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Observation Sheets

You can use these examples of observation schedules in combination, e.g. if combinations of skills are being observed, or to help you develop your own observation schedules for a specific purpose.

Numbers refer to number of observation schedules with the title given.

  1. Gathering information about the school and the PE department
  2. Gathering information about the PE facilities and resources
  3. Starting a lesson
  4. Questions you can use for evaluating your lessons
  5. Use of voice (4)
  6. Giving instructions/use of language
  7. Questioning (2)
  8. Demonstration (3)
  9. Keeping pupils on-task: Nature of teacher response to pupils off-task
  10. Keeping pupils on-task: Rule giving and task setting
  11. The start of a PE lesson
  12. Routines in PE
  13. Time spent on organisation
  14. The end of a PE lesson
  15. Organisation
  16. Organising a lesson phase in gymnastics
  17. Organisation and safety (3)
  18. Teacher positioning (2)
  19. Lesson climate
  20. Self presentation (2)
  21. Motivation
  22. Use of praise
  23. Mosston teaching styles (Mosston and Ashworth, 1986) (2)
  24. Teacher moves directed towards improving quality (after the task has been set)
  25. Teacher feedback (Praise, Motivation, Guidance)
  26. Teaching for a creative response
  27. Academic Learning Time - Physical Education (ALT-PE) (Siedentop, Tousignant and Parker, 1982)
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