Name: _______________________________ Date of Observation: ___________

Year & Section: _______________________

Episode 1: Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Its Application across the Curriculum

Observation
A. Write down the information asked and answer the succeeding questions based on your class
observation.

Name of Teacher:

Date and Time of Observation:

Educational Background:

Assigned Grade and Section:

Assigned Subject/s:

Relevant Trainings Attended:

1. Are the teacher’s background and qualifications aligned with the subject/s he or she is assigned
to teach?
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2. Does he or she use the K to 12 curriculum guide in preparing a lesson plan?
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3. Does he or she consider the learner’s prior knowledge in designing a lesson plan?
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4. Does he or she use varied teaching strategies to deliver the subject matter?
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5. Does he or she conduct research in planning his or her lesson plan?
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B. Check ( ) the box that corresponds to your class observation. Write your remarks in the
rightmost column.

Not
Observed
Indicators Observed Remarks

1. Explains the subject

matter

a. Clearly
b. Accurately
c. Comprehensively

2. Relates the subject

matter with previous
lessons that have been
taught or future lessons to
be taught

3. Present facts, theories,

and concepts to support the
validity of content

4. Manifests understanding
of the learners’ background
in relation to subject matter

5. Utilizes appropriate
pedagogical strategies in
the delivery of the subject
matter

6. Integrates appropriate
technology tools specific to
the subject matter to be
taught
 7. Promotes inquiry-based
learning to develop higher
order thinking skills

8. Used appropriate
languages to make subject
matter delivery more
comprehensible

9. Shows skill in the use of

information and
communications
technologies (ICT) to
facilitate teaching and
learning

10. Uses effective verbal

and non-verbal forms of
communication strategies
to promote meaningful
learning

Other comments:
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Processing
A. Based on what you have observed in class, explain the importance of the different kinds of
knowledge.
1. Content Knowledge
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2. Pedagogical knowledge
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3. Curricular knowledge
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B. What do you think were the strategies used by the teacher to enrich his or her mastery of the
subject matter?
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C. What do you think were the strategies used by the teacher to enrich or her pedagogical
knowledge?
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D. What do you think were the strategies used by the teacher to augment his or her curricular
knowledge?
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Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
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2. I believe that
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3. I feel that
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4. When I become a teacher, I will

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