College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Languages, Literature, and Communication

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature (BA Eng. Lit.)
Student Teaching Observation
Second Semester 2015 2016
Subject: English 3 Speech
Lesson: Impromptu Speech
Date:02/01/16
Time: 3-4:30 pm
Room: SEC

Instructions: Listed below are observable characteristics of effective teaching.

Please check the appropriate blank: Accomplished Very Well (AVW), More
Emphasis Recommended (MER), Not Observed (NO). All characteristics may not
be observable in one classroom session.
I
ORGANIZATION
1 Presented overview of lesson.
2 Paced lesson appropriately.
3 Presented topics in logical sequence.
4 Related todays lesson to previous/future lessons.
5 Summarized major points of the lesson.
Comments:

AVW MER
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NO

AVW MER
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/

NO

II
1
2
3
4

PRESENTATION
Explained major/minor points with clarity.
Defined unfamiliar terms, concepts, and principles.
Used good examples to clarify points.
Showed all the steps in solutions to homework

5
6
7
8

problems.
Varied explanations for complex or difficult material. /
Emphasized important points.
/
Writes key terms on blackboard or overhead screen.
Integrates materials (examples, cases, simulations)
from real world.
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/

Active,

collaborative,

and

cooperative

learning /

favored over passive learning.

Comments:
III
1
2
3

INTERACTION
Actively encouraged student questions.
Asked questions to monitor student understanding.
Waited sufficient time for students to answer

AWR MER
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/

4
5
6
7

questions.
Listened carefully to student questions.
/
Responded appropriately to student questions.
/
Restated questions and answers when necessary.
Demonstrates respect for diversity and requires /

NO

similar respect in classroom.

Comments:

IV
1

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND RELEVANCE

AVW MER
Presented material at an appropriate level for /

students.
Presented material appropriate to the purpose of the /

course.
3 Demonstrated command of the subject matter.
Comments:

NO

Summary Comments:
1. Which part of the entire class procedure did you like best? Why?
The Teacher has amplified her sovereignty in the classroom which makes her
an authoritarian.

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2. If you were to teach the lesson yourself, what teaching strategy/ies would
you use? Which part of the lesson would you apply it/them?
If I were also the teacher, I would imply the same strategy of how she discuss
the lesson.

Student Teacher Observer

Date:

Cooperating Teacher
Date:

Source: https://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/current/teaching/Classroom_Observation_Form.pdf

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