Observation task 5

Focus: On the learner.

The first week you will observe a lower level learner. The
second week 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?
The class have weaknesses and some of them have strengths. (weaknesses they
cant write some of them they cant circle the same letter they have asked to
circle). (strengths they can write; circle they can do three activities in one class).

2. Are there learners who finish activities quickly? What do they do

when they have finished? They do another different type of
activities.

3. Are there learners who do not finish a task(s)? How does the
teacher deal with them? Yes, there is students who doesnt finish in
the class, she finishes with them or she sends a letter to the parents
give interest to your children to finish their tasks.
4. Are there any learners with special needs? How does the teacher
meet their needs?
Some people cant write like they cant hold the pencil good she will be giving them
another type of activities to do.

5. How does the teacher manage learners with different

levels/abilities?
The teacher will be giving them different tasks and it depends in
their knowledge so in that way teacher can manage learners with
different abilities and levels.

Observation Task 5: A day in the life of a

lower level learner

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

Name: Saif
Level:KG2.

Age:

5 years old.

Brief description: He doesnt concentrate good; he doesnt

recognize things very fast.

Date of observation:25/2/2016.
Time

Activity /
Movement

Notes / comments

8:30
8:48

Teacher introduces
new
Vocabulary notes.

Saif was not paying attention and he

have difficulties in concentration.

8:48
9:00

Teacher give
worksheet
(counting
worksheet)

He didnt color the pictures well and he

didnt trace the numbers that he must
be tracing but he did all of this orally.

9:00
9:15

Teachers open the

song (clean up) so
the class gets

Saif sits and stairs to the teachers eyes

until the teacher till him 5-6 times.

motivated and get

the class clean.

After the observation

1. How many different activities did the learner do?
3 different types of activities.
2. How did s/he interact with the other learners throughout the day?
He disturbs other students and distracts the class.
3. What was the longest period of time the learner spent focusing on
one activity?
20 minutes.
4. What did the learner do during the break times?
Play with other students.
5. What did the learners attention span / interest during activities
seem like?
If the activities are boring, he gets bored and the student distract
his friends if he liked the activity he will make it. Ex. Of orally
activities like the teacher shows the student a picture tells me
whats is this.
6. What did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during
the day?
Play like to learn in oral ways.