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Kris Stutchbury Post 1

• 4 February 2021, 3:51 PM

Activity 3.2: Observing teaching

Choose as aspect of active teaching which is difficult to define and suggest what you might look out for in the classroom to see if it was happening. 

Rafia Naz Post 2 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 15 February 2021, 6:05 AM
Well in any active learning strategy the key challenge is obviously assessing...
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Julia Ruiz Lopez Post 7 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 24 February 2021, 11:44 AM • Edited by the author on 24 February 2021, 11:45 AM
Thank you for your input. I looked up the word in the Teach Framework...
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Sammy Mutisya Post 42 (summarised) in reply to 7

• 11 March 2021, 7:03 PM
This is true Julia. I also think that teaching materials makes a supportive...
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Jacqueline Rancharan Post 61 (summarised) in reply to 42

• 19 May 2021, 10:32 PM
Totally agree it stimulates thinking and the children are engage.
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Mala Maharaj Post 63 (summarised) in reply to 42

• 16 June 2021, 2:54 AM
I totally agree because teaching materials support learning
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Kris Stutchbury Post 11 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 26 February 2021, 1:39 PM
This is a good point, Rafia. It is often difficult to tell if children are...
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Cathrine Anyango Osaso Post 33 (summarised) in reply to 11

• 8 March 2021, 3:27 AM

Listening skills

 The teacher can ask a question to engage learners listening...
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Patricia Ramnarine Post 57 (summarised) in reply to 33

• 27 April 2021, 4:49 PM
I totally agree with this strategy. After asking questions about the lesson,...
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Kavita Gunness-Sugrim Post 58 (summarised) in reply to 33

• 29 April 2021, 2:01 AM
I agree with your contribution.
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FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 38 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 11 March 2021, 4:41 AM
Naz, that is right. Assessing level of engagement of students is quite tricky...
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Jacqueline Rancharan Post 62 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 19 May 2021, 10:34 PM
Totally agree cause you will have your shy students fill of ideas but...
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Chinmay Shah Post 3 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 16 February 2021, 8:59 PM
Assessment of students during active teaching in large group is difficult to...
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Raliat Azeez Post 19 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 1 March 2021, 5:26 PM
I agree with you on this.
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PHENNY Oketch Post 21 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 3 March 2021, 2:05 PM
I concur with you Shah . Its very difficult to assess the students if they...
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Ibrahim Sule Post 29 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 7 March 2021, 5:27 AM
Absolutely, I agree with this point.
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Raliat Azeez Post 4 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 22 February 2021, 9:07 PM
Assessing the level of engagement of learners is quite difficult and a way I...
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KATRICIA Moses Post 5 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 22 February 2021, 11:55 PM
Assessment the level of engagement can be difficult. I might look out for...
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Raliat Azeez Post 18 (summarised) in reply to 5

• 1 March 2021, 5:25 PM
This is the area I find most difficult to access as well. I like this...
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Ibrahim Sule Post 30 (summarised) in reply to 5

• 7 March 2021, 5:29 AM
Yes, this is a good idea.
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Julia Ruiz Lopez Post 6 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 24 February 2021, 11:23 AM
I find it difficult to define critical thinking, that observable methodology...
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Kéké Kossi Agbogan

Kossi Agbogan Post 12 (summarised) in reply to 6

• 26 February 2021, 10:40 PM
Yeah, I agree, with you but before a student's anwser reflects a critical...
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FLORENCE Kamonjo Post 17 (summarised) in reply to 12

• 1 March 2021, 4:29 PM
Kossi so it means that a teacher must have good questioning skills to make...
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FLORENCE Kamonjo Post 16 (summarised) in reply to 6

• 1 March 2021, 4:25 PM
I agree with your thoughts that defining critical thinking isn't easy. Like...
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Sefinat Omuya Post 8 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 24 February 2021, 10:09 PM
In my opinion, I feel providing supportive learning environment can be...
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FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 45 (summarised) in reply to 8

• 12 March 2021, 11:51 AM
Yes Sefinat. I would add: Is the teacher leaving any child out in...
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David Ngatia Post 9 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 25 February 2021, 2:19 PM
Critical thinking would be difficult to define, but I might look at the...
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HENDERSON Ngwira Post 10 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 25 February 2021, 4:48 PM

Activity 3.2 Observing teaching

 I agree with you Ngatia that the way the...
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Kéké Kossi Agbogan

Kossi Agbogan Post 13 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 26 February 2021, 10:43 PM
It will be easier when we consider the outcome of the learning and check if...
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David Ngatia Post 14 (summarised) in reply to 13

• 1 March 2021, 4:02 PM
Thank you Kossi and Henderson. To define critical thinking, we than have to...
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PHENNY Oketch Post 22 (summarised) in reply to 14

• 3 March 2021, 2:12 PM
I agree with you Ngatia. Critical thinking involves asking questions at...
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David Ngatia Post 25 (summarised) in reply to 22

• 4 March 2021, 10:31 AM
Quite true Phenny.
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Sammy Mutisya Post 43 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 11 March 2021, 7:08 PM
A good observation David. In addition one can observe the type of question...
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David Ngatia Post 47 (summarised) in reply to 43

• 15 March 2021, 10:34 AM
Thanks Sammy. Quite true.
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Sammy Mutisya Post 44 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 11 March 2021, 7:23 PM
I quite agree Marinda. The teacher should know how to frame questions that...
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FLORENCE Kamonjo Post 15 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 1 March 2021, 4:21 PM

Observing teaching

 Critical thinking is quite difficult to observe because it...
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Matthew Nasilele Post 20 (summarised) in reply to 15

• 2 March 2021, 11:28 AM
I feel critical thinking is difficult for the teacher to enlist from the...
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FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 46 (summarised) in reply to 15

• 12 March 2021, 12:02 PM
I think when I ask students a higher order open ended question and perhaps...
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PHENNY Oketch Post 23 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 3 March 2021, 2:29 PM
It's difficult to determine the individual student's level of of...
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Oluniyi Oyeleke Post 24 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 3 March 2021, 2:34 PM
It is subtly difficult to define feasibility or get implemented in classroom...
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David Ngatia Post 26 (summarised) in reply to 24

• 4 March 2021, 10:42 AM
Thank you all for your great contributions. The teacher needs to be creative...
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Maryam Adamu Post 27 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 4 March 2021, 11:37 AM
Assessment of learners in a large group can be difficult and consuming....
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Oluwaseyi Agunbiade Post 28 (summarised) in reply to 27

• 4 March 2021, 4:45 PM
It has been pointed out that using group work helps. This will build students...
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Ibrahim Sule Post 31 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 7 March 2021, 5:32 AM
Engaging students as a group is a good way to promote participation. But the...
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Marinda Neethling Post 32 (summarised) in reply to 31

• 7 March 2021, 6:52 PM

Critical thinking

 Critical thinking is a challenge and it does not happen...
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Mele Aleamotu'a Post 37 (summarised) in reply to 32

• 9 March 2021, 8:18 AM
I do agree that critical thinking does not happen over night BUT if you plan...
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FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 39 (summarised) in reply to 32

• 11 March 2021, 4:46 AM
Yes Malinda questioning strategy ,especially probing. is key in development...
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Cathrine Anyango Osaso Post 34 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 8 March 2021, 3:43 AM

Activity 3.2 Observing teaching

 It is very difficult for a teacher to make...
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FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 40 (summarised) in reply to 34

• 11 March 2021, 4:55 AM
Yes Catherine, you are right, there is need for teacher peer observation but...
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Ngozi Nwosu Post 35 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 8 March 2021, 8:55 AM
Open-ended questions, brain storming and dialogic approach can be ways of...
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Benedicta Tabot Post 52 (summarised) in reply to 35

• 5 April 2021, 3:32 PM
This is true Ngozi. Re-directing student's questions to the class can also be...
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Mele Aleamotu'a Post 36 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 9 March 2021, 8:02 AM
I find Critical thinking is difficult to define .We all know critical...
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Ngozi Nwosu Post 41 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 11 March 2021, 1:39 PM
1. Checks for understanding. This, which most times come in the form of...
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Matelita Taufa Post 48 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 17 March 2021, 9:38 AM

Activity 3.2- Observing teaching

 I found Autonomy difficult to define as a...
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Benedicta Tabot Post 51 (summarised) in reply to 48

• 5 April 2021, 3:25 PM
I agree with you Taufa. The extent to which a child does a task independently...
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Laurette Osaso Post 49 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 17 March 2021, 12:41 PM
I think that the most difficult part to define is actually how to quickly...
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Benedicta Tabot Post 50 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 5 April 2021, 3:22 PM
Critical thinking is difficult to define. I would look out for the use of...
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Patricia Ramnarine Post 56 (summarised) in reply to 50

• 27 April 2021, 4:39 PM
I agree with you that application questions can bring about the critical...
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Doris2020

Doris Njoka Post 53 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 11 April 2021, 2:16 PM
I think it would be difficult to define autonomy in the inclusive classroom,...
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Kimesha Gutierrez Post 54 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 15 April 2021, 2:33 AM
working in a classroom that has a group of students with different...
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Patricia Ramnarine Post 55 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 27 April 2021, 4:37 PM
It is difficult to define critical thinking especially because I teach a...
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Yesenia Chan Post 59 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 30 April 2021, 12:15 AM

Observing teaching

 The aspect of active teaching which is difficult to define...
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Esmirna Romero Post 60 (summarised) in reply to 59

• 9 May 2021, 5:17 AM

Observing Teaching

 That is true critical thinking also is another one....
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Merlin Pierre-Holder Post 65 (summarised) in reply to 60

• 13 July 2021, 3:20 AM
i agree
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Jenna-Louise Barkley Post 64 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 5 July 2021, 11:16 PM
Critical thinking may be quite difficult to define as it may be hard to...
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Merlin Pierre-Holder Post 66 (summarised) in reply to 64

• 13 July 2021, 3:23 AM
well said, Jenna
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