Observing Teaching and Learning

by Tilstone,Christina

• ISBN13: 9781853463341
• ISBN10: 1853463345
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: David Fulton Pub

Summary

If children with learning difficulties are to be taught effectively and if valuable resources are to be used efficiently, accurate observation and exact responses to the needs of pupils are essential. This book will help busy professionals raise standards by applying the principles of systematic and rigorous observation to their own practice, and suggests approaches, methods and techniques and provides examples of effective observation in a range of school contexts. It demonstrates how skills of observation are valuable not only as an aid to effective teaching and learning but also as an essential tool in personal and professional development, curriculum evaluation and school improvement.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgements	vii
Contributors	viii
PART ONE
The Value of Observation	1	(15)
Christina Tilstone
The Techniques of Observation	16	(16)
Christina Tilstone
Recording Evidence	32	(26)
Christina Tilstone
Partnership Observation	58	(13)
Christina Tilstone
PART TWO
The Use of Unstructured Observation in Teacher Assessment	71	(17)
Catherine Clark
Sally Leat
From Observation to Inference about Challenging Behaviours	88	(16)
John Harris
The Role of Observation in Teacher Appraisal	104	(18)
John Moore
Conclusion	122	(11)
Christina Tilstone
Author Index	133	(1)
Subject Index	134