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Purpose
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Advantages
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Disadvantages
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Procedure
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1
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Providing a full record of the lesson for analysis
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Full, detailed and objective record of the lesson
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Can be intrusive, reviewing is time consuming
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Audio and video recordings
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2
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Regular monitoring of the aspects of the lesson
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Quick and simple procedure focuses on specified aspects
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Subjective record of the lesson
Partially record of the lesson
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Lesson reports
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3
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Finding out about other teacher’s lessons
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Learning from others
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Some teachers may not like this, as it seems evaluative
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Lesson observations
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4
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Large- scale investigation of practices and attitudes
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Large amounts of data
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Subjective record; questions may not be understood
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Survey and questionnaires
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5
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Capturing a record of a lesson for later reflection
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Provides record which may trigger insights of a teaching
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Subjective record of the lesson
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Teaching journals
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