Observation Focus

Example of Observation

Students’ learning

· “I saw students in this group confuse at the beginning, one student asked to his friend, other read and reread the problem given for several times, other asks the teacher for explanation”

· “For group C, I observed 3 students (Khalif, Andi and Darus) actively communicate, collaborate and solve difficult problem. While only one student (Pasha) less participate and passive”

· “I saw only students who sat at the front knew how to proceed the questions, but when I saw their work on conclusion, all are wrong. This demonstrated that most students don’t know when addition and subtraction of integer number were used, indicating the purpose of the lesson not achieve yet”

Students’ Behaviours

· “I saw students remain salient, may be they are not used to with many people observed their learning”

· “Students work on the task when teachers assist them, but when the teacher move to other group, they stop working”

· “At the beginning none of student in the group initiate to open worksheet, they just stared on blank paper given, they star work when teacher approach them”

· “I found one student is sleeping”

· “some students didn’t pay attention to the lesson”

Students’ Disposition

· “I saw when students don’t know what to do, they gave up on solving problem and say I am not good at math”

· “I saw Cut Rara (student name) passively participate in solving problem, but after her friend, Riska, directed her, she start writing something on her paper”

· “they know the formula actually, but they were unconfident, worried to make a mistake, resulting they could not finished the task”

· “I found Geralf and Rohit (student name) were curious and solved problem confidently”

Teacher Performance

· “teachers need to find way to trigger student to think”

· “teachers responded to students’ question patiently”

· “ He assist students quite well, explain everything to students”