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Classroom Observation
Protocol
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Instructor incorporates students' responses to WarmUp exercise |
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| Instructor encourages students to ask questions |
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| Students respond to instructor's question |
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| Students appear to be engaged in the discussion |
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| Etc.... 10 categories |
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Followup Questions:
Were the class activities and lectures organized and clearly presented?
Describe the level of student participation
Describe the quality of interpersonal relations between the students and instructors
What was particularly effective about the instruction?
What specific suggestions would you make concencerning how the instruction could be improved?
Results
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The quantitative part (checklist) was worthless
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The observers could not agree on how to measure the frequencies, and thus results varied wildly.
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The followup comments were often quite revealing
"The instructor asked many questions, but did not wait long enough for students to answer..."
"The lecture was very well organized, but there was little discussion or activity."
"This question was hard to answer because there wasn't any discussion..."
"Most of the students were extremely attentive throughout our observation time..."
"The instructor frequently used students' responses to further explain the material..."
"The most effective component was incorporating the warmup responses during different points in the lecture... rather than reviewing them at the beginning or the end of class."
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