We are proud to be able to offer an
affordable classroom observation tool — developed by Principals for Principals — that will make the daunting task of observing all teachers more manageable and effective.
With high -
inference classroom observation tools, the observer must infer the constructs to be rated — such as enthusiasm, clarity of presentation, or empathy — recording the frequency through such scales as «consistently», «sometimes», or «always» (Rosenshine, 1970).
That's a key distinction, as a number of
new classrooms observation tools being tested nationwide, including New Jersey, use videotape as a key evaluative tool.
eObservations specializes in developing and
providing classroom observation tools that focus on teachers» pedagogy — specifically teachers» use of high - yield, research - based instructional strategies in their classrooms with students.
TU Director of Communications Mary Moser provides a detailed starting point for creating and utilizing a
digital classroom observation tool in order to answer the question «How do you make systematic change without basing your work on vague notions and «we think» statements?»
I was interested to note this finding in the «Gathering Feedback» report (page 30): for all five
classroom observation tools the team analyzed, «the first principal component was simply an equal - weighted average of all competencies.»
AdvancED's senior researcher Dr. Matt Dawson shares the results of
the classroom observation tool used in over 26,000 classrooms to assess effective learning environments in his article, Analyzing Results from AdvancED's Classroom Observation Tool.