Observation Task 7: Classroom management and teacher talk

Focus: Classroom Management

Procedure:
1. Record what the teacher says throughout the day. Fill in the table completely with her
exact words.

Beginning and ending the day

teacher arrives
before the pupils
with pupils
Punctuality at the beginning of
after pupils
the lesson choose one:
learners arrive
all on time
most on time
several late

positive reinforcement

Teachers response to those who

negative reinforcement
are late. What does she say?

punishment

When the learners come to the class the teacher says(alsalam

alekm) then the children says(w alykm alsalam).
Starting the day:
She starts the lesson with readin Quran.
What does the teacher say?
What does the teacher do?

Lining up : location Playground

How do the children line up? outside class
Inside class
Teacher instructions for lining up:
She says everybody line up she let them make a line on the mat.
What does the teacher say?
What does the teacher do?

Ending the day:

They make them set and wait the bus and when they go they said
What does the teacher say?
(maa alsalama). And the others bring their food and eat until
What does the teacher do?
their parents comes.
Moving
Moving the children for a new
activity. She says when you finish your activity go to the next one.
What does the teacher say?
What does the teacher do?

They go to the other activity with their one and they have to
Moving the children:
finish all the activities.
How do they respond?

Misbehaviour

They tell about their friends and the teacher says that is not good
When a child misbehaved:
to tell about our friend.
What was the learner doing?

What does the teacher say? She talk with the child
What does the teacher do?

How did the child respond?

He lesson to her

How does the teacher stop the

children during an activity? She talks to him in front the class
Reflection
1. What worked well and why?
2. What useful tips and strategies did you observe?
3. What techniques do you think the teacher uses to manage the children and why?
4. Are there any children in the class with difficult or unusual behavior? How does the
teacher deal with these children?
5. Overall, is the teacher more negative or positive when dealing with management issues?
Why?