asked the whole class to read them one by one, and she called for individual students to read the list. She extended their vocabulary building by doing pair work to use synonyms and antonyms of these words. She recapped understanding by coming up with whole class discussion for them to form a word map, out of which individual students will choose 3 words to write their own sentences. I will give her a score of 3 for Form.

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With the same observation from question 5, I will give the teacher a score of 4 in pronunciation.

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In addition with the same observation from question 5, the teacher made use of concept checking questions, gestures or facial expression, and cut unnecessary teacher talk time during the discussion of the reading material by allowing the students to work in pairs, then group in smaller groups to discuss their answers and respond freely to the questions. Then, the teacher elicit responses from the group members for the group's answer. What score are you going to give for interaction patterns and STT/TTT balance? What score will you give for production?

• 3 for both STT/TTT balance and Interaction Pattern

• 4 for both STT/TTT balance and Interaction Pattern

• 5 for both STT/TTT balance and Interaction Pattern

• 3 for production

• 4 for production

One of the activities presented by the teacher is the Moving Classroom, where students have to move around to complete the whole story. Later on the students will use these word prompts to complete the worksheet to arrange the events of the story. After demonstrating the instruction, the teacher gave instruction checked questions and the students expressed understanding of the instruction. I will give 3 for Instructions.

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Feedback and reinforcement are the same. If effective reinforcement is provided, then there is an effective feedback.

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If the lesson was presented in an engaging personalized context and is tailored to the needs and level of the students by providing varied activities, there is a high chance that the teacher gets a score of 4 or 5 in adaptation and personalization.

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