Analyzation of Class Observation Different between Expert Teachers and Beginner Teachers

Abstract

The aim of our study has been developing a reflection system for improving the teaching skills of beginner teachers. Beginner teachers are lower teaching skills than expert teachers because of few teaching experiences in an actual classroom. They experience a lecture in a real classroom and observe other teachers' classes to improve their skills. Particularly in-class observation, beginner teachers, do not know where to focus their attention in observing classes. This study analyzes the differences in observations between beginner and expert teachers from two perspectives: egocentric visions and text analysis. As for the results, this study first discusses the analysis of the egocentric visions. Experienced teachers focused on each student, while beginner teachers looked at the overall atmosphere of the class. Next, this study describes the analysis by text. The experienced teachers focused on the interaction between the pupils and the teacher, while the beginner teachers focused on using the blackboard.