Brennan Dillard
EDTE 255
Video Observation Ch 4.
Reflection Questions:
Which video did you choose to reflect on?
Share a part of the lesson that stood out to
you (positive or negative) related to the
chapter focus and explain why.
Describe a part of the lesson that you would
facilitate differently and explain why.
How is the lesson explicitly built on the
common core standards? And, how are
students informed about that particular focus?
Could this be done more effectively? Explain
how.
A section in Chapter 4 focuses on “How people Learn”. For each of the Bloom’s Taxonomy
Your Response:
The video I chose to reflect on is, “Exploring
the Mathematical Relationships in Boyle's
Law”
The part of the lesson that I found most
interesting was when the teacher showed her
students how the vacuum chamber worked
and then asked them for their opinions and
ideas as to what happened. By opening the
floor to the students instead of just telling
them, she gives her students the opportunity
to brainstorm what could have possibly
happened. This is much more healthy and
true to the nature of scientific inquiry than just
explaining to the students how it operates.
If I were to have done anything different in
this lesson, it would have been hosting a
class discussion before splitting up into
groups. I think it’s good for groups of students
to see how a conversation can evolve after
being presented with new information. Other
than that, I felt that this lesson ran quite
smoothly.
The common core lesson that jumps out the
most at me from this lesson is providing
students with the skills to do evidence based
research. In this particular case, the students
are studying the evidence that has been
presented by “Boyle’s Law” and they are
asked to draw conclusions based off of what
Boyle had discovered. Although there is
always room for teacher’s to improve at
effectively sending their message, it seems
as if the students involved in this lecture were
able to grasp the topics. I believe that this
lesson was well structured and possibly
taught before by this particular teacher.
levels listed below, share evidence of the level in action from the video you observed.

Create The creation aspect of this video can be seen

at the beginning when the students are asked
to produce ideas as to what they think is
going on. This pushes the brain in a creative
direction because the students must start
considering all possible explanations.

Evaluate The students were asked to evaluate the

teachers use of the vacuum chamber and
how it affected the materials that were placed
inside. By using what they had understood up
until that point, they were then asked to draw
conclusions to what they observed.

Analyze After observing the vacuum chamber, the

students then had to analyze the results in
relationship to Boyle’s law. It’s important that
they draw a line of connection between the
description of the phenomenon and their
observations of the chamber.

Apply The teacher shows the students how to apply

the knowledge they’re obtaining by comparing
it to the pressurization of a car’s tire. Students
around this age are beginning to get involved
with driving so it’s something that they can
directly relate to.

Understand The students were then asked to record

measurements of their own which eventually
led to plotting points in a line graph. By
combining the methods of science and
mathematics, the students develop a cross-
subject understanding of the law they’re
observing.

Remember The firm connection present between the

math and science aspects of this lesson
allows the students to receive the information
in a more integrated way. I also believe that
the group data analysis at the end of the
video serves wonderfully in terms of having
students remember the information.

Select one of the four theories below. Cite evidence of the theory in action from the video you
observed.

1. Behaviorism Cognitive Learning Theory (CLT):

 2. Cognitive Learning Theories
3. Social Cognitive Learning Theories
4. Constructivism
Teachers are always learning from each other. Classroom observations are an important part
of developing a rich, reflective, and effective practice.
Share three questions you have about
teaching as it relates to this observation.
Share three things you have learned from this
observation.
You can observe the application of cognitive
learning theory in this lesson by looking at the
order in which the teacher had the students
proceed. At the very beginning, the teacher
showed the students the vacuum chamber
and how it functions. This was the stimulus
required to get the students going on their
cognitive process. The students were then
asked to explain what they think happened,
prompting a response from the students. This
perfectly follows the structure presented by
CLT.
1. When working in groups, how do you
assure that each individual thoroughly
understands the concepts?
2. If a student reaches the desired
conclusion in a way that is
inconsistent with learning standards,
should the student be reinstructed in
the standard-determined way?
3. How important are visual aids such as
the vacuum chamber when explaining
scientific concepts?
1. Student comfortability can be
increased by allowing them to choose
their own groups.
2. If students are feeling like they aren’t
understanding the material, treat them
no differently than the students who
are.
3. Understanding a concept at a base-
level develops thought patterns that
are useful for further understanding.