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Observation Task 6: Different learning styles and

differentiation
Focus: On a higher-level learner.
Objective: For student teachers to gain an initial understanding of how learners are different.
Procedure:
1. Ask the teacher to help you choose a higher-level learner in the class.
2. Observe the learners all day and make notes on a schedule (see below).
3. After the observation answer:
• How many different activities did the learner do?
They do four different activities.
• How did s/he interact with the other learners throughout the day?
He interacts with learner extremely good, and he played with them.
• What was the longest period of time the learner spent focusing on one
activity?
He spends 5 minutes and above.
• What did the learner do during the break times?
He was following the teachers more and playing less. That doesn’t mean he
doesn’t play, he plays, but he Stays next to other teachers more.
• What did the learner’s attention span / interest during activities seem
like?
He gets interested at the beginning of the activity, but slightly he gets
bored.
• What did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during the day?
He was playing with toys and goofing around. Plus, he likes to play freely.

Here is an example of notes from observation of higher-level child:

Time Activity (what is the Notes (what happens during the activity?)
learner doing?)
9.30 Teacher gives out a math Faten is hands out the materials and shows
activity to do in groups. another child how to do the math.
9.50 Teacher plays a game Faten is shy and refuses to play until the teacher
with the whole class. calls her name.
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Observation Task 6: Record sheet - A day in the life of a higher level learner
Follow a learner for a day and write down the activities and movements in the table
below.
Name: Henry David Age: 4 years old Level: A higher level
Brief description: Henry is the tallest boy in the class. He has short black hair. White
skin. He looks a bit Asian. He is a talkative person who never stops from talking. He is
smart, but he is naughty at the same time.
Date of observation: 29/ 10/ 2018
Time Activity / Notes / comments
Movement
8:00 Circle time He knows most of the answers that the teacher asks and
(English) the students don’t know. He interacts in the class.

8:21 Choosing the He chooses to play in the small world area. The area has
activity a farm, a zoo, a city, and a beach. He started playing
with animal and car toys. Then he starts creating his
own story.
8:30 Numbers IPad He is good at numbers. I think he is the best in counting.
activity He doesn’t need help. He can do the counting on his
own.
9:00 Coloring activity He is helping his friends wearing something look like a
coat, so they don’t get dirty. He enjoyed painting.
9:15 Singing and He danced and sang enthusiastically.
dancing
9:30 Friendship circle He interacts with the teacher and copies her dance
activity move. He listens to the teacher instruction and wants to
Participate.
10:45 Outdoor activity He was following the teachers at first, but then he
started playing with toys that the teachers brought
outside.
11:00 Circle time He can’t interact much in Arabic because Arabic is not
(Arabic) his first language. But he tries to repeat after the
teacher.
11:15 Writing activity He did the worksheet and wrote nicely.
(Arabic)
11:35 Arabic He did well at finding and circling “‫ ”ر‬letter, and he
worksheet colored nicely.
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11:45 Singing Henry was Trying to sing along with them.

(Arabic)
12:30 Story time He interacts with the teacher, and answer the teacher
questions during the story.

Reflection
The following question may guide your response:

 What was the same or different about the two learners?

Henry focuses in class and interacts with the teacher very well, but he is naughty,
but Saleh is quiet, and he doesn’t speak or communicates much.
 What did you notice that relates to the theories we have been discussing?
His linguist development is good, he is a native speaker in English, but he also gets
the Arabic word easily.
The physical development, he plays and moves a lot.
Cognitive development, He can solve and answer the question that are at a higher
level.
 What interested or surprised you?
What surprised me that, he is so smart, but why he has such bad behavior?
What interested me. Henry always helps his classmate.