The Example of Observation Report Rusnadi Ali Kasan

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The Example of Observation Report
 
 
 
 
Rusnadi Ali Kasan 
Journal Field Notes 
Location: English Department of IAIN Antasari/Writing Class 
Date: 11/01/12 
Time: 1:00-1:50pm
The 3
rd
of 32 Class Sessions 
Purpose 
– Observe teacher’s method, Activity and students’ collaboration, teacher-students’ 
interaction, 
and teacher’s assessment.
Setting: 
 
I came to the class 5 minutes earlier, and 
took the seat in the back of the class. Almost 
all students were also in the class, and some 
of them were talking with their classmates. 
Exactly at 1:00 pm, the teacher came to the 
class, put his stuffs, and greeted his 
students. 
T: Hi, everybody, how is it going? 
Everything good? 
Ss: Hello sir
, yes, we’re good.
The teacher then told the students about 
what they’re going to do during the lesson 
at that day. He explained that they were 
going to review the first draft of students’ 
writing they did in the previous meeting. 
“Guys, listen, today we’re going to review 
your first draft writing you did on Tuesday, 
and please take out your first draft writing”. 
He asked the students to take out their first 
draft writing, but some students did not 
bring it. The class was a little bit noisy and 
some students were talking, complaining 
and regretting that they did bring or forgot 
to bring their first draft at that day. 
“Who 
didn’t bring the first draft, come and stand 
in front of the class. Guys, I told you last 
Tuesday, right?. Okay, now please, show 
me your first draft!”.
A student looked at me and asked me to go 
to the front of the class. But I explained him 
that I’m not a student in this class, but only 
an observer and doing my class assignment. 
He then understood, and nodding his head. 
The teacher then went around the class to