,ASSIGNMENT 02
In the shoes of a learner
In a single school day, learners are exposed to a spectrum of teachers, each with their own expectations of
learners, their own teaching style and their own classroom arrangements.
The purpose of this assignment is to understand how your own approach to teaching will influence and impact on
learners. In this exercise you must follow or shadow a group of learners for a whole school day to effectively
observe what they experience during a typical school day and how it impacts on them. There is no right or wrong
answer to this assignment. Observe and describe what you see and then reflect to understand how the teacher
influenced the learners. Remember to motivate all your answers.
The assignment will be marked using the short rubric below. Before you do the exercise, take a look at the rubric
that will be used to mark your work. Make sure that your answers fulfill the requirements.
, Rubric: Assignment 02
Criteria 0–5 6–10 10–15 16–20
Observations Some All All Comprehensive,
observations, observations observations detailed
but limited or done, but done. Only observations on
incomplete limited certain aspects every aspect of
are detailed. the observation
schedule
0–10 11–20 21–25 25–30
Reflection Some Some useful Most Logically derived
reflections, but reflections reflections are and useful
limited or useful reflections and an
useless for indication of how
practice they could inform
future practice.
TOTAL MARK: 50
Specific guidelines
Do this exercise within the first week of your teaching practice.
Step 1: Ask your mentor to help you to identify a typical group of learners (a whole class)
that you can “shadow” for a day.
Step 2: Get permission from the mentor and/or school principal and ask him or her to
inform the staff members to expect the student teacher in their classrooms.
Step 3: Complete the attached observation schedule for each period.
Step 4: Complete the attached reflection form.
Step 5: Thank the mentor and the staff members for their participation
Step 6: Submit as Assignment 02.
NB: Do not submit this assignment with your portfolio. Do not wait to complete this
assignment until the end of your teaching practice period. It must be submitted
within the first week of your teaching practice.
Student name and surname ……………………………………………………………………
Student number ………………………………………………………………………………….
In the shoes of a learner
In a single school day, learners are exposed to a spectrum of teachers, each with their own expectations of
learners, their own teaching style and their own classroom arrangements.
The purpose of this assignment is to understand how your own approach to teaching will influence and impact on
learners. In this exercise you must follow or shadow a group of learners for a whole school day to effectively
observe what they experience during a typical school day and how it impacts on them. There is no right or wrong
answer to this assignment. Observe and describe what you see and then reflect to understand how the teacher
influenced the learners. Remember to motivate all your answers.
The assignment will be marked using the short rubric below. Before you do the exercise, take a look at the rubric
that will be used to mark your work. Make sure that your answers fulfill the requirements.
, Rubric: Assignment 02
Criteria 0–5 6–10 10–15 16–20
Observations Some All All Comprehensive,
observations, observations observations detailed
but limited or done, but done. Only observations on
incomplete limited certain aspects every aspect of
are detailed. the observation
schedule
0–10 11–20 21–25 25–30
Reflection Some Some useful Most Logically derived
reflections, but reflections reflections are and useful
limited or useful reflections and an
useless for indication of how
practice they could inform
future practice.
TOTAL MARK: 50
Specific guidelines
Do this exercise within the first week of your teaching practice.
Step 1: Ask your mentor to help you to identify a typical group of learners (a whole class)
that you can “shadow” for a day.
Step 2: Get permission from the mentor and/or school principal and ask him or her to
inform the staff members to expect the student teacher in their classrooms.
Step 3: Complete the attached observation schedule for each period.
Step 4: Complete the attached reflection form.
Step 5: Thank the mentor and the staff members for their participation
Step 6: Submit as Assignment 02.
NB: Do not submit this assignment with your portfolio. Do not wait to complete this
assignment until the end of your teaching practice period. It must be submitted
within the first week of your teaching practice.
Student name and surname ……………………………………………………………………
Student number ………………………………………………………………………………….
