Observation Task 6: Different learning styles and

differentiation
Focus: On a higher-level learner.
Objective: For student teachers to gain an initial understanding of how learners are different.
Procedure:
1. Ask the teacher to help you choose a higher-level learner in the class.
2. Observe the learners all day and make notes on a schedule (see below).
3. After the observation answer:
• How many different activities did the learner do?
• How did s/he interact with the other learners throughout the day?
• What was the longest period of time the learner spent focusing on one activity?
• What did the learner do during the break times?
• What did the learner’s attention span / interest during activities seem like?
• What did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during the day?

Here is an example of notes from observation of higher-level child:

Time Activity (what is the Notes (what happens during the activity?)
learner doing?)
9.30 Teacher gives out a math Faten is hands out the materials and shows
activity to do in groups. another child how to do the math.
9.50 Teacher plays a game Faten is shy and refuses to play until the teacher
with the whole class. calls her name.
Observation Task 6: Record sheet - A day in the life of a higher level learner
Follow a learner for a day and write down the activities and movements in the table below.
Name: Abdulaziz Age: 3 years Level: Nursery
Brief description: he’s a short boy, he has a big eyes and he looks very cute and his hair is soft.
Date of observation: 20/10/2018
Time Activity / Notes / comments
Movement
Ms. Alia asked Abdulaziz was the first one who lined up and he was
8:30 them to line up helping the teacher and asking his friends to line up
to go to the class
It was a free First Abdulaziz saw a boy who was crying and he went to
9:00 playing time and him and he asked him why are you crying? Do you want
Miss Alia asked tour mother? The boy didn’t answer Abdulaziz, then
them to play Abdulaziz hold his hand and the sat on the carpet and
with any toy they started building blocks which is fine motor skills.
they want
Ms Alia sang a He was so excited, and he started singing with the
song which says teacher and he was telling the teacher if someone was
10:00 “everybody pack siting or playing and not packing away with them
away so we can
set on the carpet
Ms Alia sat on
10:15 the carpet and Most of the students stopped counting when she
she had 70 flags reached 10 or 11, but Abdulaziz was the only one who
of UAE and she counted with her until 50
asked them to
count with her

Reflection
The following question may guide your response:
 What was the same or different about the two learners?
 What did you notice that relates to the theories we have been discussing?
 What interested or surprised you?