The Teacher Verbal Interactiondata Collection Tool Allows a Mentor Teacher to Collect Data

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2.3 a. Data Collection Tool
Teacher Verbal Interactions
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The Teacher Verbal InteractionData Collection Tool allows a Mentor teacher to collect data on the kinds of verbal interactions or behaviors displayed by the Student Teacher. This can be done in time interval i.e. one minute intervals. This provides a specific focus for a lesson observation. Some examples of teacher verbal interactions/behaviors that could be noted are: information providing, questioning, giving feedback, modeling/giving examples, providing positive statement about specific behaviors, stating directions, and giving negative statement about behavior.

The example below shows in the first minutes of the observation the teacher provided information asked a question and provided feedback. The frequency of an interaction/behavior (in each 1 minute interval) in not recorded just the fact that the interaction/behavior occurred. It can also be noted that in the first 5 minutes of the observation the teacher gave information 3 times, asked 2 questions, provided feedback 2 times, modeled or gave examples 1 time and used 0 negative statements about behavior

Example

Minutes / Information Giving / Questioning / Providing Feedback on Student Response / Modeling/
Giving Examples / Providing
Positive
Statement about specific Behavior / Stating Directions / Giving Negative Statements about Behavior / Comments
1 /  /  / 
2 / 
3 /  / 
4 / 
5 / 
6 /  / 
7 /  / 
8 / 
9 / 
10 / 
11 /  / 
12
13
14
15
16
Totals

After the lesson observation ask the Student Teacher to identify patterns in their verbal behavior. Ask him/her to reflect on those patterns. Is the Student Teacher surprised, satisfied or hoping to change in this area?

Adapted from: Source: Glickman, D.; Gordon, Stephen P.; Ross-Gordon, Jovita M., SuperVision and Instruction Leadership: A Developmental Approach, 8th Edition, Copy write 2010. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Teacher: ______Observer: ______

Lesson Topic: ______

Date: ______

Start Time: ______End Time: ______

Minutes / Information Giving / Questioning / Providing
Feedback on Student
Response / Modeling/
Giving Examples / Providing
Positive
Statement about specific Behavior / Stating Directions / Giving Negative Statements about Behavior / Comments
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Totals