Classroom observation of English language learner instruction and behavior

¶ … Interview Sessions

What types of behavior did you notice? In hindsight -- by focusing on what you did -- what types of behaviors might you have failed to notice?

The noticeable trait observed during the course of a formal interaction was that all students and teachers are engaged in teaching and learning. The young ELLs were both attentive as well as inquisitive in the classroom setting where the assistant teacher had the role of providing each student with a personal attention. Simultaneously, the head instructor worked hand-in-hand with others who experienced different challenges with understanding some concepts.

Why do you think certain aspects of the setting stood out for you?

All through my observation, several aspects stood out impressively. Some of the aspects that got me enthralled; understood how young leaders could be able to work in harmony with one another and by so doing become responsible for their learning environments.

For instance: The way they could pay attention to very strong developmental skills is by paying attention to the combination of physical, language/cognitive and social, as well as emotional tactics with the aim of helping them understand the material better. This was used jointly with the variety and connecting directly to the heritage of the child. The assistant male teacher worked closely with the students, who could grasp the concepts faster and understand the ideas better, Whereas the teacher, would discuss with students who were facing.

In a different observation, the students wrote out different numbers and drew different types of shapes. This was instrumental to the development of their creative learning and it helped them think more critically.

How can you interpret what you noticed?

I can always give an interpretation to the things I noticed by making a record of it and going back to my field notes to get a mental image of the scene. Like it was pointed out, the effective result of the observation study of a participant especially, but other types of qualitative research also, are based on accurate, detailed and long field notes (Bogdan & Biken, 2007, p.111).

How can you know your interpretation is trustworthy?

I know my interpretation is very reliable because it depends on the participants' safety is compulsory.

What I learned from the interview process

From the experiences I got from my interview, it was as effective as it was rewarding that both the interviewee and the interviewer maintained a very good rapport all through. As I reflected on both observation and interview, I came to understand that there is always a room for one to get better in whatever one does. On the part of the researcher, reviewing the literature and all relevant information gathered for developing the instrumental case study becomes vital.

Write down your ideas about the strategy you believe would be most useful for in establishing the validity of your findings. Explain the reason and method on implementing this strategy.

You can use the following procedure to validate the results of your research;

Identify a test or an instrument you would prefer to use

Search for validity by evaluating prior researches that have given reports of both the scores and the use of the instrument.

Take a closer look at the reason why the instrument was put into use in these researches

Equally look at how the researchers interpreted (discussed if the instrument had measured what it was meant to measure) the scores according to what they would be used for.

Examine if the authors had provided enough evidence that relates their interpretation to their use (Creswell, 2012, p. 162).

It is important to implement this strategy as a way of demonstrating that the test interpretation (of scores about the construct or context the test is assumed to measure) suits its anticipated use.