Development of Simplified Observational Category System and Training System for Classroom Observation in Student Teaching

Abstract

In the present paper, we report that we have developed a simplified category system called SOCSIA(Simplified Observational Category System for Instructional Analysis) and a training system for classroom observation in student teaching. In the category system, teaching-learning process is considered as communication process and includes 10 categories for teaching behaviors, 8 for learning behaviors and 1 for other behaviors. These categories include not only verbal behaviors but non-verbal behaviors. It's category and time can be inputted everytime when a series of a specific behavior is terminated from key bord of personal computer by student teacher. Although the SOCSIA has a few categories compared with OSIA's, a training is needed for student teachers to find out one of 19 categories from a given behavior. In our tryout it is found that the SOCSIA is available for training of class-room observation for student teachers.