Classroom Observation

Classroom observation is a quantitative method?

• True

• False

Which of these is the major strengths of using classroom observation?

• Permit researchers to study the processes of education in naturalistic settings.

• Description of instructional practices.

• A disparity in the type of interaction between white and black students.

What does it need to help capture a more comprehensive picture of what goes on in class?

• Developing observation instruments that are based on the standard of pedagogy.

• Multiple measures or indicators.

• Using student-centered observation instruments

What is needed in a class for the development of observation instruments?

• Using student-centered observation instruments.

• Multiple measures or indicators.

• Developing observation instruments that are based on the standard of pedagogy.

What are the limitations of classroom observation?

• Theoretical and epistemological criticisms; methodological concerns; pragmatic concerns.

• Description of instructional practices, Investigation of instructional inequities for different groups of students.

Theoretical and epistemological criticism lack theory?

• True

• False

The three purposes of classroom observation are:

• Observation, Limitations, new direction.

• Description of instructional processes, Investigation of instructional inequities, Improvement of teaching practices.

• A unit of time, an observation schedule, a method to record the data.

• A method to process and analyze data.