Practicum 1b

EPC 1903

Course name: Practicum 1b.

Course number: EPC 1903.

Title of the assessment: Observation task.

Name: Afra Hamdan Abdulla Yaqoob Alzaabi.

ID number: H00327007.

Presented to: Ms. Ebtesam Al Zahmi.

Submission date day: 12 April 2016.

Task 2

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Task 2: Table 3 MST Observation
Questions

Answers

Preparedness: How does the teacher make sure

that the students are prepared for the
beginning of the day or the end of the day.
Pace and flow: How does she make sure all
students are involved and attentive?

Transitions: How does she get the students

attention?

Sometimes she asks them

(did you eat at the break?)
(did you sleep well yesterday?)
(did you bring all your stuff?)
- She tries to ask each student to do
something (answer a question, do a task,
help a friend...)
- She used teacher assistant strategy; and
each student must do it.
- She used to have each student
responsible for the cleanliness of the class
weekly.
- She says (now we will move to the next
activity)

How does she keep students attention?

- Used humor.
- Used grades.
- Sometimes using punishment, to make
them pay attention.
- She says (now we will move to the next
activity)

How does she move them to the next task?

Behavior: How does she deal with challenging

behavior?
Encouragement: How does she interact with
students/as a group/individually e.g. Praise, selfconfidence, humor, and support?

Cut marks.
Shout.

She used humor a lot through her classes,

which made the whole class laugh and
interact with her.
She went through groups, and most of time
she helped them to do their tasks.
She used grades as a way to praise good
behavior, manner, and study achievements.

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Task 2 Table 4 (Observing different aspects of teacher-student

interaction):
1. Punctuality (being on time)
Punctuality
(Being on
Time)
Teacher
Arrival

Choose One

Student
Arrival

All on time

Comments

With
Students

They used to come to her room

to hug and help her pickup her things
(because they love her).
The class is theirs, so the
teacher has to move from her office to
the class.

2. Teacher response:

positive reinforcement
Give them extra grades, hug them, say words like (Excellent, very
good), laugh with them.

negative reinforcement

Shout, cut marks, ask them to stand up for a while, talk to them

about the problem.

3. Lining up and entry:

Outside class: standup and make two lines until we reach the library.

Inside the class: groups.

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4. Greetings:
How does she get the students attention?
- she says (Assalam Alaykom, ask them how are they, ask the assistant to
write the day and the date, and then ask them the unite\lesson title)
5. Important teacher language and instructions. Write these down:
Where is the teacher standing? In front of the groups, near to her desk and
the board; and when they had an activity she goes around the class.
How does the teacher introduce a new task?
She says (now we are going to move to the next activity).

Task 2 Table 5: End of the day observation:

At the last ten minutes the teacher gave them homework, and asked
them to put their books and stuff in their bags to prepare for leaving.

What does the teacher say to farewell the children? Goodbye; if it is

weekend she says have a nice weekend

How do the children leave the room? Everybody together.

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Other things she does? Turn off the ACs and the lights.

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