Observation Task 6:

level learner

A day in the life of a higher

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?
2. Are there learners who finish activities quickly? What do they do when
they have finished?
3. Are there learners who do not finish a task(s)? How does the teacher deal
with them?
4. Are there any learners with special needs? How does the teacher meet
their needs?
5. How does the teacher manage learners with different levels/abilities?

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.
9.50
Teacher plays a
game with the
whole class.

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..
Alya is joining in with her friends and is
playing the game.

After the observation

1. How many different activities did the learner do?
2. How did s/he interact with the other learners throughout the day?
3. What was the longest period of time the learner spent focusing on one
activity?
4. What did the learner do during the break times?
5. What did the learners attention span / interest during activities seem
like?
6. What did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during the day?

Record sheet
Repeat the same task as last week with a different learner.

Name:
Hamad Kareem
3years Level:1

Age:

Brief description:
Date of observation: .31./ OCTOBER.. / 2016..
Time

8:30

Activity /
Movement
Activity /
Movement
Line to salute
the flag

8:38

Eating
breakfast

Time

9:00

Set in
learning
circle

Notes / comments
Notes / comments
Rioting during stand on the line

He ate a half of mini carrot , and he throw the

rest
He set in the circle , and I set behind him to
dont allow him to riot

Set in
learning
circle
Set in
learning
circle

I moved a few minutes from him , suddenly he

sprawl and he didnt attention

10:00

Sport club

Suddenly he went played and jump in jump

game , when I said for him be slowly

10:40

Dining room
eating lunch

9:15
9:10

He interacting in the lesson , and he said with

the data show but with low sound

He ate all his sandwich

11:05

Activity
corner

He cant cut the paper by himself , and he

cant hold the scissors properly and he cut in
randomly way , then I helped him and let him
stick on the other paper