Observation Report 3 (2020/21)

Name___________________________________Group_____________________

Observation date____________________Observation time__________________

Trainee teacher(s)______________________________________________________

Task Focus: Bloom’sTaxonomy of thinking skills in the language classroom.

Observe a class and monitor the LOTs- and HOTs-focused activities the learners are engaged in
throughout the lesson. Note down evidence.

LOTs: Evidence (detailed description of teacher’s instruction,

learners’ actions, outcome, feedback)
Remembering: Retrieve relevant
knowledge from long-term memory

Remembering: Recall or recognize specific

information

Understanding: Construct meaning from

instructional messages

Understanding: Understand given

information

HOTs: Evidence
Application: Carry out or use a procedure
in a given situation

Application: Use strategies, concepts,

principles, and theories in new situations

Analysis: Separate a whole into parts and

determine their relationships

Analysis: Break information down into its

component elements

Evaluation: Make judgments based on

criteria and standards

Evaluation: Judge the value of ideas,

materials, and methods by developing and
applying standards and criteria
Creation: Combine elements or ideas to
form a new whole
Creation: Put together ideas or elements to
develop an original idea or engage in
creative thinking

Observation summary: What does the teacher do to develop their learners’ thinking skills? Are these
techniques effective enough?