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Observing Students

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Student Observation Sheet
Students can be observed individually and while they work in groups. The purpose of an observation can be for content objectives or for effective characteristics.

    Notes
Student Work Habits

Does the student:

  • Consistently work alone or with others?
  • Try to help others? If so, in what ways?
  • Succeed in asking for and getting needed help? If so, from whom?
  • Stick to the task or become easily distracted?
  • Become actively involved in the task at hand?

 
Student Ideas

Does the student individually:

  • Try to explain organizational and mathematical ideas?
  • Support arguments with evidence?
  • Consider seriously and use the suggestions and ideas of others?

 
Student Communication

Does the student:

  • Talk for self-clarification and to communicate to others?
  • Comfortably fill the role of both talker and listener?
  • Have confidence to make a report to the whole class?
  • Capably represent a group consensus as well as own ideas?
  • Synthesize and summarize individual or group thinking?

 
Group Cooperation

Does the group:

  • Divide the task among the members?
  • Agree on a plan or structure for tackling the task?
  • Take time to ensure that they all understand the task?
  • Use group time in a productive way?
  • Provide support for each member?
  • Think about recording or documenting group work?
  • Allow for the leadership development?

 


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