Class Observation Instrument

Mentee’s name:
Mentor’s name:
School: Level: Course:
N° of students: Age:
Time/date:

Time Factual and Descriptive Information Interpretation

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Seating Arrangement (include diagram and a short description)

Lesson Analysis Guide

Lesson Aspect FOCUS QUESTIONS YOUR OBSERVATIONS

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Lesson Structure -What’s the objective of the

lesson?

-How does the lesson open,

develop and close?

-How many activities constitute

the lesson?

-How are activities linked?

Classroom -How do learners and teacher

management interact?
strategies
-How does the teacher manage
behavior?

-How is time managed?

-What kinds of relationships are

there between teacher and
learners?

- Is classroom environment
supportive and safe?

Activities -Are activities appropriate and

motivating to students’ level and
age?

-Are they linked to lesson

objectives?

-How are they sequenced and

paced?

Resources -Which resources are used?

-Are they appropriate for the

lesson?

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-How does the teacher use the

textbook?

Teacher’s use of -How much English does the

language teacher use?

-What type of instructional

language does the teacher use?

-What type of feedback does

she/he provide to students?

Students’ -How are they engaged in the

behavior activities?

-How much time do they spend in

completing tasks?

-How do they interact between

them and the teacher?

Assessment -What kinds of formative

assessment does the teacher make
use of?

-How does she monitor students?

Additional Observations and Comments