DATA GATHERING

1. FIELD NOTES

1.1. REPORTING OBSERVATIONS AND REACTIONS AFTER A LESSON

1.1.1. CLASSROOM PROBLEMS

1.1.1.1. JOTTINGS

1.1.1.1.1. IT IS NOT VERY TIME-CONSUMING

1.1.2. they can reflected general impressions of the classroom, can also be used to provide case study material.

2. PUPIL DIARIES

2.1. Matter of course

2.1.1. Teacher's concern to research their teaching

2.1.2. honest feedback from pupils

2.1.3. students may feel free to write about other teachers and aspects of the school.

3. QUESTIONARIES

3.1. especific questions about aspects of the classroom

3.1.1. open-ended question

3.2. unsophisticated to the structuring of the questions

4. INTERVIEWS

4.1. take four forms

4.1.1. Teachers and pupils

4.1.2. Observer and pupil

4.1.2.1. Indibidually

4.1.2.1.1. Sensitive a perceptive discussion

4.1.3. Pupil and pupil

4.1.3.1. rich sources o data

4.1.3.1.1. good idea to tape-record

4.1.4. Teacher and observer

4.2. be aware of words and face-gestures

5. AUDIOTAPE RECORDING

5.1. transcrips

5.1.1. provide useful starting points for further investigation.

5.1.1.1. it is very time-consuming and expensive

5.1.1.1.1. be aware of pupils and adults do not mind you recoording the conversation or discussion.

5.1.2. are excellent for those situations where teachers require a very specific and arccuate record of their teaching

6. SOCIOMETRY

6.1. it is a dynamic process that can lead to improvement in children´s attitudes and reationship.

6.2. to meassure the emotional structure of a group

7. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCES

7.1. rationable and porpuse in interesting

7.2. It provides,Background info and understanding of issues

7.2.1. memos

7.2.2. letter

7.2.3. position papers

7.2.4. examination papers

7.2.5. Newpaper clippings

8. PUPIL DRAWINGS

8.1. perceptions and experience

8.1.1. on teaching and on their educationa experience

8.2. informative data

9. video tape recorder anddigital camerea

9.1. Gathering general information about their teaching

9.1.1. herustic and accurate information for

9.1.2. attention can be paid to specific teaching episodes

9.2. advantages

9.2.1. situations to be constanty reviewed

9.2.2. behavioral patterns of pupils and teacher can be seen

9.3. disadvantages

9.3.1. camara operator acts as editor

9.3.2. Concetrates in small groups and individuals not classes,records, nothing in depth.