E 06 Teaching Practice - Practical Works

Teaching Practice - Practical Works

II Semester  EDU 202.1 - School Based Practical (23 credits)
EDU 202.1 Teaching Practice	1.     Teaching 40 lessons 2.     Peer Review Record-10,	180 (18 credits)
	3.     Preparation of Diagnostic Test and Remedial measures	10 (1 credit *)
	4.     Preparation of Achievement test, statistical analysis and interpretation	20( 2 credits * )
	5.     Reflective Journal	10 ( 1 credit)

Directions

v   At least 10 Draft lesson templates should be prepared and shown. All the Lesson Templates should be written in the Record book and get signed by the supervising teacher in the school.

v  A pre diagnostic test with objective test items [15 to 20 Qns] or 10/20 marks to be prepared preferably printed and used. It should be administered in the first week and a copy to be sent by email. Specimen DTs attached.

v  A post diagnostic test can be conducted with parallel items after 2/3 weeks of teaching form the portion taken. Answer sheets should be collected back for the preparation of Diagnostic Chart and analysis. A remedial teaching/ lesson should be given.

v  Peer –Review record – with check list provided and a brief description and comments.

To be done preferably of the same subject, but lessons of other subjects can be reviewed.

v  An achievement test with Design, Blueprint, Scoring Key and Question-wise analysis should be prepared in the month of September and shown for approval. It can be administered in the last week of Teaching practice.

v  Reflective Journal should be maintained daily in the Record given – a pattern / steps given.

It consists of objective data –describing the situation, reflective data – describing our reaction to the situation, interpretative data – explain what we have observed and decisional data – insights.

Writing of Reflective Journal

Minimum of 1 page should be written every working day with the following sub-heads.

§    DAY and DATE - other specialties of the day

§  Introductory events  and experience –  time of arrival, experience,  notable events  in the school -Today's class – preliminary details about the class – preparation taken for the class, shortcomings if any in planning, ways of overcoming

§  Reflections and Action-  evaluation of teaching in class -  success and failures - suggestion for further improvement-Insights Drawn -  decision taken regarding the improvement of the class

Practice Teaching Peer Review Form

[The rating for each item is on a five point scale]

 (Weak=1; Average= 2; Good = 3; Very Good = 4; Excellent =5)

Name of Teacher:                                Std:                            Unit/Topic:

Sl.No.	Item	Specification	Rating
1	Appropriateness of Instructional Objectives	Clarity, relevance to  the content, adequacy with reference to the domains and level of objectives and attainability in terms of pupil outcomes	1 2 3 4 5
2	Proper organization of content	Logical organization according to content and psychological organization as per need for the pupil	1 2 3 4 5
3	Creating situations for introducing  the lesson	Greeting, accepting, securing attention,  rapport building ensuring facilities like chalk, duster , aids etc.	1 2 3 4 5
4	Effective introduction  of lesson	Linking with past experience, linking with different parts of the lesson, use of devices like questioning, use of examples etc.	1 2 3 4 5
5	Questions	Properly structured, grammatically correct, unambiguous, precise, relevant	1 2 3 4 5
6	Delivery of  questions	Appropriate speed, proper intonation,  pause for thinking, covering non-volunteers	1 2 3 4 5
7	Handling of pupil responses	Use of techniques like prompting, eliciting further information, refocusing, asking critical awareness questions	1 2 3 4 5
8	Explaining	Clarity, continuity, relevance, simple,  use of beginning and concluding statements, covering essential points	1 2 3 4 5
9	Aids	Relevant to content, appropriate to pupil level, properly displayed/handled	1 2 3 4 5
10	Varied stimuli	Gestures, change of voice, interaction patterns,  aural-visual switching	1 2 3 4 5
11	Verbal and  non-verbal reinforcers	Praise, accepting student ideas, writing pupil answer on BB, approving gestures	1 2 3 4 5
12	Pace of lesson	Adjusting  speed to level of pupils	1 2 3 4 5
13	Innovation	Use of novel approach, aids etc.	1 2 3 4 5
14	Closure	Logical ending, with recapitulation	1 2 3 4 5
15	Method	Ability to  follow principles of method chosen (Imitation, Repetition, Reinforcement,  for Behaviourism; Construction of  Knowledge, individual, pair and group work  for Constructivism	1 2 3 4 5