Observation Task 5: A day in the life of a child who has not

reached expected cognitive targets

Record sheet
Follow learner who experiences some difficulties in class for a day and
write down his or her activities and movements in the table below.
Name:

Artina

Age: 4

Level: KG2AA

Brief description: Very cognitively challenged student that has difficulty with understanding concepts and focusing during class.
Date of observation: 09/03/16
Time

Activity / Movement

Notes / comments

8:10

Language lesson

Artina was staring blankly at the board, she did not answer any questions which means that she did not understand what was being taught

8:30

White board learning

Artina did not write down any of the words correctly on

her little white board, which indicates that she did not
understand the lesson and that she needed more practice with spelling the words

9:50

Rehearsal

Artina was not singing on cue or dancing the right moves

which shows that she wasnt focused during the
previous rehearsals and music lessons

12:00

Math

Artina did was looking at her friends whiteboards to

see the answers which shows that she either did not
understand the lesson, or that she wasnt confident in
her own solutions

Observation Task 6: A day in the life of a child who has exceeded

cognitive level expectations
Record sheet
Repeat the same task as last week with a different learner.
Name:

Jeff

Age:

Level: KG2AA

Brief description: Very bright student that is top of the class. Always
asks and answers questions in class, and is extraordinarily talented.
Date of observation: 09/03/16
Time

Activity / Movement

Notes / comments

8:10

Language Lesson

Answered a lot of the teachers questions correctly, and

asked some relevant questions of her own, which shows
that she is indeed very bright and interested in learning

8:30

White board learning

Wrote all the words down correctly and quickly

with the write spelling and grammar, which
shows that she really is focused and learning
everything

9:50

12:00

Rehearsal

Math

Sang all the right lyrics and had the right dance moves,
was very confident, and knew everyones lines and not
just her own

Wrote down a lot of different equations and solved them

without looking at anyone elses white boards or asking the
teacher for help only in the end to find out if the answers
were right, and they were. This shows a developed selfesteem and love for independent learning