Sunday 25 May 2014

An Assessment Of Classroom Walkthroughs

By Marci Glover


The performance of a supervisor or a teacher in a classroom can be evaluated in a several ways. In some cases, daily supervision of teachers is done by their supervisors where some aspects of information delivery are to be analyzed. Overall classroom performance assessment through the daily clinical supervision is critical supervision is important where presentation and step-wise teaching are being done. There are several problems that are associated with direct supervision. Professional development is overlooked as more emphasis is laid on the perfect delivery systems.

Classroom walkthroughs were introduced for the purpose of assessing the delivery of academic and related materials in a classroom. Professional development is also gauged through the use of such walkthroughs. They offer a very strong indicator of overall performance by both the instructor and the students. A platform of dialog is also introduced in the process. This improves the environment of evaluating other aspects of learning. The delivery is an important factor of learning but it should not be assessed in exclusion. The assimilation of information is also factored in here.

The process of teaching and learning can be boosted in a number of ways. The use of instructional leadership in learning is very critical in the overall improvement of teaching and the dissemination of information in a classroom. The implementation of such systems within a learning environment is very critical for learning. The systems must be put in place for continuous improvement of learning process.

The teachers and learners can boost the process of learning and dissemination of information through active planning. Problems that the learners face during the learning process are highlighted. This happens during the process of problem identification. The process is followed by an active session of solution finding. A plan of how to solve these problems is then drafted. The implementation schedule follows the drafting process.

There are several parts to the walkthrough approach. The model consists of a number of visits made to the classes while the lessons and learning is ongoing. The observers use these visits as way of gauging some aspects of teaching and overall learning. Specific level of active participation is evaluated by assessing how a supervisor interacts with their students. Specific practices such as asking of questions point towards better delivery of information.

A learning walk furthers the use of a classroom walkthrough. The approach works on increasing on the ability of the students to handle more. This is worked by the process of increasing their concentration span. Instructions are issued at each stage of the walk. In most cases, as the learning abilities increases, more instructions are issued to increase the ability to handle more content.

Interaction between students and their supervisors increase the level of activism within the learning environment. As students get to interact with others, they learn more and more from their friends. They also learn the best ways of airing their views during discussions. As a result of more interactions, their social circles are enlarged as they make more friends.

With changes in the technological face, the walkthrough process can be boosted by integration of learning tools. Computers and other handheld wireless devices can be made a part of the learning environment. This eases the process of information dissemination. It also introduces the learners to various aspects of technology.




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