Name: _______________________________ Date of Observation: ___________

Year & Section: _______________________

Episode 2: Research-based Instruction and Principles of Teaching and Learning

Observation
A. Answer the following questions based on your class observation.
1. Does the school promote research culture among the teachers? How?
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2. Do the teachers undertake research activities to enhance their pedagogical content knowledge?
What are these activities?
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3. Are the teachers aware of the standards, principles and pedagogical approaches behind the K-
12 curriculum?
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4. Do the teachers integrate research findings, empirical evidence, and theories to support validity
of content to be taught? How?
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5. Do the teachers use varied teaching approaches based on K-12 curriculum principles? How?
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B. Check ( ) the box that corresponds to your class observation. You may write your comment
in the Remarks column

Not
Observed
Indicators Observed Remarks

1. Administered diagnostic
exam to assess the
students’ prior knowledge.

2. Prepare a lesson based

on the students’ needs

3. Relates the topic to

students’ interest to
motivate learners

4. Contextualize the
content of the lesson
according to students’
background

5. Articulates a clear set of

learning objectives.

6. Provides varied activities

to support learning
objectives

7. Draws on relevant
bodies of knowledge to
make the lesson more
relevant.

8. Reflects on teaching
methodology and strategies
used for effectiveness

9. Examines the students’

previous performance to
modify learning objectives
and content of the lesson,
including the teaching
strategy used.

10. Aligns assessment tasks

and instructional activities
with the learning objectives
C. What are the research-based instructional strategies applied by the cooperating teacher? Write
your answer in the space below.

Processing
Read carefully and answer the following question based on what you have observed in
class.
1. How do research-based instructional strategies enrich the pedagogical content knowledge of
teachers?
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2. How do research-based instructional strategies affect the students’ learning?
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3. What do teachers need to do to improve their research skills?

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Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
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2. I believe that
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3. I feel that
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4. When I become a teacher, I will

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