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Group A – Math K40A Group B – Math K40B
Number of students 43 44
Teacher Mrs Ha Mrs Chung
- Age 40 51
-Qualification background English graduate Russian graduate
Lesson Unit 7 – lesson 1 Unit 7 – lesson 3
-Duration 2 periods (90m) 2 periods (90m)
- Lesson Focus Presentation 1: Present simple tense –
Regular verbs
Practice: Present Simple tense –
Reading and speaking
- Integrated skills Listening, reading and speaking Speaking
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A-Teaching techniques Group A Group B
1.

Teacher lecturing
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2.

Student individual work

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3.

Group work
0 0
4.

Pair work
+ - + -
5.

Peer teaching
0 0
B- Classroom tasks

6.

Brainstorming
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7.

Writing isolated sentences using the grammatical structure instructed
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8.

Doing grammatical exercises
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9.

Reading Aloud

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10.

Jigsaw reading
0 0
11.

Translation
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12.

Role Play
+ - 0
13.

Giving Text Summary
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14.

Group/Pair Discussion
0 + -
15.

Individual writing
0 
16.

Interviewing
+ - 0
17.

Communicative Games
0 0
C - Didactical evidences

18.

T shows enthusiasm for the subject s/he teaches
+ 
19.

T connects to and activates prior knowledge of students
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20.

T gives clear instruction (of the language items, of the tasks) with model
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21.

T selects appropriate learning activities, exercises
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22.

T takes the personal and language level differences into account when
deciding tasks and asking for student responses.
+ - 
23.

T gives enough support and offers such variation as does justice to the
proficient differences between students
+ - +-
24.

T stimulates students to reach their goal
+ - 
25.

T stimulates good interaction among students
0 
26.

T conducts cooperative learning activities with good management,
divides attention to, gives explanation and puts them on track during
the group work
0 + -
27.

T stimulates students to become responsible and cooperative learners
0 +
28.

T pays attention to students with problems or disordered and corrects
undesirable behaviour in time and in an appropriate way
+ - +
29.

T makes effective use of didactic resources (blackboard, cassette,

video, IT, ect.)
+ 
30.

T assesses student work on the spot, checks the answers with the
whole class, corrects typical errors at the end of the activities
+ - 
D- Collaborative learning activity

31.

T does good instruction (explain the task briefly and clearly, model the
task, check Ss understanding)
 
32.

The groupwork is well-organized (Ss in groups, quick class layout
arrangement, T assigning tasks to group members, T announcing time
limit at the beginning of the activity)
0 + -
33.

T has good management (move around to give direction and support
when necessary during the groupwork)
0 + -
34.

The activity is of student appropriate level
+ +
35.

Ss have adequate language (certain expressions of agreement,
rejection, and so on) needed to participate in the activities
+ 0
36.

Ss have skills needed to participate in the activities
0 0
37.

The activity is effective in getting students to use and practice the
language skills intended, Ss have enough time to complete the task,
each group member does his/her assigned task well
+ - + -
38.

Ss make self-, peer or group assessment
0 0
39.

T gives comments on group performances after the activity
0 0
E- Interpersonal evidences

40.

T has a suitable basic attitude when dealing with students (open, alert,
flexible, not too strict)
+ - 
41.

Ss are involved and attentive
+ +
42.

T is friendly and accommodating
+ - 
43.

T and Ss are equally active
0 + -
44.

There is a cooperative atmosphere in classroom, Ss put their heads
close together, better students help less able ones
0 
45.

Ss feel comfortable and express their ideas without inhibition
+ - 
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
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

f-&H&&-&3&3&b

A-Teaching techniques Teacher A

Teacher B

Teacher C

1.

Teacher lecturing
  
2.

Student individual work
+ - +- +
3.

Group work
0 0 0
4.

Pair work
+ - + + -
5.

Student peer teaching
0 0 0
B- Classroom tasks

6.

Brainstorming

+ +- 
7.

Language presentation (grammatical structures or vocabulary)
  +
8.

Writing isolated sentences using the grammatical structure
instructed
0 0 0
9.

Doing grammatical exercises
0 0 0
10.

Reading Aloud
  
11.

Jigsaw reading
0 0 0
12.

Translation
+ + 
13.

Role Play
0 0 0

14.

Giving Text Summary
 + 
15.

Group/Pair Discussion
0 0 +-
16.

Individual writing
+ +- +-
17.

Collaborative writing
0 0 0
18.

Interviewing
0 0 0
19.

Communicative Games
0 0 0
C - Didactical evidences

20.

T shows enthusiasm for the subject s/he teaches
  

21.

T connects to and activates prior knowledge of students
+ + +
22.

T gives clear instruction (of the language items, of the tasks) with
model
  
23.

T selects appropriate learning activities, exercises
 + +
24.

T takes the personal and language level differences into account
when deciding tasks and asking for student responses.
+ + 
25.

T gives enough support and offers such variation as does justice
to the proficient differences between students
  +
26.

T stimulates students to reach their goal
  
27.

T stimulates good interaction among students

0 +- 0
28.

T conducts cooperative learning activities with good management,
divides attention to, gives explanation and puts them on track
0 0 0

†

during the group work
29.

T stimulates students to become responsible and cooperative
learners
0 0 0
30.

T pays attention to students with problems or disordered and
corrects undesirable behaviour in time and in an appropriate way
  +
31.

T makes effective use of didactic resources (blackboard, cassette,
video, IT, ect.)
 + 
32.

T assesses student work on the spot, checks the answers with the
whole class, corrects typical errors at the end of the activities
+-  +-

D- Collaborative learning activity

33.

T does good instruction (explain the task briefly and clearly, model
the task, check Ss understanding)
  
34.

The groupwork is well-organized (Ss in groups, quick class layout
arrangement, T assigning tasks to group members, T announcing
time limit at the beginning of the activity)
0 0 0
35.

T has good management (move around to give direction and
support when necessary during the groupwork)
0 0 0
36.

The activity is of student appropriate level
+  
37.

Ss have adequate language (certain expressions of agreement,
rejection, and so on) needed to participate in the activities
+ + +-
38.

Ss have skills needed to participate in the activities

+- + +-
39.

The activity is effective in getting students to use and practice the
language skills intended, Ss have enough time to complete the
task, each group member does his/her assigned task well
+ - + + -
40.

Ss make self-, peer or group assessment
0 0 0
41.

T gives comments on students’ performances after the activity
+ + - +
E- Interpersonal evidences

42.

T has a suitable basic attitude when dealing with students (open,
alert, flexible, not too strict)
  
43.

Ss are involved and attentive
+ +- +-
44.

T is friendly and accommodating
  +

45.

T and Ss are equally active
+- + - + -
46.

There is a cooperative atmosphere in classroom, Ss put their
heads close together, better students help less able ones
0 0 0
47.

Ss feel comfortable and express their ideas without inhibition
+ - + +-

†

"% observation (3)


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
A-Teaching techniques Teacher A

Teacher B

Teacher C

1.

Teacher lecturing

+  
2.

Student individual work
+ + 
3.

Group work
  
4.

Pair work
+  +
5.

Student peer teaching
  
B- Classroom tasks

6.

Brainstorming
+- + 
7.

Language presentation (grammatical structures or vocabulary)
  +
8.

Writing isolated sentences using the grammatical structure

instructed
0 0 0
9.

Doing grammatical exercises
0 0 0
10.

Reading Aloud
0 0 0
11.

Jigsaw reading
  
12.

Translation
+ + +
13.

Role Play
  
14.

Giving Text Summary
0 0 0
15.

Group/Pair Discussion
  

16.

Individual writing
 + +
17.

Collaborative writing
  +
18.

Interviewing
0 0 0
19.

Communicative Games
  
C - Didactical evidences

20.

T shows enthusiasm for the subject s/he teaches
  
21.

T connects to and activates prior knowledge of students
 + 
22.

T gives clear instruction (of the language items, of the tasks) with
model

 + 
23.

T selects appropriate learning activities, exercises
 + 
24.

T takes the personal and language level differences into account
when deciding tasks and asking for student responses.
  
25.

T gives enough support and offers such variation as does justice
to the proficient differences between students
  
26.

T stimulates students to reach their goal
  
27.

T stimulates good interaction among students
  
28.

T conducts cooperative learning activities with good management,
divides attention to, gives explanation and puts them on track
 + 

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
during the group work
29.

T stimulates students to become responsible and cooperative
learners
  
30.

T pays attention to students with problems or disordered and
corrects undesirable behaviour in time and in an appropriate way
 +- +
31.

T makes effective use of didactic resources (blackboard, cassette,
video, IT, ect.)
 + 
32.

T assesses student work on the spot, checks the answers with the
whole class, corrects typical errors at the end of the activities
+  +-
D- Collaborative learning activity

33.

T does good instruction (explain the task briefly and clearly, model
the task, check Ss understanding)
  
34.

The groupwork is well-organized (Ss in groups, quick class layout
arrangement, T assigning tasks to group members, T announcing
time limit at the beginning of the activity)
  
35.

T has good management (move around to give direction and
support when necessary during the groupwork)
  
36.

The activity is of student appropriate level
+  
37.

Ss have adequate language (certain expressions of agreement,
rejection, and so on) needed to participate in the activities
 + 
38.

Ss have skills needed to participate in the activities
+  
39.

The activity is effective in getting students to use and practice the
language skills intended, Ss have enough time to complete the
task, each group member does his/her assigned task well
  
40.

Ss make self-, peer or group assessment
0 0 0
41.

T gives comments on students’ performances after the activity
+ + 
E- Interpersonal evidences

42.

T has a suitable basic attitude when dealing with students (open,
alert, flexible, not too strict)
  
43.

Ss are involved and attentive
  
44.

T is friendly and accommodating
  
45.

T and Ss are equally active
  
46.

There is a cooperative atmosphere in classroom, Ss put their
heads close together, better students help less able ones

  
47.

Ss feel comfortable and express their ideas without inhibition
 + 

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