Evaluation and Feedback

      What are the different ways of obtaining feedback from learner?

Feedback is a very effective tool to check if active learning has taken place. It enables the shy learners to voice their thoughts, reassures the teachers about the effectiveness of the activities, creates a bond between the teacher and the learner, gives teachers a tool for reflection and helps the teacher make changes for further improvement. There are various ways of obtaining feedback from the learners:

v  Quizzes

v  Role Plays (students act as teacher and summarize the lesson)

v  Questioning

v  Written and Verbal Assessments

v  Educational Games

v  Formal and Informal Discussions with the learners

v  Indirect feedback from parents/guardians/family

   What are the different ways of evaluating your own teaching practice?

Evaluation forms an important tool to gauge how far one has been successful in imparting what he/she had planned. It also provides opportunities to identify the loopholes and formulate strategies for further improvement.

Teaching process could be evaluated by a number of ways:

Ø  Learners’ feedback

Ø  Self-evaluation

Ø  Peer Observation

Ø  Formal lesson Observations

Ø  Informal Observations

Ø  Observing Body Language

Ø  Plenaries