SWC B Ed Primary Practicum 7: MCT Formal Observation Report 1:

Date: 27th October 2015

Name of MST: Ms Heham

Name of Student: Amna Abdulrahman

Name of MCT: Pauline Keith

Please ensure that the MCT has a copy of the lesson plan.
MCT Observation Number:
Number of students: 25 boys
Grade: 3
Area of Focus: English there is/there are
Learning Outcomes:
No Lesson Plan

Please add specific comments about the student teachers observed strengths relative to their area of focus
during this session and identify areas in which you feel further development is necessary.
OBSERVATION: AREA OF FOCUS - General

Observed Strengths:

Lovely warm up activity discussing pictures and

sharing their knowledge
Excellent classroom management
Excellent questions
Lovely focus on other countries
Students are full engaged and on task
Very good instinctive and responsive teaching
Well managed singing activity
Excellent eye contact aids classroom management
very well
Very good modelling, demonstrating and drilling
activities
Excellent rapport with students who clearly like and
respect you

Suggestions for further development:

Bit more time for clean-up this was a bit rushed

Please tick the boxes using the scale with 5 indicating the best possible performance during this lesson
Professionalism

Displays a high standard of professional

behaviour, which includes punctuality and
readiness for the session e.g. materials are
prepared and organized prior to start of the
lesson.
Shows initiative and enthusiasm throughout the
lesson.

Promotes a positive learning environment &

builds good rapport with the learners.

Provides a lesson plan, which includes all the

required information and has clear and explicit
learning outcomes.
Shows a student-centered focus in the lesson
plan.

A very well organized, planned and

delivered lesson. You clearly enjoy
teaching and this impacts very
positively on your students.

Comments or reasoning:

No lesson plan?
Students are engaged fully in all
activities and you pay good attention
to all levels of students.

Incorporates appropriate differentiation to meet

the needs of the students-through activities,
questioning and/or learning styles.

Materials and resources for teaching are of high

quality and appropriate to the level of the
learner.
Formative and/or summative assessment
activities are included in the plan.

N/A

1
Implementing and Managing Learning

Comments or reasoning:

1
Planning for Learning

Uses accurate and appropriate language,

effective questioning & elicitation techniques.

Maintains student engagement throughout the

lesson.

Provides clear and effective instructions/models/

demonstrations of classroom tasks

Establishes and maintains clear and consistent

rules & routines.

Maintains an appropriate pace to challenge and

motivate the students.

Uses a range of teaching strategies to challenge

students and promote independence.

Manages lesson time effectively.

Comments or reasoning:

Amna, you are very good at making the

childrens existing knowledge and
thinking explicit through questioning
and eliciting. This really helps them to
get ready for new learning well done

Monitoring and Assessment

Comments or reasoning:

Monitors student progress and collects and uses

student data to inform teaching during the
session.
Provides ongoing feedback to students to
enhance learning during the session.
Uses formative and summative assessment
instruments such as checklists, grading scales,
rubrics, tests and projects etc. to evaluate
students performance.

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