What should you look for in a lesson observation?

What should you look for in a lesson observation?

Tip 1 – Observing the teacher

• Have they got a good rapport with their students? What are they doing to achieve this?
• What’s their body language like?
• How well do they know their students?
• Are they keeping the momentum of the lesson going?
• Are they anticipating any issues and dealing with them before a problem arises?

How many lesson observations should a teacher have?

CONDUCTING OBSERVATION There should be a limit of a total of three observations for all purposes.

What are observation guidelines?

Not unlike the outlines interviewers and moderators use to help steer the course of their in-depth interviews and group discussions, the observation guide serves two important purposes: 1) It reminds the observer of the key points of observation as well as the topics of interest associated with each, and 2) It acts as …

What makes a good teaching observation?

Observations are often not just about an individual lesson. Unless you have been specifically asked to deliver one lesson, it’s important that the lesson fits in to a sequence, clearly leads on from what has gone before, demonstrates planning for what will come next and shows how it all fits together.

How do you conduct classroom observation?

Good classroom observation will contain most or all of the following elements:

1. a stated purpose for the observation.
2. a specific observational focus.
3. operational definitions of all the observed behaviors.
4. training procedures for observers.
5. an observation schedule.
6. a setting.
7. a unit of time.
8. a method to record the data.

What are the steps guidelines for the observation process?

What are the steps of observation?

1. Determine your research objective. Understand the objective and goals of your research.
2. Determine questions and create a research guide.
3. Establish your method of gathering data.
4. Observe.
5. Prepare your data.
6. Analyze behaviors in your data.

What is the criteria to ensure proper observation?

A good observation must be factual, accurate and sufficiently detailed. Having a tablet in the room with you can really help you capture things as they happen with accurate details rather than relying on recall at the end of the day, once the children have left the setting.

When did Ofsted start to use lesson observation?

Ofsted has used lesson observation as part of the inspection process since its foundation in 1992. This method is still routinely used in school inspections, as well as in inspections of other educational settings such as further education colleges.

Do you use Ofsted inspection criteria for EYFS?

Ofsted doesn’t expect you to use its inspection criteria to grade lessons. However, if you want to refer to it when carrying out lesson observations, including for EYFS lessons, use our template forms. The Key has taken great care in publishing this article.

Why are subject specific indicators too difficult for Ofsted?

The Ofsted view is that, for them, subject specific indicators prove too difficult because of the need for an increase in training needs and subject experts. Even within a generic model Ofsted already recognise the need for high-quality initial training for observers in order to ensure the continued reliability of judgements.

What does the lesson observation research report look at?

The lesson observation research report looks at a lesson observation instrument for inspections. This was tested in a range of schools and colleges during the autumn term 2018. The inter-rater reliability analysis data is also included.