Observation Task 6: Different learning styles and

differentiation
Focus: On a higher-level learner.
Objective: For student teachers to gain an initial understanding of how learners are different.
Procedure:
1. Ask the teacher to help you choose a higher-level learner in the class.
2. Observe the learners all day and make notes on a schedule (see below).
3. After the observation answer:
• How many different activities did the learner do?4 activity .
• How did s/he interact with the other learners throughout the day? She is so
friendly , she try to play and talk with all students .
• What was the longest period of time the learner spent focusing on one activity?
5 min .
• What did the learner do during the break times? She play with her friend .
• What did the learner’s attention span / interest during activities seem like? She
tries to keep her work clean and organized .
• What did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during the day?
She likes to be with her 2 best friends and play with them.
She doesn't like the auditory activities.

Here is an example of notes from observation of higher-level child:

Time Activity (what is the Notes (what happens during the activity?)
learner doing?)
9.30 Teacher gives out a math Faten is hands out the materials and shows
activity to do in groups. another child how to do the math.
9.50 Teacher plays a game Faten is shy and refuses to play until the teacher
with the whole class. calls her name.
Observation Task 6: Record sheet - A day in the life of a higher level learner
Follow a learner for a day and write down the activities and movements in the table below.
Name: Daniah Age: 5years Level: higher level
Brief description:

Date of observation: .29……./ …10….. / ……2018…..

Time Activity / Notes / comments
Movement
The teacher ask
7:30 AM the students Quickly she raises her hand and gave to the teacher a
question right answer .
The teacher gave
8:00 AM them a group She was gave her friends in the group instructions, help
work . them and tell them what they should do.

 The first activity was to coloring the jelly because

the letter they learned today is letter J .And
writing the missing numbers (she was doing very
well and she does everything by themselves
without asking the teacher).
From 8:10 The teacher gave  The second activity was making a robot from the
AM to them 3 activity cartoon. (Daniah in this activity she works in her
9:10 AM to do . robot, she was very good at this activity and she
was a bit upset because her friend destroy the
robot's hand ) .
 The third activity was about planting (he was
planting seeds and he was very happy and he
enjoys this activity) .

Read and write She was waiting for the teacher to say the letters. she
9:20 AM starts to write the letters ( J , N , S , G , E ) and her hand
writing so good .

Reflection
The following question may guide your response:

 What was the same or different about the two learners? The same things between those
two learners that they are so friendly and they interact with others so easily, and the
difference between them is that Daniah try to do the things by themselves but Mayed
depends on the teachers more.

 What did you notice that relates to the theories we have been discussing?
 What interested or surprised you? I was surprised because Danish was so organized girl
and she has a very nice handwriting.