Observation Task 5: A day in the life of a lower level learner

Focus: On the learner.

The first day you will observe a lower level learner. The second day you will observe a
higher level learner.
Objective: For student teachers to gain an initial understanding of how learners are different.

For this observation, you will begin by observing the class for 1
hour.
1. What do you notice? Does the class have any strengths or weaknesses? There are different
levels in the class /yes for example the student understands well and answers you but they are
making noise while answering.
2. Are there learners who finish activities quickly? What do they do when they have finished?
Yes/ some of them set and wait for other student finish, and the other was watching what
their friends did
3. Are there learners who do not finish a task(s)? How does the teacher deal with them? Yes
she helps them to understand well
4.

Are there any learners with special needs? How does the teacher meet their needs? Yes she
was keeping an eye on them more than the other learners to help them if they need any
help during the lesson or not

5.

How does the teacher manage learners with different levels/abilities? She repeat for those
who need repetition to understand also she let them practice and participate more

When you have made your notes, ask the teacher to help you choose a
lower level or a higher level learner in the class.
Observe one of the learners for the rest of the day and make notes.
Here is an example:
Time
Activity (what is the
learner doing?)
9.30

Teacher gives out a

reading activity to do in
groups.

Notes (what happens during the activity?)

Alya is working on the activity but is asking her
friend for the answers. She is finding it difficult..

9.50

Teacher plays a game

with the whole class.

Alya is joining in with her friends and is playing the

game.

After the observation

1. How many different activities did the learner do? six
2. How did s/he interact with the other learners throughout the day? She was not joining
them to much like the other learner / she was not exited like them /she was calm
3. What was the longest period of time the learner spent focusing on one activity? Writing
and solving sheet
4. What did the learner do during the break times? Plying in the sand / play with each
other/ play in the hammock
5. What did the learners attention span / interest during activities seem like? To play
together and show off and to be the first
6. What did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during the day? They wants to
talk with each other more and play / they dont want to set in the same place and just
listen.

Record sheet
Follow a learner for a day and write down the activities and movements in the table below.

Name: shamma khalifa

Age: 4

Level: lower

Brief description:
Date of observation: .30./ 10.. / 2016..
Time

8:30

8:45

9:00
9:10

10:00

10:30

Activity /
Movement
The teacher talks
about the weather
and ask the class
about what they
have taken last
week

The teacher do a
sport with the
class
Teacher sing
with the class
Teacher is
playing with
class in the yard
Teacher gives
the class paper
to paint
Teacher gives
the class writing
sheets to solve
individually

Notes / comments

Shamma was not participate with the class or answer the

oral question

Shamma do the exercise with her friends

She is not singing. She was only listening

Shamma was not interesting to play with the class

Shamma chooses the color randomly she also tries to

copy her friends painting
Shamma finds it difficult to solve it by herself. She was
watching her friends sheets