I. During the lesson. In this observation you focus on a teacher. Your ...

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ELT METHODOLOGY

GUIDELINES FOR LESSON OBSERVATION TASKS
TASK 1

Discipline problems


The task focuses on one aspect of classroom management i.e., discipline
problems and the ways teachers handle them. You will look at the type,
amount and pattern of teacher's response to pupils' inappropriate behaviour
during a lesson. To do this you need to:
. list teacher's possible responses in your Lesson Observation Form
in column 1. You are best advised to do this before your
observation using the list in point 5.5: Talking points from M.
Spratt English for the Teacher p.107 (see back-up reading below).
Be careful!! - you may need to add some other types of teacher's
responses when the
need arises. (type)
. against each response-type tick the number of times a teacher used
this particular measure (amount)
. in the pupils' behaviour column briefly describe what the teacher
reacted to; identify the pattern of distribution of teacher
disciplinary responses (TDR) by ticking off, on a 'map of pupils
sitting arrangement', the number of times a particular pupil was
disciplined by a teacher, irrespective of what the type it was
(pattern)
. in the last column comment on the effectiveness of a teacher's
responses, as well as assess its tactfulness, commensurability
(appropriateness) and if it respected pupils' dignity.


It may be expected that there will not be a sufficient number of teacher's
disciplinary responses during one lesson to enable you a full use of the
response types listed in the handout. You're best advised to use your data
from two or three different lessons with the same class and/or teacher and
to put your data together into one form.

Again, this task is quite demanding in terms of attention needed during the
lesson and concentration!

Back-up reading - 1.) M. Spratt English for the Teacher, Unit 13. Although
this is meant to be tutor-
run, still you are supposed to do
some of the tasks by yourself; for example, the
reading on p. 103 task 4;
speaking on p. 105. Task 2 in section 9 Conclusions on
p. 109 is particularly
recommended.
2.) Penny Ur "A course in Language
Teaching", Module 18, pp. 259-273: for more
information on the subject of
classroom discipline









LESSON OBSERVATION FORM
Task 1
Discipline problems

YOUR NAME: .................................. TEACHER OBSERVED
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GRADE : .................... DATE:
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Draw a diagram of Teacher' Disciplinary Responses (TDR)

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Your comments on TDR (Teacher Disciplinary Response) pattern:
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